The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Jan. 14:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Jan. 13:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board approved the expansion of FTZ 182 in Fort Wayne, Ind. Under the expansion, which was requested in July by the City of Fort Wayne (see 13070331), the FTZ’s service area will now cover Blackford, Jay, LaGrange, Randolph, and Steuben Counties, Ind. The zone already covers Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wabash, Wells and Whitley Counties.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board is granting a request from the Greater Maricopa Foreign-Trade Zone to expand FTZ 277 in western Maricopa County, Ariz. The zone will now extend to cover one new site and will expand an existing site adjacent to CBP’s Phoenix port of entry.
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Arizona District Export Council are co-sponsoring a Jan. 28, 2014 course (here) in Scottsdale, Arizona to provide exporters information on Export Control Reform (ECR). The course trainers are regulatory, compliance and engineering officers from BIS and other agencies. The registration fee is $395 per person. The registration deadline is Jan. 23. Those interested in attending may register online (here).
Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division experts will host a free Foreign Trade Regulations town hall webinar on Jan. 9 at 2 p.m., Census said. The experts will discuss changes in reporting requirements, new fields added to the Automated Export System and changes in export definitions, such as port of export and household goods. Those interested in further information should contact the Census Bureau’s Regulations, Outreach and Education Branch at (800) 549-0595, option 3 for Regulations or FTDRegs@census.gov.
The U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $34.3 billion in November from $39.3 billion in October, Census said on Jan. 7. Goods exports rose to $137.1 billion in November from $135.6 billion in October. Exports of industrial supplies, capital goods and automotive vehicles, parts and engines registered substantial increases. Goods exports decreased most significantly in consumer goods and foods, feeds and beverages categories. Goods imports dropped to $191.0 billion in November from $194.4 billion in October. The U.S. decreased imports of industrial supplies and materials, foods, feeds and beverages, and consumer goods. Increases occurred in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines, and capital goods.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Dec. 31:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Dec. 30:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Dec. 24: