FTZ Manufacturing Center
Information and Tools Designed for Small & Medium Sized Manufacturers
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The tools on this page were created to reduce the barriers to the use of FTZ procedures for small and medium-sized manufacturers. As such, these tools are most appropriate for use in cases of basic to moderate complexity (in terms of number of products, industries and issues presented).   If you have any questions please contact the FTZ staff at (202) 482-2862.


T h e   A B C s   o f   F T Z s :   Answers to basic questions on zone manufacturing and the application process.


Evaluate Your Potential FTZ Duty Savings using the (Simplified Duty Savings Estimator Worksheet for FTZ Manufacturing).

    This worksheet can help you easily gauge potential FTZ duty savings.
      - Enter the requested information and the worksheet will automatically calculate estimated FTZ duty savings.
      - Use additional copies of the worksheet for additional inputs or finished product-input combinations.

A p p l y   U s i n g   S i m p l i f i e d   G u i d e l i n e s :
Ready to apply to manufacture under FTZ procedures?
The table below contains application guidelines, as well as links to pages which provide additional information on each type of application.
Type of Application Application Guidelines Samples For Additional Information
FTZ Manufacturing authority
within an existing FTZ site:		 FTZ Manufacturing Sample Manufacturing Application FTZ Manufacturing Application
FTZ manufacturing authority at a
site not within an existing zone:		 Subzone with
Manufacturing Authority		 Sample Subzone Application FTZ Subzone Application
Expansion of manufacturing authority: Expansion of FTZ
Manufacturing Authority		   Expansion of Manufacturing Authority Application
Temporary/Interim Manufacturing
(T/IM) procedures:		 Application Form for FTZ Manufacturing (includes T/IM) Sample T/IM Application T/IM Information
(includes T/IM database)

You'll find more general information about applications on our Applications Page (including an application process summary).

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