Since this is the political forum

[tazz007]

Let see if you can make sense of this. Government web site.

http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ftzpage/index.html

Post up you thoughts and ideas.

Hint. FTZ = Foregin Trade Zone. Zone may not be what you think.

Edit. This will not be a quick trip to the site just to see what it is. It will take you some time to figure it out.

[stang]

Since they (FTZ's) are not bond to the duty customs of or country. Pretty much any country can set one up over here and import probably just about anything they want without worries of customs searching the stuff. I'm in thinking in the right direction?

[TexasDevilDog]

Nokia at Alliance Gateway was a FTZ. We built phones at Alliance, they were imported and were not considered US generated profits. Nokia employeed 3,000+ people.

[line-em-up]

...

That is the reson they built the 6000 acre trucking/train yard along I-45.

http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ftzpage/letters/ftzlist.html

TEXAS sites
FTZ No. 12 McAllen
Grantee/Operator: McAllen Economic Development Corporation
6401 South 33rd Street, McAllen, TX 78501
Joyce Dean (956) 682-2875
Fax (956) 682-9111
www.mftz.org Hidalgo/Pharr

FTZ No. 36 Galveston
Grantee: Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves
Operator: Port of Galveston
P.O. Box 328, Galveston, TX 77553
Diane Falcioni (409) 766-6121
Fax (409) 766-6107 36A Deepsea Flexibles
36B M-I L.L.C. Houston

FTZ No. 39 Dallas/Fort Worth
Grantee/Operator: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board
P.O. Drawer 619428, DFW Airport, TX 75261
Michael Pyles (972) 973-4653
Fax (972) 574-8069 39B GM
39C Sanden
39E Fossil Partners
39F Zale Corporation
39G Exel Global Logistics, Inc.
39H American Eurocopter LLC
39I Turbomeca U.S.A.
39J The Apparel Group
39K Dal-Tile Corporation Dallas/Fort Worth

FTZ No. 62 Brownsville
Grantee/Operator: Brownsville Navigation District
1000 Foust Road, Brownsville, TX 78521
Jo Lynne Saban (956) 831-4592
Fax (956) 831-5353 Brownsville/Los Indios

FTZ No. 68 El Paso
Grantee: City of El Paso
501 George Perry, Suite i, El Paso, TX 79906
Jose Quinonez (915) 771-6016
Fax (915) 772-2491
Quinonezji@elpasotexas.gov
www.elpasotexas.gov/ftz El Paso

FTZ No. 80 San Antonio
Grantee: City of San Antonio Economic Development Department
P.O. Box 839966, San Antonio, TX 78283
Carmelina Davis (210) 207-6529
Fax (210) 207-8151
carmelinad@sanantonio.gov
www.saftz.com 80A Bausch & Lomb
80B Colin Medical Instruments
80C Friedrich Air Conditioning
80D R. G. Barry San Antonio

FTZ No. 84 Harris County
Grantee: Port of Houston Authority
111 East Loop North
Houston, TX 77029
Jack Beasley (713) 670-2604
Fax (713) 670-2564 84C DuPont
84E Gulf Coast Maritime
84F Valero Refining
84H Shaffer, Inc.
84I Tuboscope Vetco Int'l
84J Shell Oil Co.
84K Dril-Quip
84L Tadiran Microwave Networks
84M Hydril USA Manufacturing LLC
84N Pasadena Refining System, Inc.
80O EXXON Mobil
84P Houston Refining LP
84Q Equistar Chemicals
84R Michelin North America, Inc.
84S Academy Sports & Outdoors Houston

FTZ No. 94 Laredo
Grantee: City of Laredo
Operator: Laredo International Airport
Operator of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 94
5210 Bob Bullock Loop, Laredo, TX 78041
Humberto Garza (956) 795-2000
Fax (956) 795-2572 Laredo

FTZ No. 95 Starr County
Grantee/Operator: Starr County Industrial Foundation
P.O. Box 502, Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Hector Soliz (956) 487-2709
Fax (956) 716-8560 Rio Grande City

FTZ No. 96 Eagle Pass
Grantee: City of Eagle Pass
Operator: Maverick Co. Dev. Corp.
P.O. Box 3693, Eagle Pass, TX 78853
Raul E. Perez (830) 773-6166
Fax (830) 773-6287
raul.perez@eaglepassmcdc.com Eagle Pass

FTZ No. 113 Ellis County
Grantee: Ellis County Trade Zone Corporation
P.O. Box 788, Midlothian, TX 76065
L. Randall Denton (972) 723-5523
Dallas/Fort Worth

FTZ No. 115 Beaumont
Grantee: Foreign-Trade Zone of Southeast Texas, Inc.
P.O. Drawer 2297, Beaumont, TX 77704
David C. Fisher (409) 835-5367
Fax (409) 835-0512 115A BASF Corporation
115B EXXON Mobil Port Arthur

FTZ No. 116 Port Arthur
Grantee: Foreign-Trade Zone of Southeast Texas, Inc.
P.O. Drawer 2297, Beaumont, TX 77704
David C. Fisher (409) 835-5367
Fax (409) 835-0512 116A Motiva Enterprises
116B Total Petrochemicals USA
116C Premcor Refining Group
116D US DoE Strategic Petroleum Reserve Port Arthur

FTZ No. 117 Orange
Grantee: Foreign-Trade Zone of Southeast Texas, Inc.
P.O. Drawer 2297, Beaumont, TX 77704
David C. Fisher (409) 835-5367
Fax (409) 835-0512 Port Arthur

