# 2025-22101: Applied Materials Seeks Texas Trade Zone Perks for Austin Tech Ops

2025-22101, Foreign-Trade Zone 183; Application for Subzone; Applied Materials, Inc.; Austin and Pflugerville, Texas, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, Foreign-Trade Zones Board published 2025-12-05, effective Application formally docketed December 3, 2025; Federal Register publication December 5, 2025; public comment closing date January 14, 2026; rebuttal comments accepted through January 29, 2026. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-22101
- Title: Foreign-Trade Zone 183; Application for Subzone; Applied Materials, Inc.; Austin and Pflugerville, Texas
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
- Citation: 90 FR 56130
- Published: 2025-12-05
- Effective: Application formally docketed December 3, 2025; Federal Register publication December 5, 2025; public comment closing date January 14, 2026; rebuttal comments accepted through January 29, 2026.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Applied Materials Seeks Texas Trade Zone Perks for Austin Tech Ops

## Summary

Applied Materials, Inc. wants to join Foreign-Trade Zone 183 by adding five sites in Austin and Pflugerville, Texas as a special subzone. This move could help the company save money on import taxes and speed up their production. Public comments are open until January 14, 2026, so folks have a chance to weigh in before the final decision.

## Effects PRIA read

- Applied Materials Seeks FTZ Subzone Status: benefit, medium. Applied Materials, Inc. has applied to add five sites in Austin and Pflugerville, Texas to Foreign-Trade Zone 183 as a special subzone. The notice says this move could help the company save money on import taxes and speed up their production.
- Public Comment Deadline Set: benefit, low. The FTZ Board is accepting public comments on the Applied Materials subzone application through January 14, 2026, with rebuttal comments accepted through January 29, 2026. Interested parties can submit comments to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the provided email address.
- Five Specific Texas Sites Proposed: benefit, low. The proposed subzone would include five sites in Austin and Pflugerville, Texas: Site 1 (244.69 acres) 9700 US 290 East, Austin; Site 2 (18.857 acres) 3212 East Pecan Street, Pflugerville; Site 3 (9.47 acres) 9701 Metric Boulevard, Austin; Site 4 (13.43 acres) 710 and 810 W Howard Lane, Austin; and…
- Proposed Production Activity Will Be Published: benefit, low. A notification of proposed production activity related to the Applied Materials subzone has been submitted and will be published separately for public comment. That separate notice will allow comment on specific production activities tied to the subzone.

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## Sources
- [2025-22101 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/05/2025-22101/foreign-trade-zone-183-application-for-subzone-applied-materials-inc-austin-and-pflugerville-texas)
- [2025-22101 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-05/pdf/2025-22101.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-22101 (as of 2026-06-08).