How to Apply

To prepare any request to the FTZ Board, use the formats provided on this website.

Overview of Procedures to Establish or Modify FTZ Sites [1,038KB]

Note: If you are a company that wishes to conduct production activity under FTZ procedures, you will need both FTZ designation of your facility (generally subzone or usage-driven site) as well as production authority. Please see the FTZ Production Center for more information on what constitutes “production”.

All requests (and related communications) to the FTZ Board should come from - or be copied (CC’d) to - the zone’s grantee. The FTZ Staff is unable to review such documents unless the grantee has been included in the communication.

Application documents should be sent to: ftz@trade.gov

The application letter should be addressed to: Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, Room 21013, Washington, DC 20230

ASF Minor Boundary Modifications

Using the format below, you can designate one or more sites as a subzone or a usage-driven site under the ASF.

ASF MBM Application

Subzones (non-ASF)

Use this application to request new or expanded FTZ designation for a company under the TSF or outside of an ASF service area.

Subzone (non-ASF) Application

Production Notifications

To request FTZ "production" authority use the format below

Production Notification Format

Production Applications

If all or part of your production notification was not authorized, used the production application format below to request further review from the FTZ Board.

Production Application

ASF Reorganizations

Use the format below to reorganize a zone under the ASF (or expand an existing ASF service area):

ASF Reorganization Application

Minor Boundary Modifications (non-ASF)

Use the format below to make a minor modification to a zone site or subzone (non-ASF) by swapping acreage:

Non-ASF MBM Application

Expansions of Existing FTZs (non-ASF)

To expand or reorganize a zone (non-ASF), use this format.

Non-ASF Expansion Application

Waiver request under the uniform treatment provision of the FTZ Regulations

Use this format to request a waiver under 15 CFR 400.43(f).