Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone

growing international trade

www.georgiaftz.com

Foreign-Trade Zone Program

Created by the U.S. government in 1934 to facilitate international trade and increase the

global competitiveness of U.S.-based companies.

Foreign-Trade Zone Sites

• Outside U.S. Customs territory• Open to companies large and small, foreign

and domestic• No export requirements or location

requirements

www.naftz.org

Foreign-Trade Zone Sites

FTZ Benefits

• Improved Cash Flow• Lower duty payments• Quicker delivery of goods from port• Tighter inventory control• More secure operating environment

Top FTZ Products

• Electronics• Automotive• Pharmaceutical • Petro-chemical• Machinery• Equipment• Clothing and Footwear

EXPORTS$54 billion, up 56%

FTZs in Georgia

• 79 companies • Nearly 6,000

employed• $5 billion exported

ranking Georgia 11th in the U.S.

Georgia FTZ CompaniesManufacturing/Production• Yamaha • Pratt & Whitney• Precision Components Int.• Roper Corporation• Ricoh Electronics• Perkins Engines• Sanofi • Noramco • Makita• Suzuki• SKAPS

Distribution• Robert Bosch• Kodak• Amoena• DHL • Unipart Logistics• Agility Logistics• Chico’s• Carter’s• NEMA• Mizuno

FTZ Opportunities

Georgia

Panama

Market

AZFA – NAFTZCooperation Agreement

• AZFA - Latin American zones association representing 22 countries, including Panama.

• National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ)– Over 600 members– Education, information, networking, advocacy– Annual conference Sept. 8-11, 2013, in

Miami, FL.

Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone

growing international trade

www.georgiaftz.com