The Port of Felixstowe is a major part of the Freeport East bid - Credit: Adam Boughey Yesterday in his Budget the chancellor gave the go-ahead for Freeport East, a tax-free port in East Anglia. Here is everything you need to know. What is Freeport East? Freeport East is the plan for a tax-free port centred around Felixstowe and Harwich. But it will affect other areas of the region. The Freeport East bid is focussed on Bathside Bay at Harwich and the Port of Felixstowe Logistics Park but includes proposals for tax and customs sites inland. These sites include the planned new development at Gateway 14 near Stowmarket and Port One in Great Blakenham.