A Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ #135) has been in operation since 1987. It encompasses several port owned sites and several warehouse sites in Martin County. Activated areas  include the cargo handling bays of the Port's old cruise terminal as well as the entire facility of the Port of Palm Beach Cold facility.

Travelpro USA brings in luggage, adds parts and enhancements, then sells the finished product in the United States as well as overseas.  Merchants Export Group, is a cold-storage company operating a 100,000 sq. ft. facility under the name Port of Palm Beach Cold. As part of the Port's Foreign Trade Zone, the company imports, repackages and exports agricultural products, while benefiting from the exemption of custom duties and excise taxes.

The recent increases in activity represents a renewed and strongly organized effort by the Port of Palm Beach to focus on the foreign trade zone as a positive force in economic development. The foreign trade zone is viewed as an important resource providing cost-effective solutions for local business and industry for the manufacture and distribution of a wide variety of products.

For additional information about the Port of Palm Beach Foreign Trade Zone, please contact FTZ Consultant Lisa Schillig.

To view the Port of Palm Beach FTZ #135 Zone Schedule, click HERE.