Notice2021-12803
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 98-Birmingham, Alabama; Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc., (Electric Motor Vehicles and Battery Assemblies), Vance and Woodstock, Alabama
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Published
June 17, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 115 (Thursday, June 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12803]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-46-2021]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 98--Birmingham, Alabama; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity, Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.,
(Electric Motor Vehicles and Battery Assemblies), Vance and Woodstock,
Alabama
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. (MBUSI) submitted a
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its
facilities in Vance and Woodstock, Alabama. The notification conforming
to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22)
was received on June 10, 2021.
MBUSI already has authority to produce passenger motor vehicles
within Subzone 98A. The current request would add two finished products
and various foreign status materials/components to the scope of
authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would
be limited to the specific foreign-status materials/components and
specific finished products described in the submitted notification (as
described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures could exempt MBUSI from customs
duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/
components noted below and in the existing scope of authority, MBUSI
would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures
that apply to electric passenger motor vehicles and advanced lithium-
ion battery assemblies (duty rate ranges from 2.5% to 3.4%). MBUSI
would be able to avoid duty on foreign-status components which become
scrap/waste. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced
on foreign-status production equipment.
The materials/components sourced from abroad include: Sealing
agents; thermal compounds; information labels; elastomer-molded seals;
plastic components (cable straps; insulating plates; nuts; spacers;
rivets; insulation); steel U-bolts; screws (steel; threaded; hex;
rounded head; thread grooving with collars; rounded head); hex bolts;
assemblies (washer; battery ventilation); threaded nuts; clip-type
nuts; aluminum components (flange gaskets; panel substructures);
lithium-ion cell blocks; lithium-ion batteries; battery housings;
rupture disks; series resistors; high voltage battery fuse links;
battery fuse links; pyrotechnical switches; contactors; electrical
relays; carrier plates; high voltage plugs; junction boxes; busbar
controllers; busbars; battery management units; battery cell monitor
units; control unit DC/DC-converters; electrical wiring harnesses;
battery substructure covers; housing covers; moisture wicking non-
electric air driers; cable ducts; coolant lines; electrical wiring
harnesses with cable ducts; steel service cover plates for battery
access; and, battery sensors (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 8.5%).
The request indicates that certain materials/components are subject to
duties under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section
232) or Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending
on the country of origin. The applicable Section 232 and Section 301
decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in
privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary and sent to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9bfada399adabb8bdbcf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1c7d5dbe1d5d3c0c5c48fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is July 27, 2021.
A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection
in the ``Reading Room'' section of the Board's website, which is
accessible via <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>.
For further information, contact Juanita Chen at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96fce3f7f8ffe2f7b8f5fef3f8d6e2e4f7f2f3b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d67786c6364796c236e6568634d797f6c6968236a627b">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-482-1378.
Dated: June 14, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-12803 Filed 6-16-21; 8:45 am]
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