California Firm Seeks FTZ for Making Gas Cylinders
Published Date: 9/10/2026
Notice
Summary
No summary available.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Finished Product Tariff Listed
The notification says the proposed finished product is aluminum gas cylinders and lists a duty rate of 5.0%. This identifies the tariff classification for that finished product in the FTZ filing for Catalina Cylinders in Garden Grove, California.
Input Material Duty-Free Status
The notice identifies the proposed foreign-status input as aluminum alloys, unwrought, and lists that material as duty free. Catalina Cylinders' FTZ filing for its Garden Grove facility treats these aluminum alloy inputs as duty-free materials.
Section 232 Country-Origin Constraint
The notice states some materials/components may be subject to duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 depending on country of origin, and that such subject merchandise must be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status under 19 CFR 146.41. This affects how materials from certain countries are treated under the FTZ filing for the Garden Grove facility.
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