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A '''Foreign Trade Zone''' is a free port in a country divorced from [[Customs]] authority but under [[government]] control. Merchandise, except that which is prohibited, may be stored in the zone without being subject to import duty regulations.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/F.html]</ref>
==References==
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