Duty Free Show Wrap-Up
Last week WTDC attended the IAADFS Duty Free Show of the Americas at the Orlando World Center Marriott. Ralph L. Gazitua, WTDC President & CEO, and Sean P. Gazitua, WTDC Vice President, discussed our Foreign Trade Zone Warehousing and Logistics capabilities for the Duty Free & Travel Retail industry with current and future customers.
The face of Crystal Head Vodka and star of SNL, Blues Brothers, Trading Places & Ghostbusters: Dan Aykroyd
WTDC’s Sean Gazitua with LVP Sangria’s Jason Sabo and Pandora Vanderpump at the Bacchus booth.
US Chamber of Commerce: US & Chile trade booming thanks to FTA
The US Chamber of Commerce released an article on March 30 detailing the dramatic trade growth between the United States and Chile as a result of the US-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Notably, in the last decade US exports to Chile had the highest percentage increase (464%) of any of the US top 40 trade partners. Read the entirety of the article here
The US Chamber of Commerce is also a proponent of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), an initiative that enables such FTAs and will be up for Congressional review in the next session. To learn more about TPA and take action, click here
Linking Chilean entrepreneurs with the US market
A ProChile event in cooperation with the Chile-US Chamber of Commerce, WTDC, Branch USA, SOFOFA, and Loginsa SA
Internacionalización de PYMES hacia el Mercado delos Estados Unidos de América
Centro de Conferencias SOFOFA, Av. Andres Bello 2777, Piso 2, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
April 20, 2015
On behalf of the Chile-US Chamber of Commerce, we would like to introduce to you a business seminar in Santiago, Chile. Directed towards medium sized Chilean businesses, the purpose of the event is to stimulate trade, logistics, jobs, and economic growth with Florida and Texas through the establishment and guidance of local offices for Chilean companies.
This event is hosted by Pro Chile, the economic development extension of the Chilean government, in partnership with Miami-based Chile-US Chamber of Commerce, Branch USA, and WTDC, a Foreign Trade Zone and Logistics company, as well as Chile-based SOFOFA, the Chilean Manufacturer’s Association, and Loginsa SA, a Chilean logistics provider. Click here for more information