Foreign Trade Zone
Workshop
Gina Barro
Business Development Manager
Trade Development
Foreign Trade Zone
Workshop
What is a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)?
• 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
• 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
• 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 Long Beach
Port of Los Angeles
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
gina.barro@polb.com
Diana Lam-Brandt
Tel: (562) 283-7757
diana.lam-brandt@polb.com
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