FTZ No. 122 Corpus Christi
Grantee/Operator: Port of Corpus Christi Authority
1305 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Sonya Lopez-Sosa (361) 885-6187
Fax (361) 881-5162
sonya@pocca.com
www.portofcorpuschristi.com/ftzdefined.htm 122C BTB Refining, LLC
122D Gulf Marine Fabricators
122E Bay Ltd.
122H TOR Minerals Intl
122I Citgo Refining & Chemicals
122J Valero Refining Co.
122K Sherwin Alumina Co.
122L Flint Hills Resources LP
122M Valero Three Rivers Refinery
122N Equistar Chemicals
122O International Resistive Company
122P Kiewit Offshore Services
122Q Baker Hughes, Inc.
122R Haliburton Energy Services, Inc. Corpus Christi

FTZ No. 149 Freeport
Grantee: Port Freeport
P.O. Box 615, Freeport, TX 77542-0615
Phyllis Saathoff (979) 233-2667 x4258
Fax (979) 233-5625
saathoff@portfreeport.com
www.portfreeport.com 149A BASF
149B DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.
149C ConocoPhillips
149D Seaway Crude Pipeline
149E BP Products North America
149F Equistar Chemicals
149G Dow Chemical Freeport

FTZ No. 150 El Paso
Grantee: Westport Economic Development Corporation
1865 Northwestern Dr., El Paso, TX 79912
Brent Harris (915) 877-4300 El Paso

FTZ No. 155 Calhoun/Victoria Counties
Grantee: Calhoun-Victoria Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc.
P.O. Drawer 397, Point Comfort, TX 77978
Charles Hausmann (361) 987-2813
Fax (361) 987-2189 155C Alcoa Port Lavaca-Point Comfort

FTZ No. 156 Weslaco
Grantee: City of Weslaco
255 S. Kansas Ave., Weslaco, TX 78596
Bernard Rodriguez (956) 968-3181
Fax (956) 968-6672 Progreso

FTZ No. 165 Midland
Grantee: City of Midland
c/o Midland International Airport
9506 Laforce Blvd., P.O. Box 60305, Midland, TX 79711
Tommy Martin (432) 560-2200
Fax (432) 560-2237 165A WRB Refining LLC Midland

FTZ No. 168 Dallas/Fort Worth
Grantee: Metroplex International Trade
Development Corporation
Operator: Foreign Trade Zone Operating Co. of Texas
P.O. Box 742916, Dallas, TX 75374-2916
(Ms.) Lou Thomas (972) 915-0083
Fax (972) 929-7228 168A B&F Systems
168B Ultrak Dallas/Fort Worth

FTZ No. 171 Liberty County
Grantee: Liberty County Economic Development Corporation Foreign-Trade Zone 171
P.O. Box 857, Liberty, TX 77575
John Hebert (936) 336-7311
Fax (936) 336-9285 Houston

FTZ No. 183 Austin
Grantee: Foreign Trade Zone of Central Texas, Inc.
City of Round Rock
301 W. Bagdad Ave. # 210
Round Rock, TX 78664-5835
Joe Vining (512) 255-5805
Fax (512) 218-3286 183A Dell Computer Corporation
183B Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC Austin

FTZ No. 196 Fort Worth
Grantee: Alliance Corridor, Inc.
c/o Hillwood Development Corporation
13600 Heritage Pkwy., Suite 200
Fort Worth, TX 76177
Steve Boecking (817) 224-6050
Fax (817) 224-6060 Dallas/Fort Worth

FTZ No. 199 Texas City
Grantee: Texas City Foreign-Trade Zone Corporation
P.O. Box 2608, Texas City, TX 77592
Nicholas Finan (409) 643-5927
Fax (409) 942-1073 199A BP Products North America
199B Marathon Petroleum Company LLC
199C Valero Refining
199D Seaway Crude Pipeline Co.
199E ISP Technologies Houston

FTZ No. 234 Gregg County
Grantee: Gregg County, Texas
269 Terminal Circle, Longview, TX 75603
Shelby Keys (903) 643-3031
Fax (903) 643-7371 234A Eubank Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
234B Letourneau, Inc. Shreveport-Bossier City

FTZ No. 246 Waco
Grantee: City of Waco, Texas
c/o Economic Development Division
Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1220, Waco, TX 76703
Kris Collins (254) 752-6551
Fax (254) 752-6618
kcollins@wacochamber.com Dallas/Fort Worth

FTZ No. 252 Amarillo
Grantee: City of Amarillo
c/o Amarillo Economic Development Corporation
801 South Fillmore Street, Suite 205
Amarillo, TX 79101
Alan Taylor (806) 379-6411
Fax (806) 371-0112 Amarillo

FTZ No. 260 Lubbock
Grantee: City of Lubbock
1500 Broadway, 6th Floor
Lubbock, TX 79401
Warren Warner (806) 723-8234
Fax (806) 749-4501
warren.warner@lubbockeda.org Lubbock

FTZ No. 265 Conroe (Montgomery County)
Grantee: City of Conroe
P.O. Box 3066, Conroe, TX 77305
Jerry S. McGuire (936) 539-4431 265A WLS Drilling Products, Inc.
265B Sondex, L.P. Houston

FTZ No. 269 Athens
Grantee: Athens Economic Development Corporation
100 W. Tyler St., Athens, TX 75751
Chris Potter (903) 675-4617
Fax (903) 675-4830
cpotter@athensedc.com
www.athensedc.com Dallas/Fort Worth