In today’s current trade environment, tariffs for many products have significantly increased and may continue to increase. This seminar will help you understand the opportunity to defer, reduce or eliminate those tariffs through participation in the Foreign-Trade Zones Program. Now more than ever, this program can help you increase your global competitiveness and realize significant savings.
As grantee of Northeast Ohio’s Foreign-Trade Zone 40, the Port of Cleveland in partnership with Lorain County, invites you to join us at this important morning event.
This free seminar will provide insight into how the FTZ program works, how it can help mitigate the impact of recently announced tariffs, specific steps needed to realize savings, the application and activation processes, and its compliance requirements.
Topics include:
- Who can benefit
- Tariffs and how Foreign-Trade Zones can help
- How to set up an FTZ in YOUR facility
- Timeline and regulatory requirements
- Security measures
- Quotas– Exemptions through FTZ
- No-wait benefits
Speakers:
- David Gutheil, Interim CEO and Chief Commercial Officer, Port of Cleveland
- John Senese, Port of Cleveland Support Team
