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Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025
To clarify provisions of the United States Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act and Foreign Trade Zones Act with respect to the appropriate tariff treatment of merchandise in a United States foreign- trade zone, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill clarifies the tariff treatment for merchandise in United States foreign-trade zones, particularly for goods covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The bill amends the Foreign Trade Zones Act to provide duty-free entry for articles subject to certain procedures that are classified under a specific tariff heading. The bill adds a new tariff classification for merchandise that is admitted to a foreign-trade zone, manufactured or modified there, and subsequently exported directly to USMCA territory, allowing such merchandise to enter duty-free. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency must issue implementing regulations within 90 days of enactment. The bill aims to support United States competitiveness and job preservation in manufacturing and distribution within foreign-trade zones.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
6 cosponsors
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Actions (2)
- Dec 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Dec 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 17, 2025
Mr. Gooden (for himself, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Foxx, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Buchanan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To clarify provisions of the United States Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act and 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 2025”.
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 (hereinafter the “HTS”) 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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