If I am importing a chip and reselling it I am not a manufacturer and yes I pay the tariff. If I import the chip and use it as a component in my manufacturing

If I am importing a chip and reselling it I am not a manufacturer and yes I pay the tariff. If I import the chip and use it as a component in my manufacturing of the end product I don’t pay the tariff on that chip. The idea of the startup, as I mentioned in another comment, would be creating the zone and charging manufacturers to use my Zone. Like an Uber or On demand or WeWork (whatever SV analogy works best for you) of Foreign Trade Zones.