Arizona Car Parts Company Seeks Special Trade Zone Status
Published Date: 12/11/2025
Notice
Summary
Catalina Components Inc. in Chandler, Arizona wants to start making special vehicle parts called pressure relief vent flaps inside a Foreign-Trade Zone. This move could save them money on import taxes for some materials, with public comments open until January 20, 2026. If approved, it means smoother, cheaper production for Catalina and possibly faster delivery of these car parts.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Catalina seeks FTZ production in Arizona
Catalina Components Inc. filed to make pressure relief vent (PRV) flaps inside Foreign-Trade Zone 75 in Chandler, Arizona. The company says this production in an FTZ could lower its import-related costs for some materials; public comments on the request are due January 20, 2026.
Some inputs may be subject to section 1702 duties
The notice states certain materials/components may be subject to duties under section 1702(a)(1)(B) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act depending on country of origin, and that applicable section 1702 decisions require such merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status under 19 CFR 146.41.
Specific tariff rates for inputs and product
The filing lists EPDM rubber (an input) as duty-free and identifies the finished product (PRV flaps) with a duty rate of 2.9%. These stated tariff classifications apply to the materials and finished parts covered in the notification.
Public comment deadline on proposal
The FTZ Board invited public comments on the Catalina notification and set the closing date for receipt of comments as January 20, 2026.
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