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cancellation of orders due to shipping delays after a favorable market has closed. Production of articles in zones by the combined use of domestic and foreign materials makes it unnecessary to send the domestic materials abroad for manufacture, or to pay duty or obtain a bond for foreign materials that have been imported for this purpose. Duties on the foreign goods involved in such processing or manufacture are payable only on the actual quantity of such foreign goods incorporated into merchandise transferred from a zone for entry into the commerce of the United States. If there is any unrecoverable waste resulting from manufacture or manipulation, allowances are made for it, thereby eliminating payment of duty except on the articles that are actually entered. If there is any recoverable waste, it is dutiable only in its condition as such and in the quantity entered. The Foreign Trade Zones Act also authorizes the exhibiting of merchandise within a zone. Zone facilities may be utilized for the full exhibition of foreign merchandise without bond, for an unlimited length of time, and with no requirement of exportation or duty payment. Thus, the owner of goods in a zone may display the goods where they are stored, establish showrooms of her own, or join with other importers in displaying his merchandise in a permanent exhibition established in the zone, and since the importer may also store and process merchandise in a zone, he is not limited to mere display of samples, but may sell from stock in wholesale quantities. Retail trade is prohibited in zones. Domestic merchandise may be taken into a zone and, providing its identity is maintained in accordance with regulations, may be returned to customs territory free of quotas, duty, or tax, even though while in the zone it may have been combined with or made part of other articles. However, domestic distilled spirits, wine, and beer, and a limited number of other kinds of merchandise generally may not be processed while in the zone. ADVANTAGES Savings may result from manipulations and manufacture in a zone. For example, many products shipped to the zone in bulk can be dried, sorted, graded, or cleaned and bagged or packed, permitting savings of duties and taxes on moisture taken from content or on dirt removed and culls thrown out. From incoming shipments of packaged or bottled goods, damaged packages or broken bottles can be removed. Where evaporation results during shipment or while goods are stored in the zone, contents of barrels or other containers can be regauged and savings obtained, as no duties are payable on the portions lost or removed. In other words, barrels or other containers can be gauged at the time of transfer to customs territory to insure that duties will not be charged on any portion of their contents lost to evaporation, leakage, breakage, or otherwise. These operations may also be conducted in bonded warehouses. Savings in shipping charges, duties, and taxes may result from such operations as shipping unassembled or disassembled furniture, machinery, etc., to the zone and assembling or reassembling it there. Merchandise may be remarked or relabeled in the zone (or in a bonded warehouse) to conform to requirements for entry into the commerce of the United States if it is otherwise up to standard. Remarking or relabeling that would be misleading is not permitted in the zone. Substandard foods and drugs may, in certain cases, be reconditioned to meet the requirements of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. There is no time limit as to how long foreign merchandise may be stored in a zone, or when it must be entered into customs territory, reexported, or destroyed. TRANSFER OF GOODS IN BONDED WAREHOUSES Foreign merchandise in Customs bonded warehouses may be transferred to the zone at any time before its retention date in the bonded warehouse expires, but such a transfer may be made only for the purpose of eventual exportation, destruction, or permanent storage. When foreign merchandise is transferred to the zone from Customs bonded warehouses, the bond is cancelled and all obligations IMPORTING INTO THE UNITED STATES 95
egarding duty payment, or the time when merchandise must be reexported, are terminated. Similarly, the owner of domestic merchandise stored in Internal Revenue bonded warehouses may transfer his or her goods to a zone and obtain cancellation of bonds. In addition, domestic goods moved into a zone under zone-restricted status are, upon entering the zone, considered exported for purposes of excise and other internal revenue tax rebates. A manufacturer operating in customs territory and using dutiable imported materials in his or her product may, upon transferring the product to the zone for export and complying with appropriate regulations, also obtain drawback of duties paid or cancellation of bond. Location of and general information on United States foreign trade zones may be obtained from the Foreign Trade Zones Board, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20330. Questions relating to legal aspects of Customs Service responsibilities in regard to foreign trade zones should be addressed to: Chief, Entry and Carrier Rulings Branch, U.S. Customs Service, Washington, DC 20229. Questions relating to the operational aspects of such responsibilities should be addressed to the appropriate port director of Customs. The Foreign Trade Zones Manual for grantees, operators, users, or customs brokers may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. When ordering, refer to GPO Stock No. 048-002-00128-1 and Customs Publication No. 559. The Foreign Trade Zones Manual may also be viewed at, or downloaded from, the Customs Service’s Web site at www.customs.gov. 96 U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE
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CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE CHAPTER PAGE
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DELAWARE Wilmington/Chester DISTRIC
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NORTH FLORIDA 1624 E. Seventh Ave.
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ENTRY OF GOODS 2. ENTRY PROCESS Whe
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If the invoice or entry does not di
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charges, and commissions be truthfu
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RULES OF ORIGIN For commercial ship
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