The State of North Carolina offers a wide variety of additional cost-saving incentives to help businesses Thrive in North Carolina^®.

• Foreign Trade Zones – Provides opportunities to defer, reduce and/or eliminate import duties.
• Industrial Revenue Bonds – Provides tax-exempt financing for eligible new or expanded manufacturing facilities, certain solid waste disposal facilities and sewage disposal facilities.
• Community Development Block Grants and Industrial Development Fund  – Provides grants and loans for infrastructure development to eligible local governments. 
• Road Access and Rail Access Programs  – Provides funds for the construction of roads and rail access to new or expanded industrial facilities.
• Recycling Business Assistance Center – Provides grants, tax credits and loans to businesses involved with recycling in North Carolina.
• North Carolina Biotechnology Center – Provides loans and matches to help leverage larger financial awards for biotechnology companies.
• Film Incentives – Provides tax credits and sales and use tax discounts to encourage film and television production in North Carolina.