Foreign-Trade Zone

FTZ 153, Site 19 is a public FTZ located at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal in San Diego, California.

What is a Foreign-Trade Zone?

A Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) is a customs territory outside of the United States that expedites and encourages foreign commerce and other purposes. In an FTZ, both foreign and domestic merchandise may be admitted for operations such as storage, exhibition, manipulation, destruction, assembly, manufacture, and processing, without being subject to formal U.S. Customs and Border Protection entry procedures and payment of duties, unless and until the foreign merchandise enters the Customs territory for domestic consumption.

FTZ 153, Site 19 is a public FTZ located at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal in San Diego, California:

20-minute proximity to U.S./Mexico
International Border
20-minute proximity to San Diego
International Airport
Access to major Interstate highway system
connectivity
Direct on-dock rail access to U.S. Midwest

Benefits of FTZ

Defer Duty Payments
- Pay duties only when imports are withdrawn from FTZ resulting in a cash flow savings
Reduce Duty
- Pay lower duty on component material or finished merchandise
Quality Control and Exhibition
- Ensure only merchandise that meets specifications is imported
- Store materials until ready for use
Logistical Benefits
- Weekly entry
- Expedited shipments
- Zone to zone transfers