Foreign Trade Zones allow firms to bring foreign goods or raw materials for manufacturing and/or assembling into the United States without formal customs entry or payment of customs duties and government excise taxes until products leave the zone.  If the final product is exported from the United States, no U.S. customs duty or excise tax is levied.  If the final product is imported into the United States, fees are only due at the time of transfer on the product or its parts, whichever is lower.

Merchandise entering a foreign trade zone may be:

FTZ Locations in the State of New Jersey are:

FTZ #44
500 International Drive North
Suite 345
Mt. Olive, NJ 07828

Note: The State of New Jersey is the "Grantee" of FTZ #44, so interested companies may also contact the State Call Center at (866) 534-7789 for inquires or the zone operator may be reached at (973) 347-9100

FTZ #49
Port Newark/Port Elizabeth Marine Terminal
225 Park Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212) 435-4260

FTZ #142
South Jersey Port
2nd & Becket Streets
Camden, NJ 08103
(856) 757-4969

FTZ #200
Mercer County Airport (off Rt. I-95)
Mercer County Economic Development Director
640 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
(609)-989-6555

FTZ #235
Lakewood Development Corporation
231 Third Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 905-5972

Helpful Links and Technical Information:

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: U.S. foreign-trade zones are operated under the supervision of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Merchandise shipped to U.S. zones is subject to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection security and control measures, as is all merchandise shipped to the United States from abroad.

United States Foreign-Trade Zones Board

National Association of Foreign Trade Zones  (NAFTZ)