Freeport merchandise and stocks of merchandise as defined in section 39-1-102 (15), C.R.S., brought as foreign merchandise into a foreign-trade zone, established pursuant to a grant of privilege under this article, are exempt from taxation by the state of Colorado or any political subdivision thereof to the extent that such taxation is inhibited by provisions of the United States constitution or law enacted thereunder pertaining to goods in international commerce.
Source: L. 80: Entire article added, p. 448, § 1, March 26. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1487, § 2, effective June 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2211, § 38, effective July 1, 2004.
Editor's note: Section 39-1-102 (15), which defined "stocks of merchandise", was repealed by section 11 of chapter 425, Session Laws of Colorado 1983.
Cross references: For exemption from property tax of inventories of merchandise and materials and supplies that are held for consumption by a business or are held primarily for sale, see § 39-3-119.