Foreign Trade Zone

A Foreign Trade Zone is a program created by the Federal government to facilitate trade and increase the global competitiveness of U.S. based companies. Legally, a Foreign Trade Zone is an area within the U.S. that the government considers outside the U.S. Customs territory.

Certain types of merchandise can be imported into a zone without going through formal customs entry procedures or paying import duties. At the very least, one of the benefits an FTZ offers is deferred duty payment.

More often, the company pays lower costs, not only to U.S. Customs, but to its bank, insurance company, and other vendors. In an FTZ, merchandise may be assembled, exhibited, manufactured, mixed, processed, relabeled, repackaged, repaired, salvaged, sampled, stored, tested, displayed, or destroyed.

Foreign Trade Zone #147 is a regional economic development project that encompasses several counties in central Pennsylvania, including York County.

D&D Distribution Services is the only General Purpose Warehouse located in an FTZ in the state of Pennsylvania.