Record #:

12005

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

The foreign trade zone concept was established in this country in 1934 when Congress passed the enabling legislation. \"Foreign-trade zones are enclosed areas under U.S. Customs supervision where goods imported from foreign countries may be brought without the usual, immediate, formal Customs entry.\"On April 28, 1980, Charlotte Foreign-Trade Zone 57 became the country's 57thand North Carolina's first foreign-trade zone (FTZ).

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 38 Issue 11, Nov 1980, p48, 50, 170-171, por

Subject(s):

Free ports and zones