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Comissão de Alfandegamento da Receita Federal visita expansão da ZPE Ceará

2 minutos A Receita Federal visitou hoje, 19, pela manhã, a ZPE Ceará para conhecer o projeto conceitual do novo recinto alfandegado da expansão (Setor II) da estatal, no município de Caucaia. A área a ser alfandegada, numa primeira etapa, que está com projeto pronto, conta com 150 hectares para abrigar novas indústrias de setores diversificados, dentre eles granito e energia. A Comissão de Alfandegamento da 3ª Região da Receita Federal (COMALF 03) foi recepcionada pelo Secretário de Assuntos Internacionais do Governo do Estado, Continue lendo→

An Introduction to the free trade zones in Iran

2 minutos A free-trade zone (FTZ) is a subgroup of special economic zone, which can be either a port or a non-port area. In this region, there are special customs regulations with many advantages for trade. According to World Bank, definition free trade zones are “small, fenced-in, duty-free areas, offering warehousing, storage, and distribution facilities for trade, transshipment, and re-export operations.” Though this a traditional definition and nowadays there are more and more free zones focus on service industries, almost all trade zones in Continue lendo→

República Dominicana: un ejemplo de éxito de zonas francas

2 minutos Las zonas francas crean puestos de trabajos y otorgan competitividad a los países anfitriones, en la medida que aumenta la inversión extranjera. República Dominicana es considerada en Latinoamérica como un ejemplo de éxito de este modelo. Los números de la Asociación de Zonas Francas de Las Américas (AZFA) al 2017 muestran el liderazgo: República Dominicana encabeza la lista en países de Latinoamérica con más empleos directos creados (163,147) y más millones de dólares generados en exportación (US$5,494 MM). El país cuenta con Continue lendo→

Ghana Free Zone CEO visit AFZA office in Abuja

2 minutos The Executive Secretary of Africa Free Zones Association Mr Chris Ndibe said the Association is geared toward assisting the over 600 Free Zones in the continent to realise their optimal potential with its numerous programmes which it plans to execute fully this year and beyond. Ndibe said this when the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Free Zone Board, Mr Michael Okyere Baafi, Visited him in his office in Abuja recently Mr Baafi visited AFZA office in company of two staff, Mr Ziblim Continue lendo→

Miami International becomes a foreign free trade zone

3 minutos The Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has announced it has gained final approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce to designate Miami International Airport’s entire 3,230-acre land parcel as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) magnet site. The magnet site designation allows existing or prospective airport tenants to operate manufacturing, warehousing and/or distribution centres on airport property, and have their federal tariffs deferred, reduced or eliminated – providing time and cost savings for approved importers and exporters. The new magnet site – an expansion Continue lendo→