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Greater Miami Foreign Trade Zone

Founded in 1976, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce was granted a license to operate a Foreign Trade Zone in the Greater Miami area, from the Department of Commerce.

Economic Development Tool

Discover How the Chamber Can Support Your Business Expansion into Miami-Dade County

The GMFTZ, Inc. views the FTZ program, as an economic development tool capable of providing benefits to companies located in Miami- Dade County as well as to companies looking to locate in the area.

Learn how this can benefit companies located in Miami-Dade County, and companies entering area.

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Foreign Trade Zones

Our Responsiblity

As a Grantee, GMFTZ, Inc. is responsible for providing general management of the zone and ensuring that the reasonable needs of the business community are served through (1) sponsorship of FTZ designation and production applications to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, with the companies interested in obtaining the FTZ benefits preparing the applications; and (2) sponsorship of FTZ activation and alteration applications filed with Customs & Border Protection, with the companies interested in utilizing the FTZ preparing the applications.

In its role as a Grantee, the GMFTZ, Inc. is responsible for ensuring (1) that FTZ #32 is operated as a public utility, with all rates and charges for all services or privileges within the zone being fair and reasonable; (2) that any entity interested in securing and using FTZ benefits at FTZ #32 be provided uniform treatment under like conditions to all other zone participants; and (3) that the Annual Report to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board be filed in a timely fashion.

FTZ schedule of fees