Company Seeks Tariff Break for Plastic Bottle Parts
Published Date: 6/17/2026
Notice
Summary
Petainer Manufacturing in Columbia, Tennessee wants to start making special plastic bottle parts using imported materials with lower import taxes inside Foreign-Trade Zone 78. This move could save money on duties for certain plastic raw materials and finished bottles. People have until July 27, 2026, to share their thoughts before the plan gets the green light.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Different duty rates for PET materials
The notice lists duty rates for the covered items: finished blow-molded PET watercooler bottles have a 3% duty rate, while PET resin pellets used as raw material have a 6.5% duty rate. The company proposes using FTZ procedures, which the notice says may produce duty-related benefits for those specific imported materials and finished products.
AD/CVD and Section 122/301 treatment required
The notice states that some materials/components are subject to Trade Act section 122 or section 301 actions, and that PET resin pellets from certain countries may be subject to antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders or investigations. Merchandise subject to AD/CVD or subject to suspension of liquidation must be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status under 19 CFR 146.41.
Petainer proposes PET part production
Petainer Manufacturing filed a notice to produce injection-molded PET bottle preforms and blow-molded PET watercooler bottles at its Columbia, Tennessee facility inside Foreign-Trade Zone 78 (Subzone 78Q). The notification was received by the FTZ Board on June 8, 2026.
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