Making Importing and Exporting Easy

Monroe County Foreign Trade Zone #141 helps make importing and exporting easy and can save your company money.

A foreign trade zone is a site within the United States designated by the Department of Commerce where foreign and domestic merchandise is considered to be in international commerce. When a final product is exported from a foreign trade zone, no U.S. customs duty or excise tax is levied. If, however, the final product is imported from the foreign trade zone into the U.S., Customs duty and excise taxes are due only at the time of formal entry into the U.S.

Monroe County Foreign Trade Zone #141 has designated sites located throughout Monroe County and provides general warehousing and 24-hour security to ensure protection of merchandise.

Benefits:

• While in the zone, goods are not subject to U.S. Customs duties or excise taxes
• Duty is not paid until goods are withdrawn from the foreign trade zone for domestic sale in the U.S.
• Goods may be inspected, cleaned, stored, tested, assembled, and repackaged while in the zone
• Goods may be held for an indefinite period
• Goods are readily available at all times

For more information about how Monroe County Foreign Trade Zone #141 can help your business with international trade, please contact 585 482-9510 or mftz@frontiernet.net.