Establishing a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)

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A foreign-trade zone is a dedicated area where goods can land, be repackaged, modified, manipulated, relabeled, manufactured further and re-exported without customs authorities stepping in.  An FTZ is especially beneficial to firms that import components in order to manufacture finished products for export.

But how do you establish a foreign trade zone (FTZ)?

Find out here.