International Trade
Foreign Trade Zone #221
Mesa's General-Purpose Foreign
Trade Zone No. 221 (FTZ) was designated to promote international trade and
offer companies and importers a way to gain a financial edge in the global
marketplace through the reduction, deferral, or elimination of U.S.
Customs duties. An
onsite
U.S. Customs Office offers additional advantages to businesses
conducting international trade.
Mesa's FTZ is located at
Williams Gateway Airport, a satellite airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport. Williams Gateway contains approximately 3,020 acres
of which 1,640 acres are airfield infrastructure including runways and
overflight areas. The remaining approximately 1,380 acres include vacant
property for new development.
FTZ No. 221 offers aviation-related industrial and operations the
advantage of airport or near-airport locations. Non-aviation related
businesses involved in importing foreign or domestic goods can also take
advantage of the benefits through a subzone designation. The boundaries of
FTZ No. 221 and location advantages are described below.
The
benefits to operating a business in a foreign trade zone are primarily the
reduction or elimination of the payment of US Customs duties or excise
taxes on goods imported into the United States. At a minimum, a US
importer could store a shipment in a zone and gradually import only what
is needed, at the time it is needed, and thereby improve a company's cash
flow by spreading the import duty payment over a longer period of time.
U.S. Customs Office
Williams Gateway Airport offers the convenience of an on-site U.S. Customs Office
to businesses that import cargo into the country.
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