Federal Register #2026-12217

Proposed PET Preform and Bottle Production at Petainer Manufacturing USA, Inc. (FTZ 78)

This opportunity concerns a proposed production activity at Petainer Manufacturing USA, Inc. in Columbia, Tennessee, under the oversight of the Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. - Government Buyer: - Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board - OEM/Vendor: - Petainer Manufacturing USA, Inc. - Products/Materials Requested: - Injection-molded PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle preforms - Blow-molded PET watercooler bottles - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin pellets (raw material) - Notable Requirements: - PET resin pellets may be subject to duties under section 122 or section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 - PET resin pellets may also be subject to antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders if imported from certain countries - Privileged foreign status admission to the FTZ is required for materials subject to trade actions - Public comment is invited on the proposed activity - The production is focused on beverage and food packaging applications

Description

Notification of proposed production activity at Petainer Manufacturing USA, Inc. within FTZ 78, located in Columbia, Tennessee. The production activity involves injection-molded PET bottle preforms and blow-molded PET watercooler bottles used for beverage and food packaging applications. The foreign-status material includes polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin pellets used as raw material for plastic preforms. The notice invites public comment on the proposed production activity.

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