Foreign Trade Zone 8
E572705
Foreign Trade Zone 8 is a designated customs area associated with the Port of Toledo that allows businesses to import, store, and process goods with reduced or deferred duties to promote international trade and economic development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foreign Trade Zone 8 canonical | 1 |
| Foreign Trade Zone No. 8 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6154536 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foreign Trade Zone 8 Context triple: [Port of Toledo, hasPart, Foreign Trade Zone 8]
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A.
Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone
Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone is a major Philippine business and logistics hub developed on the former U.S. Clark Air Base, hosting industries, tourism facilities, and an international airport in Central Luzon.
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B.
Linh Trung Export Processing Zone
Linh Trung Export Processing Zone is a major industrial and export-processing hub in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, hosting numerous manufacturing and foreign-invested enterprises.
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C.
Jinqiao Export Processing Zone
Jinqiao Export Processing Zone is a major industrial and high-tech manufacturing hub in Shanghai’s Pudong district, known for attracting foreign investment and export-oriented enterprises.
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D.
Keihin Industrial Zone
The Keihin Industrial Zone is a major Japanese industrial and port area spanning parts of Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, known for its heavy manufacturing, petrochemical complexes, and logistics facilities along Tokyo Bay.
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E.
Zofri (Iquique Free Trade Zone)
Zofri (Iquique Free Trade Zone) is a major commercial and logistics hub in Iquique, Chile, offering tax-free shopping and serving as an important center for regional trade and tourism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foreign Trade Zone 8 Target entity description: Foreign Trade Zone 8 is a designated customs area associated with the Port of Toledo that allows businesses to import, store, and process goods with reduced or deferred duties to promote international trade and economic development.
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A.
Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone
Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone is a major Philippine business and logistics hub developed on the former U.S. Clark Air Base, hosting industries, tourism facilities, and an international airport in Central Luzon.
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B.
Linh Trung Export Processing Zone
Linh Trung Export Processing Zone is a major industrial and export-processing hub in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, hosting numerous manufacturing and foreign-invested enterprises.
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C.
Jinqiao Export Processing Zone
Jinqiao Export Processing Zone is a major industrial and high-tech manufacturing hub in Shanghai’s Pudong district, known for attracting foreign investment and export-oriented enterprises.
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D.
Keihin Industrial Zone
The Keihin Industrial Zone is a major Japanese industrial and port area spanning parts of Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, known for its heavy manufacturing, petrochemical complexes, and logistics facilities along Tokyo Bay.
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E.
Zofri (Iquique Free Trade Zone)
Zofri (Iquique Free Trade Zone) is a major commercial and logistics hub in Iquique, Chile, offering tax-free shopping and serving as an important center for regional trade and tourism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Customs zone
ⓘ
Economic development tool ⓘ Foreign-trade zone ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Port of Toledo ⓘ |
| benefit |
Duty deferral
ⓘ
Duty elimination on re-exports ⓘ Duty reduction ⓘ Improved cash flow for users ⓘ Inventory control advantages ⓘ Reduced customs-related costs ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| economicRole |
Supports distribution activities
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Supports logistics operations ⓘ Supports manufacturing operations ⓘ Supports warehousing activities ⓘ |
| function |
Allow import of goods with deferred customs duties
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Allow processing and manufacturing of goods in zone ⓘ Allow re-export of goods without U.S. duty payment ⓘ Allow storage of imported goods under customs control ⓘ |
| goal |
Attract foreign and domestic investment
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Increase cargo volumes through Port of Toledo ⓘ Strengthen regional supply chains ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
FTZ 8
ⓘ
Foreign Trade Zone No. 8 ⓘ
linked to:
Foreign Trade Zone 8
|
| linkedInfrastructure |
Port of Toledo marine terminals
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Toledo
Regional highway network ⓘ Regional rail network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lucas County, Ohio
ⓘ
State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio
Toledo, Ohio ⓘ
linked to:
Toledo
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| purpose |
Encourage local job creation
ⓘ
Enhance competitiveness of local businesses ⓘ Promote international trade ⓘ Support regional economic development ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
ⓘ
U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board ⓘ |
| regulatoryFramework | U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Act ⓘ |
| sector |
International trade
ⓘ
Logistics ⓘ Manufacturing ⓘ Warehousing ⓘ |
| serves |
Exporters
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Importers ⓘ Logistics companies ⓘ Manufacturers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Foreign Trade Zone 8 Description of subject: Foreign Trade Zone 8 is a designated customs area associated with the Port of Toledo that allows businesses to import, store, and process goods with reduced or deferred duties to promote international trade and economic development.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Foreign Trade Zone 8