Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2026

Tim Scott

Republican · SC · Senator

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

• Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)Original· 2026-06-16
• Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)· 2026-07-14
• Pete Ricketts (R-NE)· 2026-07-14

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-06-16

Source: Congress.gov

This bill clarifies how tariffs should be applied to goods stored or processed in special U.S. trade zones near the Mexican and Canadian borders, which are areas where companies can temporarily import goods with reduced or delayed taxes. The changes aim to remove confusion about which tariff rules apply in these zones and could affect importers, manufacturers, and retailers who use these zones to reduce costs on products coming from North America.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4793 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4793 To clarify provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act and the Foreign Trade Zones Act with respect to the appropriate tariff treatment of merchandise in a United States foreign- trade zone, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 16, 2026 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Mrs. Britt) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To clarify provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act and the Foreign Trade Zones Act with respect to the appropriate tariff treatment of merchandise in a United States foreign- trade zone, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to ensure that foreign-trade zones in the United States continue-- (1) to operate in support of United States competitiveness in manufacturing and distribution; and (2) to create and preserve jobs in the United States. SEC. 3. RULES RELATED TO DUTIES IMPOSED ON FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE MERCHANDISE. (a) Amendments to Foreign Trade Zones Act.--Section 3 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ``Foreign Trade Zones Act'') (19 U.S.C. 81c), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(f) Export From a Foreign-Trade Zone of Certain Merchandise Manufactured or Changed in Condition.--Notwithstanding the seventh proviso of subsection (a)-- ``(1) each article subject to the procedures described in such proviso and classifiable under the heading 9801.00.95 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall enter free of duty in accordance with such heading; and ``(2) any article consisting of components subject to such procedures and classifiable under such heading shall enter free of duty with respect to such components.''. (b) Duty-Free Treatment for Certain Articles.--Subchapter I of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new subheading: `` 9801.00.95 Merchandise that Free ............... ............... ''. is subject to duty deferral restrictions of the free trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (19 U.S.C. 4501, et seq.; commonly known as the `USMCA') (or any successor agreement) that is admitted into a United States foreign-trade zone, manufactured, or changed in condition therein, and subsequently withdrawn for direct exportation to the territory of a Party to that agreement........ SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement section 3. <all>

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