19 U.S.C. Chapter 1A — FOREIGN TRADE ZONES

In forceThis text since 22 Aug 1986law://us/usc/19/1A/sec_81p__subsec_c@2026-11-10

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(c)The Board shall make a report to Congress annually containing a summary of zone operations.

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applicant
means a corporation applying for the right to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign-trade zone;
Board
means the Board which is established to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
corporation
means a public corporation and a private corporation, as defined in this chapter;
foreign trade zone
includes a subzone.
grantee
means a corporation to which the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone has been granted;
private corporation
means any corporation (other than a public corporation) which is organized for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone and which is chartered under special Act enacted after June 18, 1934, of the State or States within which it is to operate such zone;
public corporation
means a State, political subdivision thereof, a municipality, a public agency of a State, political subdivision thereof, or municipality, or a corporate municipal instrumentality of one or more States;
Secretary
means the Secretary of Commerce;
State
includes any State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico;
zone
means a “foreign-trade zone” as provided in this chapter.