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SUMMARY:Navigating Foreign Trade Zones (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Navigating Foreign Trade Zones\n\nDid you know Berks County is part of Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) 147*? If your business imports\, assembles\, or exports goods\, an FTZ could offer significant savings and operational benefits. Join GRCA for a brief\, informative live online event to learn how FTZs work and how they can give manufacturers\, distributors and logistics companies a competitive edge.\n\n \n\nWhy Attend?\n\n	Save on Duties & Tariffs: Learn how FTZs can reduce or eliminate customs duties on imported goods.\n	Improve Cash Flow: Understand how deferring duty payments can boost your bottom line.\n	Increase Global Competitiveness: Find out how FTZs help companies stay competitive in international markets while operating from U.S. soil. \n\nWhat You Will Learn:\n\n\n	What a Foreign Trade Zone is and how it works\n	Key benefits of using an FTZ\, including real-world savings examples\n	How the FTZ process works from application to activation\n	Q&A with FTZ Expert and FTZ 147 Administrator Randy Campbell and GRCA?s economic development team \n\nWhether you are a supply chain manager\, CFO\, operations lead or business owner\, this live online event will equip you with the knowledge to assess whether an FTZ is right for your company.\n\n \n\n*FTZ 147 covers the counties of Adams\, Berks\, Chester\, Cumberland\, Dauphin\, Franklin\, Fulton\, Juniata\, Lancaster\, Lebanon\, Perry and York.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;">Navigating Foreign Trade Zones</span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Did you know Berks County is part of Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) 147*? If your business imports\, assembles\, or exports goods\, an FTZ could offer significant savings and operational benefits. Join GRCA for a brief\, informative live online event to learn how FTZs work and how they can give manufacturers\, distributors and logistics companies a competitive edge.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:black\;">Why Attend?</span></strong></span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li style="color:black\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Save on Duties &amp\; Tariffs:&nbsp\;Learn how FTZs can reduce or eliminate customs duties on imported goods.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:black\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Improve Cash Flow: Understand how deferring duty payments can boost your bottom line.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:black\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Increase Global Competitiveness: Find out how FTZs help companies stay competitive in international markets while operating from U.S. soil. </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="color:black\;">What You Will Learn:</span></strong></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="color:black\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">What a Foreign Trade Zone is and how it works</span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:black\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Key benefits of using an FTZ\, including real-world savings examples</span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:black\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">How the FTZ process works from application to activation</span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:black\;margin-left:0in\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Q&amp\;A with FTZ Expert and FTZ 147 Administrator Randy Campbell and GRCA?s economic development team </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:black\;">Whether you are a supply chain manager\, CFO\, operations lead or business owner\, this live online event will equip you with the knowledge to assess whether an FTZ is right for your company.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n*FTZ 147 covers the counties of Adams\, Berks\, Chester\, Cumberland\, Dauphin\, Franklin\, Fulton\, Juniata\, Lancaster\, Lebanon\, Perry and York.</span></span>
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URL:https://business.greaterreading.org/events/details/navigating-foreign-trade-zones-webinar-11979
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