New York Aluminum Can Plant Seeks Foreign-Trade Zone Benefits
Published Date: 10/22/2026
Notice
Summary
Metal Container (MCC) LP wants to make empty aluminum beverage cans at their New Windsor, NY facility under special Foreign-Trade Zone rules. This means they can bring in aluminum parts with lower or delayed taxes, saving money and speeding up production. If you have thoughts, speak up by December 1, 2026!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
FTZ production of empty aluminum beverage cans
Metal Container (MCC) LP submitted a proposal to produce empty beverage cans (body only) at its New Windsor, New York facility within Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 37. The notice explicitly lists the duty rate for the finished product as 5.7% and for the foreign-status aluminum body stock as 3%. Public comments on the proposal are due by December 1, 2026.
Section 232/301 duties require privileged FTZ status
The notice states that aluminum body stock is subject to duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 depending on country of origin, and that the applicable section 232 and section 301 decisions require such subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status under 19 CFR 146.41.
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