Foreign Trade Zone Workshop

Gina Barro Business Development Manager Trade Development

Foreign Trade Zone Workshop

What is a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)?

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Qualifying businesses are considered to be outside the United States for customs purposes Encourage trade and domestic growth Roles - FTZ Board - Operators - Users - Grantee/Administrator

Port of Long Beach FTZ 50 Grantee Services

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Application review and submission Contract creation Activation process management FTZ Annual Report compilation Document maintenance Education, outreach and marketing Customer service contact

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Zone schedule - Site establishment /boundary modifications - Manufacturing /production request

FTZ 50 Map

Proximity of Warehouse/Distribution Centers

San Bernardino County

Ontario/San Bernardino

Alameda Corridor

Ports

Supporting the Economy

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FTZ 50 supports over 4,000 jobs Port of Long Beach supports 1 in 8 jobs in Long Beach; 30,000 people employed in goods movement-related work 316,000 jobs throughout Southern California 1.4 million jobs throughout the U.S.

$16 billion in annual trade – related wages statewide

Port of Los Angeles Port of Long Beach

Port of Long Beach FTZ 50 www.polb.com/ftz

Port of Long Beach 4801 Airport Plaza Drive Long Beach, CA 90815-1263

Gina Barro

Tel: (562) 283-7759 [email protected]

Diana Lam-Brandt

Tel: (562) 283-7757 [email protected]

THANK YOU!

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