{"id":13,"date":"2016-02-06T21:36:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T21:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zonalibredelsur.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:36:05","slug":"company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zonalibredelsur.com\/en\/company\/","title":{"rendered":"Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c90cac5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c90cac5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90a9f1b\" data-id=\"90a9f1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed7c6db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed7c6db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-030ed23\" data-id=\"030ed23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358c6e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"358c6e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d395b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d395b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #424484;\">About Zona Libre del Sur<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/h1><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zona Libre del Sur is the grantee operator of the Foreign Trade Zone 163 located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Our main objective is the development of national and international trade providing our clients with considerable reductions in their operational costs and effectiveness in their operations and\/or inventory management. We began operations on November 1996 and are strategically located in the Port of Ponce area. Our location is about 2 minutes from the PR-52 and about five minutes from the Mercedita\u2019s Airport. Our facilities include outdoor warehouse space to store merchandise, containers, equipment and vehicles. We also have available designated indoor warehousing facilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff7022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0ff7022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/zonalibredelsur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/presentacion-codezol-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to learn more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab90253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab90253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #424484;\"><strong>Competitive advantages<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f25d15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f25d15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2f2de7\" data-id=\"d2f2de7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99dda0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99dda0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-13\" class=\"panel-layout\"><div id=\"pg-13-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{\" data-ratio=\"1\" data-ratio-direction=\"right\"><div id=\"pgc-13-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\"><div id=\"panel-13-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{\"><div class=\"textwidget\"><div id=\"company1\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cash flow advantages<\/span>\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/span><br \/>&#8211; Deferred US Custom duty payments<br \/>&#8211; Deferred PR excise tax payments<br \/>&#8211; Inverted tariffs<br \/>&#8211; No duties or excise tax on goods with defects, damage, or expired<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Operational advantages <br \/><\/strong><\/span>&#8211; Reduce transit time (Caribbean, Central &amp; South America)<br \/>&#8211; Reduce Transportation costs<br \/>&#8211; Reduce destination charges<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03dc7be\" data-id=\"03dc7be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7b13b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe7b13b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Better handling of international returns<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Customs procedures efficiency<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Zone to Zone transfer within the US and its territories<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Tax advantages for exporters<\/strong><\/span><br \/>&#8211; 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