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GAC Houston warehouse achieves Foreign Trade Zone status

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Houston, 28 January 2015 – GAC North America ? Logistics has been awarded a license to operate as a Foreign Trade Zone in Houston, making it one of just two logistics companies in the city to meet the criteria required to operate such a special facility.

Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) are secure areas under the supervision of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), designed to encourage foreign commerce.

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