To prepare any FTZ-related application, use the formats provided on this web site.
These formats have been crafted
to minimize burden on applicants and enable faster processing of applications by the
FTZ Board.
All final or draft applications (and related communications) to the FTZ Board should come from -
or be copied (CC'd) to - the zone's grantee. The FTZ Staff is unable to review such application-related
documents unless the grantee has been included in the communication.
Required Number and Format of Copies: As of February 2009, we require an original, three paper
copies (reduced from eight copies) and an electronic copy (Adobe PDF format preferred). If you
cannot submit a PDF-format copy, you may submit a MS Word-format copy.
IMPORTANT: The electronic copy must
have all pages in black and white (including scans of the signed versions of all letters) except
for maps, which must be in color. In addition, applicants should avoid excess verbiage and unneeded
or superfluous pages. The updated application formats also clarify that applications may list the
titles of general studies or reports but may not includes copies. (Note that these new constraints
relate to storage-size and download considerations tied to our posting electronic scans of all
applications on our web site and to the new requirement for us to load scans of all applications
into the Customs and Border Protection Automated Commercial Environment system.)
