CBP Continues Foreign Trade Zone Recordkeeping
Published Date: 4/3/2025
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Summary
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is asking to keep collecting info from businesses using Foreign Trade Zones to track their yearly activities. This helps make sure records are accurate and up to date. If you’re involved, you have until May 5, 2025, to share your thoughts—no new fees or big changes, just a smooth extension!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Foreign Trade Zone Annual Reporting
If you operate a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), you must continue to prepare an annual reconciliation report within 90 days after the end of the zone/subzone year and retain that report for potential CBP spot checks or audits. Within 10 working days after the annual reconciliation, you must submit a signed certification letter to the CBP port director; CBP estimates 276 respondents, with recordkeeping taking 45 minutes (207 total annual burden hours) and the certification letter taking 20 minutes (92 total annual burden hours).
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