CBP Seeks Comments on Foreign-Trade Zone Info Collection
CBP is requesting comments by May 26 on an existing information collection for application for foreign-trade zone admission. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection without a change to the burden hours or information collected.
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FTZs
FTZs are geographical enclaves located within the geographical limits of the U.S. but for tariff purposes are considered to be outside the U.S. Imported merchandise may be brought into FTZs for storage, manipulation, manufacture or other processing and subsequent removal for exportation, consumption in the United States, or destruction. A company bringing goods into an FTZ has a choice of zone status (privileged/non-privileged foreign, domestic, or zone-restricted), which affects the way such goods are treated by CBP and treated for tariff purposes upon entry into the customs territory of the U.S. CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B, and 214C, which make up the Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation, are used by companies that bring merchandise into an FTZ to register the admission of such merchandise into FTZs and to apply for the appropriate zone status.
CBP Estimates
CBP estimated 168,725 total annual responses to CBP Form 214, estimated to create about 42,181 total annual burden hours. CBP estimated 25,000 annual responses to CBP Form 216, estimated to create about 4,167 total annual burden hours.
Comments Requested on Ways to Minimize Burden, Etc.
CBP is asking for comments from the general public and other federal agencies on (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden, including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology; and (e) the annual costs burden to respondents or record keepers from the collection of information (a total of capital/startup costs and operations and maintenance costs).
CBP Contact -- Tracey Denning (202) 325-0265
(Federal Register 03/27/15)