Ohio Auto Parts Maker Seeks Foreign-Trade Zone Perks
Published Date: 6/3/2026
Notice
Summary
Callies Performance Products in Fostoria, Ohio wants to start making special auto parts like steel crankshafts inside a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ 151). This means they can save on import taxes for certain materials, helping them make parts more cheaply and efficiently. Public comments are open until July 13, 2026, so anyone interested can share their thoughts before the plan moves forward.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Production Allowed Inside FTZ 151
Callies Performance Products has requested approval to produce finished steel crankshafts, finished nodular iron crankshafts, and forged steel connecting rods inside Foreign-Trade Zone 151 in Fostoria, Ohio. The notification was received by the FTZ Board on May 27, 2026 and, if authorized, production would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials and finished products listed in the filing.
Listed Duty Rates For Products
The filing lists duty rates for the proposed finished products at 2.5%. It also lists proposed foreign-status inputs (steel and nodular iron forgings/castings and tungsten slugs) with duty rates ranging from 2.5% to 2.8%.
Certain Inputs Require Privileged FTZ Status
The notice states some materials/components may be subject to duties under section 122, section 232, or section 301 depending on country of origin, and those decisions require the subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status under 19 CFR 146.41.
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