Regulatory Compliance

Companies established at the Miami Free Zone (MFZ) not only save money, but operate more efficiently given the special status of being within a Foreign Trade Zone.  By law, products that enter a foreign trade zone (or free trade zone, since the terms are interchangeable) are considered to be outside of the commerce of the United States, thereby exempting such goods from most federal and state regulatory oversight and compliance requirements.  Only those products destined for U.S. domestic consumption will become subject to such compliance. 

The following are just a few examples of how customers of the Miami Free Zone have used its special designation to save themselves time and money:

A/C & Heating Industries

Since 2010, U.S. manufacturers can no longer produce or sell products containing R22 refrigerants.  By being in the MFZ, products with R22 refrigerants can transit the Zone for ultimate re-export without any penalty.

Air conditioning units operating below the SEER 13 efficiency level can transit the Zone and be re-exported without penalty.

Products that haven’t been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and related federal agencies are permitted to be stored and processed within the MFZ.  In addition, temporary removal to domestic exhibitions and trade shows is permitted.

Products currently paying antidumping & countervailing duties can transit the Zone without adhering to compliance regulations if exported; saving companies hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

Members of the trade community know that operating within a Foreign Trade Zone is considered to be a best-practice to reduce risks regarding regulatory compliance with U.S. CBP and other state and federal government agencies.

For more information on ways we can help your business, please contact our Operations Department.