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For more information about FTZ 49, please contact the Foreign-Trade Zone Manager,
Ellen Nesheiwat, at enesheiw@panynj.gov or call 212-435-4260.


Hypothetical Foreign-Trade Zone Savings Analysis for Warehouse/Distribution Only

Average On-Hand Imported Merchandise Inventory
$25,000,000
Annual Imports of Foreign Parts/Material
$100,000,000
Direct Cost Savings

Average Rate of Foreign Parts/Material Customs Duty
6%
Average On-Hand Imported Merchandise Inventory
x $25,000,000
= FTZ Borrowing Reduction Savings
$1,500,000
x Interest Rate
              x 5%
= FTZ Interest Reduction Savings
$75,000

 
Merchandise Processing Fee
$485
Average Weekly Entries in a Zone
x 20
Annual Weekly Entries
             x 52
= Annual MPF Expense Without a Zone
$504,400
= Annual MPF Expense With a Zone
      - $25,220
= Annual Savings
$479,180

 
Customs Broker Entry Fee
$125
Number of Customs Entries Filed
         x 1,040
= Annual CBF Expense Without a Zone
$130,000
= Annual CBF Expense With a Zone
          - $6,500
= Annual Savings
$123,500
Optional Savings

Annual Percentage of Scrap/Waste/Obsolete/Surplus Merchandise
3%
Annual Imports of Foreign Parts/Material
x $100,000,000
= Average Annual Cost of Surplus Merchandise
$3,000,000
= Average Foreign Parts/Material Customs Duty Rate
              x 6%
= Scrap/Waste/Obsolete/Surplus Savings in FTZ
$180,000

 

Average Percentage of Zone-to-Zone Transfers
10%
Annual Imports of Foreign Parts/Material
x $100,000,000
= Average Annual Cost of Zone-to-Zone Transfers
$10,000,000
= Average Foreign Parts/Material Customs Duty Rate
              x 6%
= Zone-to-Zone Transfer Savings in FTZ
$600,000

 

Average Percentage of Exports
20%
Annual Imports of Foreign Parts/Material
x $100,000,000
= Average Annual Cost Exports
$20,000,000
= Average Foreign Parts/Material Customs Duty Rate
              x 6%
= Export in FTZ
$1,200,000

 

Total Savings
Range from $2,657,680 to $4,082,680 depending on which cash-flow savings option is chosen. As production increases, the financial savings will increase as well.