Is the maintenance of the FTZ program costly to the U.S.?
The establishment and maintenance of FTZs require a minimal expenditure of federal tax dollars. The cost of processing applications by the Foreign-Trade Zones Board is offset by application fees and the cost of processing FTZ merchandise by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection is offset by merchandise processing fees. Therefore, foreign-trade zones area self-sustaining tool of international commerce offering significant benefits to U.S. industry and aiding the U.S. balance of trade.
