Foreign-Trade Zone

The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority has been the grantee of Foreign Trade Zone 8 since 1971, and has recently been approved for the reorganization and expansion of the zone under the Alternative Site Framework (ASF). The ASF is an optional approach to designation and management of zone sites, allowing greater flexibility and responsiveness that expands the reach of the Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) to a large service area in Ohio. Companies that have a need for FTZ designation will no longer have to wait for the traditional process of request, review and approval for zone use. Qualified users now may enjoy FTZ benefits in as little as 90 days.