WILMINGTON, N.C., Feb. 19, 2025 — Facing potential new tariffs on pharmaceutical products and components under proposed trade policies, Frontier Scientific Solutions, a life sciences-focused temperature-controlled storage and transportation company, is leveraging its Free Trade Zone (FTZ) facility at Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to mitigate cost increases and supply chain disruptions.

This strategic FTZ designation—one of few in the U.S.—enables Frontier to offer duty deferrals, tariff exemptions, and streamlined customs procedures, providing significant cost advantages to life sciences firms amidst rising trade barriers.

“Foreign Trade Zones are now more vital than ever,” stated Steve Uebele, Frontier Scientific Solutions’ CEO. “Increased tariffs on pharmaceutical raw materials, components, and finished goods mean our FTZ designation helps companies efficiently move high-value, temperature-sensitive products while minimizing financial burdens.”

Frontier’s Wilmington FTZ offers several key benefits, particularly important with new tariffs. Tariff deferral and elimination, allowing duty postponement until U.S. market entry or complete avoidance if goods are directly exported from the FTZ, yields substantial cost savings for pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Streamlined customs processing ensures rapid movement of life sciences products through regulatory checks, minimizing delays and protecting temperature-sensitive shipments. Faster clearance times maintain efficient supply chains, preventing bottlenecks from changing trade policies.

“Our focus is always the patient,” Uebele emphasized. “Our FTZ status helps pharmaceutical companies manage tariffs and supply chain complexities, ensuring life-saving treatments reach patients faster, more reliably, and affordably. Our approach reduces delays, boosts efficiency, and improves access to crucial medications.”

Beyond cost and efficiency, the FTZ designation enhances financial stability in global life sciences supply chains by optimizing cash flow. Storing, processing, and re-exporting goods within the FTZ without immediate tax liabilities lowers overhead and maintains operations. This flexibility is especially beneficial for managing large-scale international distribution.

Amidst global trade uncertainties impacting the pharmaceutical industry, Frontier’s ILM FTZ status positions it as a key partner for manufacturers, CDMOs, and suppliers seeking cost-effective, compliant solutions for the evolving regulatory environment.

With pharmaceutical supply chains already strained by global disruptions, regulatory shifts, and inflation, Frontier’s FTZ provides a stable, cost-effective solution for biopharma, MedTech, and CDMO partners seeking to minimize tariff exposure and maintain global market competitiveness.

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About Frontier Scientific Solutions
Frontier Scientific Solutions is a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, exclusively serving the life sciences industry. With strategically located facilities in Wilmington, NC, and Shannon, Ireland, and offices in NC, NY, MA, IN, Frontier offers unmatched supply chain solutions, helping companies transport sensitive biopharmaceutical products with greater speed, security, and sustainability. For more information, please visit .

About Wilmington International Airport
Wilmington International Airport serves southeastern North Carolina with commercial air service providers American, Avelo, Breeze, Delta, Sun Country, and United. These airlines provide nonstop service to a growing number of markets, connecting travelers to hundreds of destinations. In addition to commercial air service, ILM supports a growing general aviation community and has two FBOs, Modern Aviation and Aero Center Wilmington. The ILM Business Park encompasses 175 acres and is strategically located in an intermodal environment. The NCDOT Division of Aviation’s 2022 report estimated ILM’s economic impact at $2.5 billion. For more information on ILM, please visit .

SOURCE Frontier Scientific Solutions

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