With benefits extending throughout an even wider geographical range, SeaPort Manatee’s Foreign-Trade Zone No. 169 (FTZ No. 169) allows many businesses within a 60-mile radius or 90-minute drive of the port to defer, reduce or often eliminate costly U.S. Customs duties on products imported into the United States.
For more on FTZ No. 169, contact Malcolm Edwards, SeaPort Manatee’s senior manager for trade development, via email at medwards@seaportmanatee.com or by phone at 941-722-6621 ext. 341.