Dear NAFTZ Member and Advocates, NAFTZ is fighting to make sure that a harmful, anti-FTZ provision from the old NAFTA trade agreement is not slipped back into the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) through a legislative maneuver known as a “technical…
Read MoreBecome a Social Media Ambassador for NAFTZ’s Virtual Annual Conference 2020! We are looking for a few volunteers to help generate buzz and excitement about the conference before, during, and after the event. Please contact Jarmila Zapata at jzapata@naftz.org if…
Read MoreDear NAFTZ Members, Supporters, and Friends: The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our lives – both at home and work. In this uncertain and turbulent time, NAFTZ’s primary concern remains the protection of the health and safety of our…
Read MoreOver 700 of your peers are NAFTZ members – you should be one too! NAFTZ Membership is designed to strengthen your FTZ compliance and benefit the industry. Let us help you make the case for membership to your leadership. Since…
Read MoreDo you want to know about global trade issues and events, without being overwhelmed? Receive brand new monthly content to help you better understand the FTZ program while gaining insight to the work of the association on behalf of the…
Read MoreElection to the NAFTZ Board of Directors and Officers Submissions for the 2020-21 Board of Directors will be accepted through July 15 Do you want to be a leader in the foreign-trade zone industry and help make decisions that will…
Read MoreThe NAFTZ created an emergency Rapid Response Team (RRT) and communication protocol to met member needs during natural disasters or other disruptive emergency events where FTZ facility operations may be suspended, or zone merchandise losses may have occurred. We selected…
Read MoreLooking for Activated Zone Storage Space or Have Available Space to Offer? Foreign-trade zones can ease supply-chain management challenges companies are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic which include growing bottlenecks resulting from imported merchandise arriving in the U.S. just…
Read MoreIn these very difficult times, we believe that Grantees of U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones can be of material assistance in two ways to provide necessary expedited services to the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone program: 1. Streamline FTZ Approval Process. A number of…
Read MoreOne of the big supply-chain challenges many companies face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is how to deal with growing bottlenecks created by imported merchandise arriving in the U.S. just as consumer demand has plummeted, and domestic distribution…
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