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Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6792| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2025
Lance Gooden

Lance Gooden

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (5)
Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Mike Kelly (Republican)Monica De La Cruz (Republican)Virginia Foxx (Republican)Vern Buchanan (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025 aims to bolster United States manufacturing and distribution competitiveness, along with job creation, by clarifying the tariff treatment of goods processed within foreign-trade zones. It specifically addresses merchandise admitted into a U.S. foreign-trade zone, manufactured or changed in condition there, and subsequently exported directly to a country party to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This clarification is intended to remove tariff barriers that could hinder the re-export of such goods. The bill amends the Foreign Trade Zones Act to ensure that these specific goods, particularly those subject to USMCA duty deferral restrictions, will enter free of duty upon export. It also establishes a new subheading, 9801.00.95, in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to codify this duty-free treatment for these goods and their components. This legislative change is designed to enhance the economic viability and operational efficiency of U.S. foreign-trade zones.
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Timeline
Dec 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • December 17, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 17, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6792| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2025
The Foreign-Trade Zone Export Enhancement Act of 2025 aims to bolster United States manufacturing and distribution competitiveness, along with job creation, by clarifying the tariff treatment of goods processed within foreign-trade zones. It specifically addresses merchandise admitted into a U.S. foreign-trade zone, manufactured or changed in condition there, and subsequently exported directly to a country party to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This clarification is intended to remove tariff barriers that could hinder the re-export of such goods. The bill amends the Foreign Trade Zones Act to ensure that these specific goods, particularly those subject to USMCA duty deferral restrictions, will enter free of duty upon export. It also establishes a new subheading, 9801.00.95, in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to codify this duty-free treatment for these goods and their components. This legislative change is designed to enhance the economic viability and operational efficiency of U.S. foreign-trade zones.
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Timeline
Dec 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • December 17, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 17, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Lance Gooden

Lance Gooden

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (5)
Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Mike Kelly (Republican)Monica De La Cruz (Republican)Virginia Foxx (Republican)Vern Buchanan (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted