Free Trade Zone (Foreign Trade Zone)

The Port is located within a Free Trade Zone, which means that we are designated by the government for duty-free entry of any non-prohibited goods. Merchandise may be stored, displayed, used for manufacturing, etc., within this zone and re-exported without duties.

What is a Free Trade Zone (Foreign Trade Zone)?

A foreign-trade zone is a designated site licensed by the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board at which special customs procedures may be used. These procedures allow domestic activity involving foreign items to take place prior to formal customs entry. Duty-free treatment is accorded items that are re-exported and duty payment is deferred on items sold in the U.S. market, thus offsetting customs advantages available to overseas producers who compete with producers located in the United States. Subzones are special-purpose zones, usually at manufacturing plants. A site which has been granted zone status may not be used for zone activity until the site has been separately approved for FTZ activation by local U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, and the zone activity remains under the supervision of CBP. FTZ sites and facilities remain within the jurisdiction of local, state or federal governments or agencies.

General Info

FTZ No. 155 Calhoun/Victoria Counties
Grantee: Calhoun-Victoria Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc.
P.O. Drawer 397, Point Comfort, TX 77978
Robert Van Borssum (361) 987-2813
Fax (361) 987-2189

More Info

Import Administration - US Foreign Trade Zones Board website