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Global Supply. The Supply Chain Doctors Kimball Bullington, Ph.D. Cliff Welborn, Ph.D. Bonded Warehousing. A warehouse established by the state, or by private enterprise, in which goods liable to duty are lodged until the duty upon them has been paid. Wikipedia.org 3/31/07.
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Global Supply The Supply Chain Doctors Kimball Bullington, Ph.D. Cliff Welborn, Ph.D. The Supply Chain Doctors
Bonded Warehousing • A warehouse established by the state, or by private enterprise, in which goods liable to duty are lodged until the duty upon them has been paid. Wikipedia.org 3/31/07 The Supply Chain Doctors
Bonded Warehouses - Advantages • Processing may begin on some products without waiting on customs processing. • Payment of duties is delayed until the goods are needed. The Supply Chain Doctors
Free Trade Zone • A free trade zone (FTZ) is one or more areas of a country where tariffs and quotas are eliminated and bureaucratic requirements are lowered in order to attract companies by raising the incentives for doing business there. Wikipedia The Supply Chain Doctors
Free Trade Zone • Free trade zones can be defined as labor intensive mfg. centers that involve the import of raw materials or components and the export of factory products. Wikipedia • Most FTZ’s are located in developing countries. • China’s Special Economic Zones are often examples of FTZ’s as well. The Supply Chain Doctors
Free Trade Zone • China’s Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are often examples of FTZ’s as well. Important Chinese FTZ’s and SEZ’s include: • Shanghai Waigaoqiao FTZ • Tianjin Port FTZ • Guangzhou SEZ • Ningbo SEZ • Shenzhen SEZ The Supply Chain Doctors
U.S. Foreign Trade Zone • Established in 1934, but truly effective since 1980, the Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S.-based manufacturers to bring foreign-sourced materials into the Zone, pay no duty, incorporate those parts or materials into a finished product using U.S. parts and labor, and if the parts entered U.S. commerce, pay duties only on the value of the foreign non-duty paid content. Foreign-Trade Zone Resource Center The Supply Chain Doctors