# 2026-12501: Florida Battery Firm Gets FTZ Production Nod

2026-12501, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 193; Authorization of Production Activity; Lithionics Battery, LLC; (Lithium-Ion Battery Systems and Accessories); Clearwater, Florida, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, Foreign-Trade Zones Board published 2026-06-22, effective 2026-06-17; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12501
- As of: 2026-06-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12501
- Title: Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 193; Authorization of Production Activity; Lithionics Battery, LLC; (Lithium-Ion Battery Systems and Accessories); Clearwater, Florida
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
- Citation: 91 FR 37072
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: 2026-06-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

Florida Battery Firm Gets FTZ Production Nod

## Summary

Lithionics Battery, LLC in Clearwater, Florida, got the green light to start making lithium-ion battery systems and accessories in their Foreign-Trade Zone. This approval lasts one year and requires some battery parts to be bought domestically with duties paid. The company can ask for more permissions later if needed, helping them grow while following the rules.

## Effects PRIA read

- FTZ Production Approved for Lithionics: benefit, low. Lithionics Battery, LLC was authorized to produce lithium‑ion battery systems and accessories inside Foreign‑Trade Zone (FTZ) Subzone 193C in Clearwater, Florida. The FTZ Board processed the firm's notification (filed June 13, 2025; public notice June 26, 2025) and issued its decision with notifica…
- One-Year Limit on FTZ Authorization: cost, low. The FTZ Board's authorization for the described production activity is subject to a one-year time limit. The applicant was notified of the Board's decision on June 17, 2026, and benefits under this authorization are limited to the one-year period.
- Imported Battery Modules Must Be Duty-Paid: cost, low. The Board required that lithium‑ion battery modules be admitted into the FTZ in domestic (duty‑paid) status under 19 CFR Sec. 146.43. That means those specific components must have duties paid when brought in for the approved production activity.

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## Sources
- [2026-12501 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12501/foreign-trade-zone-ftz-193-authorization-of-production-activity-lithionics-battery-llc-lithium-ion)
- [2026-12501 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12501.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12501 (as of 2026-06-29).