Foreign Trade Zone #218

St. Lucie County's Foreign Trade Zone #218, is located in four areas of the county consisting of a total of 1,588 acres.

What is a Foreign Trade Zone?

• Foreign Trade Zones are secure industrial parks or specialized warehouses.
• Sites located close to a Port of Entry.
• Considered to be outside of the U.S. Customs Territory.
• Operated as a public entity.

A few of the Foreign Trade Zone Benefits are as follows:

• Combine Foreign and Domestic Merchandise for Re-export.
• Exemption from taxes.
• Loss of inventory savings (waste, scrap, defective merchandise, spillage, evaporation).
• Avoid customs penalties for improper documentation.
• Storage of merchandise awaiting Quota openings. 
• Reduction of insurance cost

Click here to view a map of St. Lucie County's Foreign Trade Zone sites.