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Notification to CBP of the arrival of imported goods in the Customs territory of the U.S. Merchandise withdrawn from a zone for consumption in the U.S. is entered when it is removed from the zone.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.

A procedure for delivery of merchandise to a zone without prior application or approval from CBP. Direct delivery procedures simplify zone operations, especially for locations outside the limits of the port where merchandise first arrives in the United States.

Voluntary discontinuation of the activation of an entire zone or subzone by the Grantee or Operator. (Discontinuance of the activated status of only part of a zone is an alteration.)

Customs territory is the territory of the U.S. in which the general tariff laws of the U.S. apply. Customs territory of the United States includes only the States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The activated area of an FTZ is considered outside the Customs Territory.

A change in the boundaries (larger or smaller) of an activated zone site or subzone.

The physical arrival of goods into a zone, and assignment of a specific zone status. “Admission” is a separate and distinct process from “entry”.