McAllen Foreign-Trade Zone Seeks to Swallow Up Willacy County
Published Date: 8/13/2025
Notice
Summary
McAllen’s Foreign-Trade Zone 12 wants to grow bigger by adding Willacy County to its service area. This means more businesses nearby can enjoy special trade benefits and flexibility starting soon if approved. Public comments are open until mid-October 2025, so now’s the time to speak up!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
FTZ 12 Seeks Willacy County Expansion
McAllen's Foreign-Trade Zone 12 has applied to expand its service area to include Willacy County. If approved, the FTZ grantee could serve sites in Willacy County based on companies' needs for FTZ designation. The application was docketed August 8, 2025; public comments are accepted through October 14, 2025, with rebuttals through October 27, 2025.
ASF Allows More Flexible FTZ Site Designation
The application uses the Foreign-Trade Zones Board's Alternative Site Framework (ASF), which can permit significantly greater flexibility in designating new subzones or 'usage-driven' FTZ sites for operators or users located within a grantee's service area. This flexibility operates within the FTZ Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a zone.
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2026-17195, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 23, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Niagara Specialty Metals; (Steel Sheets); Akron, New York
2026-17241, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 183, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Ichor Systems, Inc.; (Semiconductor Equipment); Austin, Texas
2026-17124, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 129, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Corvus Energy USA Ltd.; (Energy Storage Systems); Bellingham, Washington
2026-17022, Foreign-Trade Zone 163; Approval of Subzone Status; Pompina Mayaguez LLC; Ponce, Puerto Rico
2026-16752, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 176, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Coilcraft, Inc.; (Ferrous Iron Pre-Fabrication Material); Princeton, Illinois
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