Notice2026-03510
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 216, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Essex Laboratories LLC; (Mint Oil Blends); Chehalis, Washington
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Published
February 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]
[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: 2026-03510]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-19-2026]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 216, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Essex Laboratories LLC; (Mint Oil Blends); Chehalis,
Washington
The Port of Olympia, grantee of FTZ 216, submitted a notification
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) on behalf
of Essex Laboratories LLC (Essex Laboratories) for Essex Laboratories'
facilities in Chehalis, Washington within FTZ 216. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR
400.22) was received on February 18, 2026.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) and
specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification
(summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The
benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ
procedures are explained in the background section of the Board's
website--accessible via <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>.
The proposed finished products include: Mentha Piperita Oil Blend;
Mentha Spearmint Oil Blend; Spearmint Terpenes Oil Blend; Mentha
Citrata Oil Blend; Oils containing Blends of Mentha Piperita, Mentha
Arvensis, and Natural Mint Isolates; Oils containing Blends of Mentha
Spearmint, Carvone Laevo, and Natural Mint Isolates; and Oils
containing Blends of Mentha Piperita, Mentha Arvensis, and Natural Mint
Isolates (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 4.2%).
The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: Beta
Caryophyllene; L-Limonene; Pinene Alpha; 3-Octanol; Menthol; Menthol
(Synthetic); Neomenthol; Carvone Laevo; Menthone; Menthyl Acetate;
Menthofuran Isolate from Peppermint Oil; Mentha Piperita Oil; Mentha
Spearmint Oil; Peppermint Terpenes; Spearmint Terpenes; Mentha
Arvensis; Dementholised Cornmint Oil; and Mentha Citrata Oil (duty rate
ranges from duty-free to 5.5%).
The request indicates that certain materials/components are subject
to duties under section 1702(a)(1)(B) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (section 1702), or section 301 of the Trade Act of
1974 (section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable
section 1702 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#0167757b4175736065642f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfd9cbc5ffcbcddedbda91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is April 6, 2026.
A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection
in the ``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's
website.
For further information, contact John Frye at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d993b6b1b7f79faba0bc99adabb8bdbcf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b71545355157d49425e7b4f495a5f5e155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 18, 2026.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03510 Filed 2-20-26; 8:45 am]
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