Inside the trade war's tariff hideouts, 'foreign' zones and bonded warehouses - Echo Global News

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Inside the trade war's tariff hideouts, 'foreign' zones and bonded warehouses



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To offset the rising costs of tariffs and trade war uncertainty, companies are using U.S. Customs-sanctioned foreign trade zones (FTZs) and bonded warehouses to delay or reduce product taxes.

FTZs have a long history dating back to a previous period of trade conflict, created during the Great Depression by Congress to encourage international trade and boost exports at time when the Smoot-Hawley tariffs were as high as 53%.

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