FTZs grow increasingly popular in the US
Foreign trade zones in the U.S. are enjoying a boom, partly because shippers are increasingly using the zones for exports, and even for distribution of retail products without any domestic components.
While manufacturing firms, especially automakers, have been the main users of FTZs, retailers are using the tool in greater numbers…
http://www.joc.com/regulation-policy/import-and-export-regulations/us-importexport-regulations/ftzs-grow-increasingly-popular-us_20140703.html
Journal of Commerce