FTZ cold storage that helps importers defer duty, protect cash flow, and move product globally.
CrossCold is a Foreign Trade Zone freezer and cooler facility built for food importers and exporters. Your cargo sits inside the FTZ — import duty is deferred until product is released into US commerce.
By importers, distributors, and trade operators across seafood, protein, and international food categories.
Most importers pay duty before they've sold a single case.
The moment your cargo clears customs, duty is assessed on the entire shipment. Not on what you've sold — on everything.
If you import eight containers of shrimp but your customers buy one container a month, you've just paid duty on eight months of inventory you haven't moved yet. That capital is now locked in a freezer.
For tariff-sensitive categories — seafood, shrimp, beef, frozen proteins — that pressure compounds with every container that lands.
Traditional cold storage doesn't fix this. It just stores the problem.
Cold-chain infrastructure, engineered for scale.
Cargo enters the Foreign Trade Zone. Duty waits until you're ready.
Inside the FTZ, your inventory is held duty-deferred. You release product into US commerce gradually — duty applies only to what you release, only when you release it. Re-exports leave the US without paying US duty.
Cargo Arrives
Container enters CrossCold's Foreign Trade Zone facility in Miami.
Held Duty-Deferred
Inventory is staged inside the zone. No US duty assessed yet.
Gradual Release
Product enters US commerce month-by-month, matching real demand.
Pay or Re-Export
Duty only on released portion. Re-exports leave without US duty.
Services built for modern food trade.
Every service works on its own or as part of an integrated FTZ program. The thread: less duty paid upfront, more working capital kept in your business, product that moves on your schedule.
See what duty deferral is worth to your business.
Enter container volume, product type, duty rate, and release schedule. The estimator shows what FTZ deferral could free up in working capital every year.
Built at the gateway to the Americas.
Direct access to the Port of Miami and Miami International Airport, on the Caribbean and LATAM trade corridors. A US inventory gateway, regional staging hub, and international redistribution platform — at once.
Not a warehouse. Trade infrastructure.
FTZ Designation
Most coolers in Miami don't have it. This is the whole game.
Duty-Deferral Expertise
We structure the strategy, not just store the boxes.
Direct Broker Network
Relationships, not just square footage.
Direct-to-Importer
We work with the people running the imports.
Importers and brands at container volume.
Trade intelligence for sophisticated importers.
Frequently asked questions.
Most questions about the FTZ model fall into a handful of patterns. The full FAQ goes deeper — these are the ones we hear most.
All QuestionsTell us how you import. We'll show you what changes.
A short conversation is usually enough to see where duty deferral fits. Request a quote, or schedule a walk-through of the facility.