International Business

The SEGA Alliance partners are experts at global commerce. The presence of the Port of Brunswick means international imports and exports are a major part of our economy. The Port of Brunswick is the nation’s second-busiest port for roll-on/roll-off cargo, serving several global auto makers and other manufacturers. It also has terminals handling a diverse mix of bulk commodities, including wood products (pellets, timber, etc.) produced locally and exported worldwide.

The following international companies have chosen to do business or develop locations in Southeast Coastal Georgia:

Company	Country of Origin	Business	South GA Location
EAM Corp.	Canada	Packaging Paper & Plastics Film	Jesup
Logister USA, Inc.	Canada	Marine Cargo Handling	Brunswick
Valtimet, Inc.	France	Steel Pipes & Tubes	Brunswick
Symrise, Inc.	Germany	Perfumes, Cosmetics, Toiletries	Brunswick
King & Prince Seafood Corp.	Japan	Prepared Fish & Seafood	Brunswick
PaR Marine	United Kingdom	Elevators & Moving Stairways	Brunswick

Source: georgiapowered.maps.arcgis.com

These companies, and others, are attracted to Southeast Coastal Georgia for our “total modal” transportation network, highly skilled workforce and direct access to Foreign Trade Zone 144, giving the SEGA Alliance region distinct international trade advantages. These advantages make exports simple.

Access to Foreign Trade Zone

FTZ 144

Access to 3 East Coast Ports

Port of Brunswick, Port of Savannah, and Port of Jacksonville

Labor Force

88,000+

About Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ):

Foreign Trade Zone 144 covers the SEGA Alliance member counties. An FTZ is a secured, neutral area outside of U.S. Customs territory. Items imported into an FTZ are exempt from duties and excise taxes. Merchandise may be manipulated, used in manufacturing, inspected, combined, displayed for sale, or re-exported without payment of duty. Customs duties and excise

taxes are only applied on the final product if/when the product is imported into the US.

Business Facilities magazine’s 16th Annual Rankings Report recognized FTZ 144 as #4 for exports with the value of those exports at approximately $2.1 billion. The value of shipments to the U.S. market from FTZ No. 144 was approximately $4.4 billion.

International

Business