Virginia Aluminum Firm Wins Import Duty Exemption
Published Date: 2/18/2025
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Summary
Kaiser Aluminum in Richmond, Virginia wants to start making new aluminum tube pipes for drive shafts and prop shafts inside Foreign-Trade Zone 207. This means they can save on import duties (about 2.5%) for certain materials, helping them cut costs. Public comments are open until March 31, 2025, so anyone interested can share their thoughts before the final decision.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Make aluminum drive/prop shafts in FTZ 207
Kaiser Aluminum asked to produce aluminum alloy tube pipe used in drive shafts and prop shafts inside Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 207 in Richmond, Virginia. The proposed finished products are listed with a duty rate of 2.5%, and production inside the FTZ can reduce import-duty costs on the specified materials.
Trade-measure goods must enter FTZs in privileged status
The request notes that certain materials/components may be subject to duties under section 1702 (IEEPA), section 232, or section 301 depending on origin. Those applicable section 1702, section 232, and section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status under 19 CFR 146.41.
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