# 2026-19591: Infinera Requests Tax Relief for Fiber Optic Production

2026-19591, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 272, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Infinera Corporation; (Telecommunications Devices); Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, Foreign-Trade Zones Board published 2026-09-24; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19591
- As of: 2026-10-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19591
- Title: Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 272, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Infinera Corporation; (Telecommunications Devices); Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
- Citation: 91 FR 60580
- Published: 2026-09-24
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-01

## In one line

Infinera Requests Tax Relief for Fiber Optic Production

## Summary

Infinera Corporation in Allentown, PA, wants to make special fiber optic parts in Foreign-Trade Zone 272, which means they can save on import taxes for certain materials. This change helps Infinera build cool telecom devices like Optical Transmit/Receive Subassemblies and Transceiver Photonic Integrated Circuits more cheaply and efficiently. The government is reviewing this now, so keep an eye out for updates soon!

## Effects PRIA read

- Duty-free import of finished telecom devices: benefit, medium. Infinera notified the FTZ Board that it proposes producing Optical Transmit/Receive Subassemblies (TROSA) and Transceiver Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) at its Allentown facility inside Foreign-Trade Zone 272. The notice says those finished telecommunications products would be admitted duty fre…
- Imported components face duties up to 4.5% and special rules: cost, medium. The notice lists foreign-status materials/components for the proposed production whose duty rates range from duty-free to 4.5%. It also states some materials may be subject to duties under section 232 or section 301 depending on country of origin and must be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign s…

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## Sources
- [2026-19591 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19591/foreign-trade-zone-ftz-272-notification-of-proposed-production-activity-infinera-corporation)
- [2026-19591 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19591.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19591 (as of 2026-10-01).