FOREIGN TRADE ZONES (FTZS)

 • Secured areas legally outside of U.S. customs territory usually located in or near a customs point of entry. • Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) allow entry of foreign or domestic merchandise without formal customs entry or government excise taxes.

• Merchandise entering a zone may be stored, tested, sampled, relabeled, repackaged, displayed, repaired, manipulated, mixed, cleaned, assembled, manufactured, salvaged, destroyed or processed duty free until transferred from the zone.

• The majority of San Bernardino County falls within a FTZ area or sub-area. • For more information, visit: www.trade.gov/foreign-trade-zones-board