The Special Delegate of the State, Alfonso Pozuelo, has participated today in the Free Zones Day, in which he has presented the book “Customs 2017. Practical Manual for the Foreign Trade Operator”
Pozuelo has highlighted the logistics potential of the province of Cádiz with the fiscal institution as one of the pillars for the promotion of foreign trade and the attraction of investments
This 19th edition of the SIL is celebrated from today until next Thursday, June 8 with the slogan "our success, that your business grows"
Zona Franca Cádiz is present in a new edition of the International Logistics and Management Hall (SIL), organized by the Consorci of the Free Zone of Barcelona and is held in the city of Condal from today until Thursday, June 8. The Cadiz consortium again participates in the SIL in its 19th edition, which has as a slogan "our success, that your business grows", reinforcing the leadership of the Salón In Spain, the Mediterranean and southern Europe, which year after year provides a large volume of business and maximum profitability to the participating companies.
Within the official program of the Hall, the Special Delegate of the State, Alfonso Pozuelo, has intervened in the Free Zones Day, where he has presented the book “Customs 2017. Practical Manual for the Foreign Trade Operator”, together with the delegate of the Consortium of the Free Zone of Vigo, Teresa Pedrosa, and the director of the Department of Customs and Special Taxes, María Pilar Jurado.
The day had the welcome and presentation of the Secretary General of the Consorci of the Free Zone of Barcelona, Anton Ferré, and the delegate of the Free Zone of Barcelona and president of the Spanish Association of Concessionaires of Frankish Zones and Deposits, Fernando Cámara.
During his speech, Alfonso Pozuelo valued the great work done by the authors of the book, Alberto García and José Carlos Arobes, since they have developed a practical guide that delves into the figure of the authorized economic operator (OAS), fundamental to strengthen the security in the procedures that govern commercial exchanges between EU member countries and third countries.
Along these lines, the delegate of Free Zone Cádiz remarked that it is an “important aspect for all European free zones, since it approaches clearly and didactically the customs imposition and the necessary procedures for its processing, serving as a reference to make the daily activity of the foreign trade operator” more fluid.
Alfonso Pozueuelo took advantage of his first participation in the SIL as a delegate of Zona Franca to highlight the logistics strength of the province of Cádiz as “a south of opportunities and advantages”, with Free Zone Cádiz as an essential instrument generating economic activity by its privileged and strategic location as a door of entering southern Europe to the western markets and for having infrastructure as powerful as the port of Algeciras, the port of Cádiz Jerez Airport, which draw a logistics triangle capable of capturing part of the commercial flows of America and Asia towards the EU.
The Barcelona International Logistics Salon continues to grow year after year. This edition attracts 10% more professional visitors and 5% more exhibiting companies. Barcelona will be the capital of Logistics during the three days of the event, with a total of 630 exhibiting companies and forecasts that aim that the 30,000 visitors registered last year will be exceeded. In addition, this edition stands out for the incorporation of a specific hall dedicated to the distribution of electronic commerce products, Edelivery Barcelona Expo and Congress.
The SIL will also be the meeting point for clients and logistics operators, with 300 companies interested in hiring transport or storage services.