Foreign Trade Zones

Questions and answers about Foreign Trade Zones

  • REPORTED VALUE FOR CBP214

    Question: We are looking into using an FTZ for product that will be sent to the USA from our affiliated company for future sale.  The USA company will issue a PO and receive an invoice from the foreign affiliated when the USA company obtains orders from USA customers. Since there is not a sale at […]

  • FTZ SUB-ZONE

    Is anyone an administrator of a subzone – yes, subzone – that has one operator and multiple users? Is that allowed? We are currently in a situation where a major department is being rolled off into its own separate company (its own IOR number). Operationally, the zone remains the same, but we’ll now have two […]

  • FTZ DUTY

    Question: I was wondering if others could share if anyone accrues for the duty that could be due on product that is in a FTZ? Not what you may sell and make entry for on a weekly basis, but for total inventory in general.  Any other accrual logic? Doesn’t make sense to me that you […]

  • CORP RESTRUCTURING AND FTZ

    Question: We are an FTZ operator and our company is restructuring and branching into different legal entities. The current company, which is activated by CBP as an FTZ operator, will continue operations unchanged. We will also start importing merchandise under new companies/IORs. Other than the different IORs, the day-to-day operations will continue as they have […]

  • FTZ VS FIZ

    Question:   What is the difference between a Free Trade Zone and a Free Industrial Zone and what are the cons of being in one of these zones? We are considering placing a new chemical manufacturing facility in either China, Taiwan, or Malaysia. ************* Answers: Both a Free Trade Zone and a Free Industrial Zone […]

  • QUESTION ON FTZ ENTRIES AND FIRST SALE

    Question:QUESTION ON FTZ ENTRIES AND FIRST SALE  We currently claim the first sale value for US entry purposes. Since Canada does not recognize First Sale, in a separate supply chain stream into Canada, we claim the “last sale” value. We are researching the idea of combining supply chain flows into a single location, an FTA […]

  • QUESTION ON FTZ REFUSAL

    Question: Our company’s North American DC is in a small rural community  essentially the middle of nowhere. It is centered almost exactly between two CBP ports of entry, but is about a 2.5 hour drive from either CBP office to our DC. Because of that distance, both CBP offices are claiming it is too far […]

  • QUESTION ON C-TPAT III AND FTZ

    Question: Is there any official publication that demonstrates whether FTZ status helps C-TPAT partners attain Tier 3? ========== Answer: I don’t have a publication but we are  Tier3 C-TPAT status and we do not have  FTZ .  

  • Add’l Answer to QUESTION ON FTZ REFUSAL

    Question: Our company’s North American DC is in a small rural community  essentially the middle of nowhere. It is centered almost exactly between two CBP ports of entry, but is about a 2.5 hour drive from either CBP office to our DC. Because of that distance, both CBP offices are claiming it is too far […]

  • FTZ REFUSAL

    Question: Our company’s North American DC is in a small rural community  essentially the middle of nowhere. It is centered almost exactly between two CBP ports of entry, but is about a 2.5 hour drive from either CBP office to our DC. Because of that distance, both CBP offices are claiming it is too far […]

  • FTZ ADD / CVD ENTRY FILING PROCESS

    Question: Would anyone be able to provide a regulatory reference to help me clear up a point of confusion with myself, my software provider, my inside legal counsel, a couple of FTZ consultants and at least one of my brokers? One of our brokers is pushing back and advising us we are attempting to file […]

  • FTZ AND FDA

    Question: When bonded goods are entered into an FTZ for storage and are subject to OGA (FDA) is a declaration with FDA required? When the goods exit the FTZ but will not be entering into the commerce of the US (let’s say they are being shipped onto a cruise ship) and a VSTE is being […]