# 2026-15937: Western Digital gets FTZ nod for chip-making—big whoop

2026-15937, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 18, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Western Digital Technologies, Inc.; (Semiconductor Die); San Jose and Fremont California, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, Foreign-Trade Zones Board published 2026-08-06; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15937
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15937
- Title: Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 18, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Western Digital Technologies, Inc.; (Semiconductor Die); San Jose and Fremont California
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
- Citation: 91 FR 50752
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

Western Digital gets FTZ nod for chip-making—big whoop

## Summary

No summary available.

## Effects PRIA read

- Finished Product Admitted Duty‑Free: benefit, medium. The notice says the proposed finished product is a Die for Hard Disk Drive Head and that product would be admitted duty‑free. This applies to production at Western Digital’s facilities in Subzone 18V (San Jose and Fremont, California).
- Input Materials Face Duties Up To 5.3%: cost, medium. The notice lists many foreign‑status materials and components that have duty rates ranging from duty‑free up to 5.3%. If you import those listed inputs for production in Subzone 18V, those stated duty rates apply to the materials.
- Some Inputs Subject to Section 301 Duties: cost, low. The notice says certain materials/components are subject to duties under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and the applicable section 301 decision requires such merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status under 19 CFR 146.41. That requirement applies to the listed materials…

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## Sources
- [2026-15937 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-15937/foreign-trade-zone-ftz-18-notification-of-proposed-production-activity-western-digital-technologies)
- [2026-15937 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-15937.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15937 (as of 2026-08-13).