foreign trade zone workshop. gina barro business development manager trade development
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Foreign Trade Zone Workshop
Foreign Trade ZoneForeign Trade ZoneWorkshopWorkshop
Gina BarroGina BarroBusiness Development ManagerBusiness Development Manager
Trade DevelopmentTrade Development
• 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
What is a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)?
• Application review and submission• Contract creation• Activation process management• FTZ Annual Report compilation• Document maintenance• Education, outreach and marketing• Customer service contact
• Zone schedule- Site establishment /boundary modifications- Manufacturing /production request
Port of Long Beach FTZ 50 Grantee Services
FTZ 50 Map
Proximity of Warehouse/Distribution Centers
San Bernardino County
Alameda Alameda CorridorCorridor
PortsPorts
Ontario/San BernardinoOntario/San Bernardino
Supporting the Economy• 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 Beach4801 Airport Plaza DriveLong Beach, CA 90815-1263
Gina BarroTel: (562) [email protected]
Diana Lam-BrandtTel: (562) [email protected]
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