Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) are commerce sites (industrial sites, buildings) set up in or near U.S. Customs ports of entry where merchandise is considered legally outside U.S. Customs territory. FTZs are a fiscal tool which can reduce duty payments, streamline supply chain costs and improve a company’s competitive position in domestic and foreign markets.

FTZs are an investment for future savings. By using the cost and benefit calculator Minnesota importers will learn that this fiscal tool provides impressive long-term savings.