Question: We are currently in the process of applying for FTZ activation, however are encountering considerable opposition by our Union committee to the US Customs background check requirement. Are there any members that have experienced similar setbacks and if so, what were some of the methods that were used to resolve them? ============
Question:Hello, is there anyone in the group that could share the operational challenges they had when setting up a new FTZ vs a regular distribution process?
Question: We are thinking about instituting a manufacturing FTZ in small town in the Midwest. We are still in the investigating phase. The local business owners have heard about our intentions and have asked us if we would like to make a public FTZ, essentially sharing the burden, cost and eventual benefits. Is that even […]
Question: >From a regulation point of view, FTA is applicable thru FTZ BUT from aoperational perspective there is some question. We will be importing freight from both China and Japan. This freight will beadmitted to our FTZ. 1) We will need to prove that cargo is originated from Japan/China and inforeign status in FTZ.Aside from […]
Question:Within the activated area of an FTZ, retail trade is prohibited without a special permit. Per the FTZ regulations “retail trade” generally means, sales or offers to sell goods or services in small quantities directly to consumers or to individuals for personal use. We believe that to mean that employees are prohibited from bringing in […]
Question: We are a retail company that is looking at the possibility of briningproduct in thru a Foreign Trade Zone. I wanted ask the membership what suggestions they would have and theanalysis that should be conducted to justify the benefits for the organization.
Question:My company is opening a plant in China and desire to take advantage of one of the various programs Chinese Customs allow manufactures where they do not have to pay duties and VAT on any imported products that will be produced into other articles as long as they are not sold to domestic Chinese customers……essentially […]
Question: We have a manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico that is also an FTZ. There is currently very little visibility of PR operations for U.S. Corp Compliance, that we want to improve. I have requested CF214s and associated documents, plus ocassional consumption entry docs to start with. I would like to get some recommendations from […]
Question:We are a retail company that is looking at the possibility of brining product in thru a Foreign Trade Zone. I wanted ask the membership what suggestions they would have and the analysis that should be conducted to justify the benefits for the organization.
Question: We have a consignment program set up with a warehouse in a Free Trade Zonein the Dominican Republic. We have been sending products to the warehousesince late July with the Bills of Lading consigned as follows: Our company name / xxxxxxx warehouse We were recently notified by the import broker that DR’s Customs Agency […]
Question: Does anyone have a template or form letter that may be used to indicate potential interest in a new general foreign trade zone. We are working with a developer on a new warehouse. The industrial park the warehouse will be located in is considering applying to become a foreign trade zone. As a step […]
Question: Would anyone in the membership have an existing checklist/mini-audit that an FTZ Operator could use to verify compliance with the various FTZ requirements, such as inventory control, 214, 7501 and 7512 filings, record keeping, internal controls for operation with scope/authority, physical security, etc? Thanks.
