Merchandise.
Merchandise. Merchandise includes goods, wares and chattels of every description, except prohibited merchandise. Building materials, production equipment, and supplies for use in operation of a zone are not merchandise for the purpose of this part.
Source
19 CFR § 146.1
Scoping language
The following words, defined in section 1 of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a), are given the same meaning when used in this part, unless otherwise stated: Board, Grantee, and Zones.