MARICOPA COUNTY-TAX CONCURRENCE LETTER APPLE INC NO LETTERHEAD 6.25.2025.DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2025-12-31)

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Ms. Elizabeth Whiteman
Executive Secretary 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 21013
Washington, D.C. 20230
Re:   Apple, Inc. Request for FTZ Property Tax Concurrence “No Objection” 
Dear Ms. Whiteman:
The undersigned being a duly authorized representative of Maricopa County does hereby acknowledge that 
Maricopa County has no-objection to the proposed Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) and property tax 
reclassification of all future real and personal property for Apple, Inc. to be located at 3740 South Signal 
Butte Rd, Mesa, Arizona 85212, parcel 314-10-776, within Foreign Trade Zone No.221.  
In particular, we understand the Foreign Trade Zone designation and resulting tax implications in 
reclassifying for property tax purposes. Apple, Inc. real and personal property located at the site referenced 
above is requesting to be eligible to receive the Class 6 assessment ratio of 5% in correspondence with the 
creation of their Foreign Trade Zone.  Maricopa County expresses “no-objection” to the FTZ designation 
and proposed property tax reclassification contemplated herein.
Sincerely,
Chairman Thomas Galvin
Board of Supervisors
Maricopa County