- 1). Submit an application to the South Carolina Ports Authority. The address is: Commercial Business Development Office, South Carolina State Ports Authority, P.O. Box 22287, Charleston, SC 294-13-2287. The application should include a transmittal letter that describes your business, and how it will benefit from participating in a foreign trade zone. You also must provide justification for the economic advantage related to the goals and strategies in Greenville.
- 2). Pay the appropriate application fees: for general purpose, $3,200; non-manufacturing/processing sub-zone, $4,000; manufacturing/processing, $6,500; expansion, $1,600.
- 3). Sign an operations agreement with the Ports Authority once the application is approved. U.S. Customs will not receive a letter of concurrence acknowledging that your application was approved until this agreement is executed.
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