Free form letter with supporting documentation prepared by the carrier or Operator and submitted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Used to report quantity discrepancies found before or upon admission to zone.

Where imported parts are dutiable at higher rates than the finished product into which they are incorporated.

Published by the U.S. International Trade Commission, the HTSUS is used in the classification of imported merchandise for rates of duty and statistical purposes.

A corporation to which the privilege of establishing, operating and maintaining a foreign-trade zone has been granted by the Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Grantee corporations must be either public corporations or private corporations organized for the purpose of establishing a zone project. Examples of public entities that might receive an FTZ grant include: a political subdivision (including a municipality), a public […]

A general-purpose zone (GPZ) is established for multiple activities by multiple Users. Storage, distribution, testing, repackaging and repair are some of the possible activities in a GPZ. Processing or manufacturing in a GPZ requires prior approval by the Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Internet-based system used to confirm eligibility for employment in the United States. Foreign-trade zone operators are currently required to use E-Verify as part of their background investigation process for permanent and temporary employees within the activated area of a zone site or subzone.

Notification to CBP of the arrival of imported goods in the Customs territory of the U.S. Merchandise withdrawn from a zone for consumption in the U.S. is entered when it is removed from the zone. Goods brought into a zone are admitted, not entered.

Drawback means the refund or remission, in whole or in part, of a CBP duty, fee or internal revenue tax which was imposed on imported merchandise. Certain CBP duties, including as anti-dumping and countervailing duties, are not eligible for drawback and can only be avoided by storage in a bonded facility such as a foreign-trade zone.

Status of zone merchandise grown, produced or manufactured in the U.S. on which any and all federal excise taxes have been paid, or merchandise previously imported on which all applicable duties and federal excise taxes have been paid.