Zebra Tech Scores Duty-Free Printing Perks in Wisconsin FTZ
Published Date: 1/23/2025
Notice
Summary
Zebra Technologies in Kenosha, Wisconsin, wants to make computer printing products and related gadgets inside Foreign-Trade Zone 41. This means they can use certain imported parts with lower or no import taxes, helping them save money and speed up production. The government got their request on January 13, 2025, and is reviewing it now.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
FTZ use lets Zebra import parts cheaper
Zebra Technologies asked to make computer printing products inside Foreign-Trade Zone 41 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in a request received January 13, 2025. If authorized, they can use certain imported parts with lower or no import taxes, which the notice says will help them save money and speed up production.
Duty rates for listed products and parts
The notice lists proposed finished products with duty rates ranging from duty-free to 7.0%, and proposed foreign-status components with duty rates ranging from duty-free to 4.5%. These numeric duty ranges apply to the items described in the notification for the Kenosha facility.
Section 301 and AD/CVD items must be admitted privileged
The request notes certain materials may be subject to duties under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and that such merchandise, along with items subject to antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) procedures, must be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status under 19 CFR 146.41.
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