Search Results for agency_names:"Foreign-Trade Zones Board"

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.

Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC submitted a proposal to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to conduct production activities at its facility in Rahway, New Jersey. The request was reviewed according to the Board's regulations, and the public was invited to comment. On January 16, 2024, the Board decided no further review was needed, and the production activity was authorized under existing regulations. The notification was officially documented on January 16, 2025.

Arvato USA, LLC, for GoPro, Inc., has submitted a notification to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board about proposed production activities at their facility in Louisville, Kentucky, within FTZ 29. The production involves assembling digital camera bundles with various components like camera mounts, batteries, and accessories, some of which may carry customs duties based on origin. Public comments on this proposal are invited until February 11, 2025, with more details available through the Board's online system. For further questions, Juanita Chen can be contacted by email.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced an extension for the rebuttal comment period regarding the application for production authority by Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc. in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Initially filed by the South Carolina Ports Authority, the extension pushes the deadline to February 26, 2021. The extension aims to provide more time for those wishing to submit rebuttal comments. For additional information, individuals can contact Diane Finver at her provided email or phone number.

Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products, LLC has submitted a notification for proposed production activities at its Richmond, Virginia facility within Foreign-Trade Zone 207. The production involves aluminum products like alloy tube pipes, used in drive and prop shafts, with a duty rate of 2.5%. Certain materials in these products may be subject to import duties depending on their country of origin, and public comments on the proposal are invited until March 31, 2025. The notification details are available online, and further inquiries can be directed to Kolade Osho.

Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A. submitted a notification in October 2024 to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board regarding proposed production activities at their Lincoln, Nebraska facility. This notification followed the FTZ Board's regulations and was open for public comment in the Federal Register. By February 2025, the FTZ Board decided that no additional review was needed and authorized the production activities under regulatory guidelines. This decision allows Kawasaki to continue its proposed manufacturing operations within the designated foreign-trade zone.

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.

Rincon Power, LLC has notified the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board about proposed production activities at its facility in Carpinteria, California, within FTZ 205. The plan involves producing various electrical components like contactors, relays, and switches, using specific foreign materials some of which are subject to customs duties under certain international trade laws. Public comments on this proposal are invited until April 28, 2025, and the Board has made the notification available online for public inspection. For more information, interested parties can contact Christopher Wedderburn.

The Commerce Department, through the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, approved the creation of a subzone for JJS Transportation and Distribution Co. Inc. in Valley Stream, New York. The decision was based on an application that met all necessary regulatory criteria. The approval allows JJS Transportation to operate within Subzone 37F, adhering to existing federal trade zone regulations, including a 2,000-acre activation limit for FTZ 37. The official decision was made on January 22, 2021, by Andrew McGilvray, the Executive Secretary.

An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board by the Port of New Orleans so that they can reorganize and expand the service area of Foreign-Trade Zone 2. They want to include St. Tammany Parish in addition to the currently covered areas of Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard Parishes in Louisiana. This expansion would allow them to better serve businesses needing foreign-trade zone status. Public comments on the application are open until February 3, 2025, with rebuttal comments accepted until February 18, 2025.