About Zona Libre del Sur

Zona Libre del Sur is the grantee operator of the Foreign Trade Zone 163 located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Our main objective is the development of national and international trade providing our clients with considerable reductions in their operational costs and effectiveness in their operations and/or inventory management. We began operations on November 1996 and are strategically located in the Port of Ponce area. Our location is about 2 minutes from the PR-52 and about five minutes from the Mercedita’s Airport. Our facilities include outdoor warehouse space to store merchandise, containers, equipment and vehicles. We also have available designated indoor warehousing facilities.

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Competitive advantages

Cash flow advantages


– Deferred US Custom duty payments
– Deferred PR excise tax payments
– Inverted tariffs
– No duties or excise tax on goods with defects, damage, or expired

Operational advantages
– Reduce transit time (Caribbean, Central & South America)
– Reduce Transportation costs
– Reduce destination charges

Better handling of international returns

Customs procedures efficiency

Zone to Zone transfer within the US and its territories

Tax advantages for exporters
– No property or inventory tax
– No municipal tax on exports
– No duties paid

Services offered and unique advantages

Cash Flow

Customs duties are paid only when the imported merchandise is shipped into the US Customs territory.

Exports

No Custom duties or Municipal Patent are paid on merchandise exported from Zona Libre del Sur outside the United States and its territories.

Merchandise Accessibility

Clients have sufficient inventory to fullfil their immediate market and production demand.

Exhibition

Merchandise can be held for this purpose without Customs duty payments.

Inventory Control

Operations under FTZ status require careful accounting of merchandise received, processed and shipped. Zona Libre del Sur provides perpetual inventory on merchandise stored at our facilities.

Antidumping/Countervailing Duties

These duties are also deferred until the merchandise enters US Customs territory.

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