How is U.S. Customs and Border Protection involved?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is responsible for the transfer of merchandise into and out of a zone and for matters involving the collection of revenue. The Office of Regulations and Rulings at Customs Headquarters provides legal interpretations of the applicable statue, Customs Regulations and procedures. The Port Director of Customs in whose district a zone is located is in charge of the zone as the local representative of the Foreign Trade Zones Board. He controls the admission of merchandise into the zone, the handling and disposition of merchandise in the zone, and the removal of merchandise from the zone. In addition to the Foreign Trade Zones Act, he enforces all laws normally enforced by the Customs that are relevant to Foreign-Trade Zones. Zones are supervised by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers through periodic checks and visits.The security of the zone must meet U.S. Customs and Border Protection requirements.
