Southern California Logistics
Airport LAMBRA
(Feb 1, 1996 - 2010)
City of Victorville
14343 Civic Drive · Victorville, CA 92392
760-243- 6324
Foreign-Trade Zones
A Foreign-Trade Zone is a specially desig-
nated area, in or adjacent to a U.S. Customs
Port Of Entry, which is considered to be out-
side the Customs Territory of the U.S.
The following is a partial list of the many
benefits you can attain when using Foreign-
Trade
Zones
or
Foreign-Trade
Zone
Subzone:
· No duty is ever paid on re-exported
merchandise from a Foreign-Trade Zone
· If the merchandise is sold domestically,
no duty is paid until it leaves the zone or
zones
· Generally, no duty is paid on waste or
yield loss in a Foreign-Trade Zone or
subzone
· Duty on scrap is eliminated or reduced in
a Foreign-Trade Zone
· Generally, if foreign merchandise is
manufactured within a Foreign-Trade
Zone or subzone into a product with a
lower duty rate, then the lower duty rate
applies on the foreign content when
duty is paid
· Merchandise in a Foreign-Trade Zone
may be stored, repackaged,
manipulated, manufactured, destroyed
or otherwise altered or changed
March Air Reserve Base Foreign
Trade Zone
The March JPA sought and received desig-
nation of 2400 acres as a Foreign Trade
Zone. The Zone is a new independent zone,
versus an extension of an existing zone. The
designation of a Foreign Trade Zone at
March will assist businesses locating at
March Inland Port or other locations on the
former air force base to receive various tax
breaks and incentives.
Palm Springs Foreign Trade Zone
Foreign Trade Zone #236, consisting of 917
acres at Palm Springs International Airport
and 14 acres at Palm Springs Rail Station,
can benefit firms that import or export
goods:
· Customs duties and Federal Excise Taxes
are deferred improving cash flow.
· No duties on goods re-exported from an
FTZ.
· Foreign and Domestic Goods held for
export are exempt from state and local
inventory taxes.
· If finished products assembled in FTZ
have lower duty rates than their
imported components, the importer may
pay duties at the lower rate.
Southern California Logistics
Airport Authority
18374 Phantom, Victorville, CA 92394
Peter Soderquist (760) 243-1900
psoderquist@ci.victorville.ca.us
Desert Communities
Empowerment Zone
Desert Communities Empowerment Zone
consists of four contiguous Census Tracts
within the jurisdiction of Riverside County.
The Empowerment Zone boundary is bor-
dered on the north by the Riverside-San
Bernardino County line; on the east by the
Colorado River; on the south by the
Riverside-Imperial County line, including the
Salton Sea; and on the west by the cities of
Coachella, Indio, La Quinta, and Desert Hot
Springs. The Zone includes four incorpo-
rated cities, five Indian Reservations, and the
three communities of Ripley, Mesa Verde,
and Oasis.
Business Incentives
· Federal employment tax credit
· Tax-exempt bond financing
· Environmental clean up cost deductions
· Work opportunity federal tax credit
· Business loan support
· Accelerated depreciation on equipment
California Employment Development Department- edd.ca.gov
County of San Bernardino Economic Development Agency- www.OpportunityCA.us
Inland Empire Economic Partnership- www.ieep.com
Riverside County Economic Development Agency (EDA)- www.rivcoeda.org
United States Bureau of Economic Analysis- www.bea.gov
United States Census Bureau- www.census.gov
United States Department of Labor- www.bls.gov
SOURCES
Economic Development & Relocation Guide
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