Case Study

FTZ Official™

The Challenge

Foreign Trade Zones offer significant duty advantages to US importers — but navigating the complex eligibility rules, calculating potential savings, and identifying applicable commodities has historically required expensive customs brokers and hours of manual research.

Companies were leaving substantial savings on the table simply because the analysis was too burdensome. PIERS — the leading provider of US import/export trade data — recognized this gap and partnered with Nautilytics to build a solution.

The Solution: FTZ Official™

FTZ Official™ is a purpose-built web application that combines PIERS trade data with Nautilytics' visualization expertise to put FTZ analysis directly in the hands of importers, customs brokers, and economic development organizations.

Identify duty savings on 5,530+ imported commodity categories
Search 300,000+ importing companies by commodity, volume, and origin
Calculate weekly entry advantages and Merchandise Processing Fee savings
Compare duty deferral vs. duty elimination scenarios
Identify opportunities for duty elimination on re-exports
Visual trading network maps showing importer relationships
FTZ Official interface tour

Product Tiers

Feature FTZ Official™ FTZ Official™ Plus
Weekly Entry Advantages
Duty + Weekly Entry
Merchandise Processing Fee
Customs Broker Fee
Duty Deferral
Duty Elimination on Re-Exports

Partnership

PIERS

Built in partnership with PIERS — the definitive source for US import and export trade intelligence, providing data on 99% of all US waterborne trade.