Zone
Schedule Checklist
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Before
drafting your zone schedule, read the requirements of FTZ regulations
(15 CFR §400.42).
Your
zone schedule must include the following information:
- The
schedule must be made publicly available at the offices of the
zone grantee and the zone operator(s).
- The
schedule must be up to date.
- The
schedule must explain all the policies of the zone grantee and
the operator(s).
- The
schedule must specifically explain the policies regarding the
operator(s) and access to the zones site(s) and services.
Rates
and Charges
- The
schedule must describe the rates and charges collected by the
grantee.
- The
schedule must describe the rates and charges collected by each
operator or any other party.
- The
rates and charges must cover all fees for access to a zone site,
including warehousing charges.
- The
schedule must cover subzone fees.
- Fees
must be reasonable and uniformly applied under like conditions
(each site, building, or operator could be a different condition).
- There
must be uniform treatment under like conditions with respect
to all zone policies.
- Individual
companies acting as an operator within a general-purpose zone
site for their private use should be listed and those circumstances
explained.
- The
schedule must designate a grantee contact person who can discuss
and explain matters involving the zone schedule or any matter
relating to zone fees or zone access.
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