FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD APPLICATION GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION PROCESS FLOWCHARTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS	FILE NAMES

I.	Application Guidelines	Read Online	Download
	FTZ Application Instruction Sheet	ftzinstr.html	ftzinstr.doc
	New General-Purpose Zones	nz-gdln.html	nz-gdln.doc
	Subzones/Manufacturing	sz-gdln.html	sz-gdln.doc
*	Expansions	exp-gdln.html	exp-gdln.doc
	'Fast Track' Manufacturing within Existing FTZs	fast-trk.html	fast-trk.doc
*	Minor Boundary Modifications	b-mod.html	b-mod.doc
	Reissuance of Grants of Authority	transfer.html	transfer.doc

* Indicates that the guidelines have recently been updated.

II.	Common Application Deficiencies and Recent Changes to Application Requirements	appdefs.html	appdefs.doc

III.	Lapse Provision, FTZ Activation and Reinstatement	lapse.html	lapse.doc

IV.	Adjacency Requirements	adjacency.html	adjacency.doc

V.	Electronic Submission of Applications and Annual Reports	Guidelines

VI.	Format for Annual Report to FTZ Board from Zones	ar-form-new.html	ar-form-new.doc
	Annual Report Guidelines for Oil Refinery Subzones	oil-guidelines.html	oil-guidelines.doc
	How to Report Figures For Movement of Merchandise Tables	ar-mom.html	ar-mom.doc

For additional information on Foreign-Trade Zones and application requirements, see: 15 CFR Part 400 - Foreign-Trade Zones Board Regulations 19 USC 81a-81u - Foreign-Trade Zones Act 19 CFR Part 146 - Customs Service Regulation on Foreign-Trade Zones