---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 400.11"
title: "15"
number: "400.11"
heading: "Number and location of zones and subzones."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/400.11"
---

# §400.11. Number and location of zones and subzones.

- (a) **Number of zones—port of entry entitlement.**
  - (1) **Provided that the other requirements of this part are met—**
    - (i) Each port of entry is entitled to at least one zone;
    - (ii) If a port of entry is located in more than one state, each of the states in which the port of entry is located is entitled to a zone; and
    - (iii) If a port of entry is defined to include more than one city separated by a navigable waterway, each of the cities is entitled to a zone.
  - (2) Applications pertaining to zones in addition to those approved under the entitlement provision of [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section may be approved by the Board if it determines that the existing zone(s) will not adequately serve the convenience of commerce.
- (b) **Location of zones and subzones—port of entry adjacency requirements.**
  - (1) The Board may approve “zones in or adjacent to ports of entry” ([19 U.S.C. 81b](/usc/19/81b.md)).
  - (2) **The “adjacency” requirement is satisfied if—**
    - (i) A zone site is located within 60 statute miles or 90 minutes' driving time (as determined or concurred upon by CBP) from the outer limits of a port of entry boundary as defined in [19 CFR 101.3](/cfr/19/101.3.md).
    - (ii) **A subzone meets the following requirements relating to CBP supervision—**
      - (A) Proper CBP oversight can be accomplished with physical and electronic means;
      - (B) All electronically produced records are maintained in a format compatible with the requirements of CBP for the duration of the record period; and
      - (C) The operator agrees to present merchandise for examination at a CBP site selected by CBP when requested, and further agrees to present all necessary documents directly to the relevant CBP oversight office.

## Notes

### Amendments

[77 FR 12139, Feb. 28, 2012, as amended at 89 FR 8527, Feb. 8, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (Pub. L. 73-397, 48 Stat. 998-1003 (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u)).

### Source

Source: 77 FR 12139, Feb. 28, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[77 FR 12139, Feb. 28, 2012, as amended at 89 FR 8527, Feb. 8, 2024]