Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Services
Use a U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone to defer, reduce, or eliminate duties.
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Services
The A2B Link network helps you leverage U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones to lower the cost of importing. By holding goods in an FTZ, you defer duty until they enter U.S. commerce, and in many cases reduce or eliminate it, while cutting processing fees and improving cash flow.
- Duty deferral until goods enter commerce
- Duty reduction via inverted tariff
- Duty elimination on re-exports
- Merchandise Processing Fee savings
- Customs-compliant recordkeeping
- FTZ storage and handling
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Services Capabilities
Duty Deferral
Pay duty only when goods leave the zone for U.S. commerce.
Duty Reduction
Inverted-tariff benefits can lower the rate you pay.
Re-Export Savings
Goods re-exported from the zone can avoid U.S. duty.
MPF Savings
Weekly entry can cut Merchandise Processing Fees.
Compliance
Full customs recordkeeping for the zone.
FTZ Storage
Store, kit, or rework goods while still in the zone.
Step by Step
Admit
Goods enter the FTZ with no duty owed yet.
Store
Inventory is held with customs recordkeeping.
Process
Store, kit, or rework while still in the zone.
Withdraw
Duty is paid only on withdrawal into commerce.
Benefits of FTZ Services
- Improve cash flow with deferred duty
- Lower landed cost
- Cut Merchandise Processing Fees
- Add value while goods stay duty-free
- Stay fully customs-compliant
- Integrate with warehousing and fulfillment
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Services Questions
What are FTZ services?
Foreign-Trade Zone services let you store imported goods in a secure area treated as outside U.S. customs territory, so duties are deferred and can be reduced or eliminated, lowering your import cost.
How does an FTZ save money?
It defers duty until withdrawal, can lower duty through inverted tariffs, eliminates duty on re-exports, and can reduce Merchandise Processing Fees through weekly entry.
Can I process goods inside the zone?
Yes. You can store, kit, or rework goods while they remain in the FTZ, before any duty is owed.