Charlotte FTZ Applies for ASF Reorganization, Expansion

The Charlotte Regional Partnership submitted an application to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to reorganize FTZ 57 under the Alternative Site Framework, and expand the zone to cover 15 counties in North Carolina, according to an FTZ Board Federal Register notice. Under the reorganization, the zone's service area would cover Alexander, Anson, Caldwell, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Polk, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly and Union Counties. The zone would be adjacent to the Charlotte Port of Entry. ASF streamlines processes for designation of new FTZ subzones and usage driven sites within the larger service area by allowing companies to request zone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process. Comments on the application are due by April 14.