Foreign Trade Zone 125 - South Bend Indiana

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(574) 232-9357

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Saving Time and
Money is what a
Foreign Trade Zone
is all about!

tax-free business environment, cost savings and convenience are important benfits offered to companies using the South Bend Foreign Trade Zone #125. Businesses may delay or reduce their duty payments in the FTZ, and avoid time consuming customs entry procedures.

For U.S. Customs purposes, goods held in the South Bend FTZ are regarded as not yet having entered the country. Companies may bring imported merchandise or components into South Bend's FTZ facilities with no tariff payments assessed. Goods may then be warehoused; repackaged; assembled; processed; exhibited; manipulated in some fashion. Only when the goods move out of the Zone for consumption is duty payment required. Handling of goods while in the Zone may reduce tariffs; re-exported goods avoid U.S. customs duty altogether.

Mileage to Other Major Cities
Market	Miles
Chicago	89
Cincinnati	250
Cleveland	268
Detroit	187
Indianapolis	139
St. Louis	368

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Companies using the Foreign Trade Zone may:

Store
Repackage
Test
Label
Relabel

Display
Re-export
Salvage
Repair
Sample

Assemble
Manufacture
Process
Destroy
Clean

...or manipulate their FTZ material and merchandise in some fashion.

Foreign parts and domestic materials may also be combined into a finished or semi-finished product. Duty is generally lower on finished goods with some foreign content than on foreign parts introduced directly in the domestic market. Using domestic rather than foreign goods may add to your duty savings.

ight at the heart of the U.S. manufacturing belt is where you will find the South Bend Foreign Trade Zone #125 with access to major Great Lakes markets and over 20% of the U.S. population.

For the importer, you can not be closer to your key markets.

For the exporter, the South Bend Foreign Trade Zone offers more conveniences and saves you time and money through duty reduction or exemption, value-added savings, and incentive for more exporting.

South Bend, Indiana and Mishawaka, serve as the economic center to a regional population of more than 640,000 people. Located on I-80/90, the principle U.S. truck route, the South Bend Foreign Trade Zone places you at the center of a major Midwestern transportation hub. Commercial and Industrial Markets of Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Indianapolis are easily reached from the South Bend Foreign Trade Zone. Rail, air, piggyback and nearby deep-water ports are just a few of the features of the Zone that mean reduced overhead and lower transportation costs.

South Bend's Michiana Regional Airport provides daily passenger and air frieght service with non-stop flights to Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Dayton. Air frieght services are handled by Federal Express, Circle Air Freight, Purolator Courier, Emery, Towne Air Freight, and Airborne. Towne, a motor carrier specialist in the pick-up and delivery of air freight, is located adjacent to the Zone in one of the largest capacity air freight handling facilities in the Midwest.

Take Advantage of South Bend's Foreign Trade Zone

K.A.K., the operator of the South Bend Foreign Trade Zone, is a name which means "Moving Freight Efficiently."

Rely upon KAK to simplify the import-export process for your company. They offer full-range warehousing services customized to fit your needs, as well as handling any required documentation and reports in a prompt and accurate manner.

KAK also offers piggyback, international ocean freight forwarding, palletizing, crating, trucking and LTL shipment services. KAK offers both benefits of the Foreign Trade Zone and the experience to "Move Freight Efficiently."

Let KAK show you how to save money by using the South Bend Foreign Trade Zone!

The Advantages

Imports are landed then quickly moved into the Foreign Trade Zone without full customs processing.

U.S. duty, applicable internal revenue taxes, quota restrictions, and bonding, do not apply to goods held in the Foreign Trade Zone.

Cash Flow improves because duty is paid only when the product leaves the Zone. Store merchandise in the Zone until the goods are sold. Duty is owed only when the goods are removed from the Zone.

Assembly, processing, and manufacturing, may occur in the Zone at cost savings. Many other activities are also permissible.

Processed or manipulated goods may qualify for lower duty freight charges.

Imported goods qualify for the "Made in the USA" label if value added in the Zone is substantial.

(574) 232-9357