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Enovix Corporation has submitted a proposal to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board to engage in production activities at its Fremont, California facility within Subzone 18K. This facility will produce lithium ion metal batteries using foreign-sourced materials and components. The FTZ designation could allow Enovix to avoid or defer customs duties on certain foreign materials used in exports and possibly reduce duties on production equipment. Public comments on this proposal are invited until April 5, 2021, and can be submitted via email to the FTZ Board.

BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC submitted a notification to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, seeking to expand its production activities at its Spartanburg, South Carolina facility. This proposal involves incorporating a foreign-source component, specifically electronic toll collection systems, into its existing production capabilities. Such an expansion could allow BMW MC to avoid or defer customs duties on these components when they are used for export or become scrap. Interested parties are invited to submit public comments by March 15, 2021.

LMFAKRO, LLC has informed the Foreign-Trade Zones Board about its plan to start production activities in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, within Foreign-Trade Zone 20. These activities will involve utilizing certain imported materials and components to produce wooden attic stairs. There are certain trade regulations and duty considerations affecting these materials, especially if they come from specific countries. The public can comment on this proposal until May 20, 2025, by emailing the Board's Executive Secretary.

Corteva Agriscience, LLC, has informed the Foreign-Trade Zones Board about its plans for new production activities at its Valdosta, Georgia facilities, located in Subzone 144A. The planned production involves specific crop protection products like insecticides and fungicides, which will be made using certain foreign materials. The company has described these products in a notification, and they are seeking to add them to their existing production authority. Public comments on this proposal are invited until May 5, 2025, and further details can be found on the Board's website.

Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC has notified the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board about a proposed production activity at their facility in Charleston, Tennessee. They want to produce hydrophilic fumed silica, which could allow them to avoid customs duties on some foreign materials used for exports. For domestic sales, Wacker could choose to pay lower duty rates for certain components. The public can comment on this proposal until March 24, 2021, by emailing the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary.

OFS Fitel, LLC submitted a notification on September 21, 2020, to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board about proposed production activity at its Carrollton, Georgia facility within FTZ 26. The notification underwent the FTZ Board's regulatory process, including a public comment period. On January 19, 2021, OFS Fitel was informed that part of the proposed activity required further review, and the FTZ Board authorized the production activity on a limited basis with specific restrictions. These restrictions mandate that certain foreign materials must be admitted to the zone in specific statuses as per the regulations.