Foreign trade zones allow entry of foreign or domestic merchandise without formal customs entry or government excise tax. The trade zones allow this merchandise to be handled and re-shipped without entering U.S. customs.

Merchandise entering a zone may be stored, tested, sampled, relabeled, repackaged, displayed, repaired, manipulated, mixed, cleaned, assembled, manufactured, salvaged, destroyed or processed.

Nevada has foreign trade zones in Southern Nevada and Northern Nevada.

Click here for information about Southern Nevada's Foreign Trade Zone.

For frequently asked questions, visit http://www.ia.ita.doc.gov/ftzpage/info/ftzstart.html