Alabama Firm Seeks Duty Breaks for Airplane Parts Production
Published Date: 4/2/2025
Notice
Summary
Rohr, Inc. in Foley, Alabama wants to add new aircraft parts to their Foreign-Trade Zone production list, letting them save on import duties (some as low as zero!). This means they can make cool airplane components more cheaply and efficiently starting soon, helping them stay competitive. The government is reviewing their March 2025 request to make it official.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
FTZ Duty Savings for Aircraft Parts
Rohr, Inc. asked to add many aircraft parts to its Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) production list, which would let those imported parts enter under FTZ procedures and save on import duties (duty rates cited range from duty-free to 5.3%). The FTZ Board received the company’s notification on March 21, 2025, and the request is under review.
Special Duty Rules for Some Inputs
The notice states certain materials/components may be subject to duties under section 1702(a)(1)(B) (IEEPA), section 232, or section 301 depending on their country of origin, and those items must be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status under 19 CFR 146.41. This affects how importers of those specific parts must classify and admit them into the FTZ.
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