Turbocam Gets Duty-Free Boost for NH Turbocharger Production
Published Date: 5/8/2026
Notice
Summary
Turbocam Inc. wants to start making turbocharger and aircraft engine parts at its New Hampshire factories inside Foreign-Trade Zone 81. This means they can use certain imported materials without paying duties, helping them save money and speed up production. The government is reviewing this plan, which was officially submitted on May 1, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
FTZ Use Lets Turbocam Save on Imports
Turbocam Inc. asked to make turbocharger and aircraft engine parts inside Foreign-Trade Zone 81 at its Barrington, Dover, and Rochester, New Hampshire sites. Producing inside the FTZ would let the company use certain imported materials without paying duties, which the notice says helps them save money and speed up production; the notification was received May 1, 2026.
Some Finished Products Enter Duty-Free
The proposed finished products (including titanium turbocharger impellers, nickel-alloy aircraft compressor components, aluminum compressor impellers, and certain steel turbocharger parts) are listed as duty-free. The proposal also lists foreign-status input materials with duty rates that range from duty-free up to 5.5%.
Some Inputs Subject to Trade Remedy Rules
The request says certain materials may be subject to duties under section 122, section 201, section 232, or section 301 depending on origin, and those decisions require such merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status under 19 CFR 146.41.
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