# 2026-16104: See-Through Solar Panels Get Fast-Track in SC Trade Zone

2026-16104, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 21, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Translucent Solar, LLC; (Solar Modules); Summerville, South Carolina, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, Foreign-Trade Zones Board published 2026-08-07; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16104
- As of: 2026-08-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16104
- Title: Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 21, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Translucent Solar, LLC; (Solar Modules); Summerville, South Carolina
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
- Citation: 91 FR 51149
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

See-Through Solar Panels Get Fast-Track in SC Trade Zone

## Summary

Translucent Solar, LLC wants to make solar panels in Summerville, South Carolina, using some imported parts with special duty rules inside Foreign-Trade Zone 21. This move could save money on import taxes and speed up production. Public comments are open until September 16, 2026, so folks can share their thoughts before the plan moves forward.

## Effects PRIA read

- FTZ use may lower import taxes: benefit, medium. If you operate the Translucent Solar facility in Summerville, South Carolina (FTZ 21), using the Foreign-Trade Zone could save money on import taxes and speed production. The company filed its notification on July 31, 2026 and the public comment period closes September 16, 2026.
- Finished solar modules are duty-free: benefit, medium. The proposed finished product — solar photovoltaic modules made at the Summerville facility — is listed as duty-free when admitted to the zone. That means the finished modules themselves would not incur import duties under the FTZ admission described in the notice.
- Component duties range from 0% to 5%: mixed, medium. The notice lists foreign-status inputs such as low-iron patterned ARC solar glass, low-iron rear glass, and G12/G12R monocrystalline heterojunction cells. The duty rates for these components are stated to range from duty-free (0%) up to 5%.
- Trade remedies require privileged foreign status: cost, medium. The notice states certain materials may be subject to section 301 duties depending on country of origin, and that those items must be admitted to the FTZ in privileged foreign (PF) status under 19 CFR 146.41. It also states crystalline photovoltaic cells imported from India are subject to an antidu…

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## Sources
- [2026-16104 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16104/foreign-trade-zone-ftz-21-notification-of-proposed-production-activity-translucent-solar-llc-solar)
- [2026-16104 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16104.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16104 (as of 2026-08-14).