Founded in 1976, the Greater Miami Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc. (GMFTZ) is the Grantee for FTZ #32. The GMFTZ views the FTZ program, which it administers in its defined Service Area (see attached Map depicting Service Area highlighted in red), as an economic development tool capable of providing benefits to companies located in the Greater Miami area as well as to companies looking to locate in the area.
As a Grantee, GMFTZ is responsible for providing general management of the zone and ensuring that the reasonable needs of the business community are served through (1) sponsorship of FTZ designation and production applications to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, with the companies interested in obtaining the FTZ benefits preparing the applications; and (2) sponsorship of FTZ activation and alteration applications filed with Customs & Border Protection, with the companies interested in utilizing the FTZ preparing the applications.
In its role as a Grantee, the GMFTZ is responsible for ensuring (1) that FTZ #32 is operated as a public utility, with all rates and charges for all services or privileges within the zone being fair and reasonable; (2) that any entity interested in securing and using FTZ benefits at FTZ #32 be provided uniform treatment under like conditions to all other zone participants; and (3) that the Annual Report to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board be timely filed.
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Certificates of Origin
Throughout the world, almost all countries require regulatory or shipping certificates from the country that is shipping the goods. The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce issues the following documents quickly and securely via its online platform: Certificate of Free Sale (CFS), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Certificate of Origin (COO or CO). The Chamber issues certificates to US-based companies that can prove that they are a US company by providing the correct verification documents. These documents are a requirement to get your product registered with the foreign country and to allow the entry of your goods through Customs. Through its partnership with FTGS, the Greater Miami Chamber can also get your certificates legalized and apostilled online with an expedited timeline.
To obtain a Certificate of Origin from the Miami Chamber, click here.
For more information - contact Liane Ventura, 305-350-7700, lventura@miamichamber.com
Officers
Chair
Daniel Jacobson
Akerman
Secretary
Ines Calderon
Calderon & Associates LLC
Members
Alejandra Collarte
University of Miami
Hernando Gomez
MBAF
Olga Ramudo
Express Travel
Jose Rojas
Demahy Labrador Victor Rojas & Cabeza
Ex-Oficio
Arcelio Gerardo
FTZ World Services
Of Counsel
David Ostheimer
Lamb & Lerch
Executive Director
Liane Ventura Guerra
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
