FTZs Reduce Total Landed Costs for Global Supply Chains

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) programs offer an opportunity for substantial import/export duty and fee savings, in addition to increased supply chain efficiencies and trade compliance improvements. Download this eBook to learn how you can get started using FTZs!

In the United States, FTZ stands for Foreign-Trade Zone, it is a designated area in the physical US territory that is considered to be outside of US commerce for Customs purposes.

It can be…

  • A warehouse

  • A manufacturing plant

  • A small area within a warehouse/plant
  • Several warehouses/plants within the same port area

  • Any area designated and activated for use as a FTZ by US Customs

It is…

  1. An opportunity for substantial import/export duty and fee savings, increased supply chain efficiencies, and trade compliance improvements

  2. Highly regulated by Customs

     


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