Foreign Trade Zone

A Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ or zone) is a site within the United States that is legally considered outside of customs territory, allowing goods to be brought in without formal customs entry.

Because foreign merchandise admitted into a FTZ is considered still to be in international commerce, it may be:

• Stored or exhibited

• Repackaged, relabeled or broken into smaller lots

• Mixed, manipulated or used in a manufacturing or value-added process

• Transferred into another FTZ with no liability until it leaves the FTZ 

Benefits of Foreign-Trade Zones

The FTZ allows users to:

• Reduce, eliminate or defer Customs duties

• Avoid “duty drawback” on re-exported or scrapped merchandise

• Increase logistics flexibility

• Move merchandise directly to the factory or warehouse with no clearance delay

• File Customs entry paperwork weekly rather than on each container.

Gallia County companies can partner with FTZ #138 for obtaining FTZ designation. For more information about FTZ #138, visit www.ftz138.com or  contact Angie Atwood at 614-409-3622 or aatwood@columubsairports.com