# 2026-19592: AUMOVIO Applies for Car Parts Trade Zone Privileges

2026-19592, Foreign-Trade Zone 57, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; AUMOVIO Systems, Inc.; (Electronic Braking, Suspension, Hydraulic, Pneumatic, and Related Automotive Components and Systems); Morganton, North Carolina, 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/2026-19592
- As of: 2026-10-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19592
- Title: Foreign-Trade Zone 57, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; AUMOVIO Systems, Inc.; (Electronic Braking, Suspension, Hydraulic, Pneumatic, and Related Automotive Components and Systems); Morganton, North Carolina
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
- Citation: 91 FR 60582
- 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

AUMOVIO Applies for Car Parts Trade Zone Privileges

## Summary

AUMOVIO Systems in Morganton, NC, wants to make car parts like brakes and suspension components using some imported materials under special trade rules. This move could save them money on import duties, with rates from zero to 2.5%. The government is reviewing this plan, which was officially submitted in early September 2026.

## Effects PRIA read

- Finished products: duties 0%–2.5%: mixed, medium. AUMOVIO proposes to produce finished items in FTZ 57 such as air reservoirs, air spring assemblies, hydraulic electronic control units/electronic stability controls, and solenoid valves. The notice lists duty rates for these finished products as ranging from duty-free (0%) up to 2.5%.
- Component parts: duties 0%–8.50%: mixed, medium. The notification lists many foreign-sourced components (e.g., pistons, valve housings, sensors, springs, seals, rubber bellows) with duty rates ranging from duty-free to 8.50%. These listed components would be the foreign-status materials used in production at the FTZ facility in Morganton, North C…
- Some parts subject to Section 232/301 duties: cost, low. The notice states certain materials/components may be subject to duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 or section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 depending on country of origin. Those subject items must be admitted to foreign-trade zones in privileged foreign status as described…

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## Sources
- [2026-19592 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19592/foreign-trade-zone-57-notification-of-proposed-production-activity-aumovio-systems-inc-electronic)
- [2026-19592 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19592.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19592 (as of 2026-10-01).
