Berks County Trade Zone Expansion Gets a Quick Fix
Published Date: 9/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Foreign-Trade Zone 147 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, is updating its application to expand the area it serves. This change affects local businesses that use the zone for trade and could open up new opportunities soon. The correction fixes earlier info to keep everything clear and on track.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
FTZ 147 Service Area Expansion
If you run a local business that uses Foreign-Trade Zone 147 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, this notice corrects an earlier Federal Register entry about an application to expand the zone's service area. The change affects local businesses that use the zone for trade and could open up new opportunities soon; the Federal Register notice being corrected was published on September 8, 2025.
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