Opportunity
Federal Register #B-140-2026
Foreign-Trade Zones Board reviews proposed beverage-can lid and aircraft-engine production activities
Buyer
Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Posted
October 22, 2026
Identifier
B-140-2026
NAICS
332431, 332439, 336412
The Department of Commerce’s Foreign-Trade Zones Board is reviewing two proposed production activities, rather than seeking products or services through a procurement. - Government buyer/reviewing agency: Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board; no specific office is identified. - Named companies and proposed activities: - Metal Container (MCC) LP proposes producing aluminum beverage-can lids at its Oklahoma City, Oklahoma facility in FTZ 106, using aluminum lid stock. - Pratt & Whitney, a division of RTX Corporation, proposes production at its Middletown, Connecticut facility in FTZ 71. Its proposed products include aircraft turbines, turbopropellers, gas turbines, and aircraft-engine components and assemblies. - Products and quantities: No quantities or part numbers are provided. The Pratt & Whitney product list includes the items detailed below; the available excerpt indicates that the list continues beyond the products shown. - Notable requirements and conditions: The Metal Container notice identifies proposed duty rates of 2.6% for finished lids and 3% for aluminum lid stock. The stock may be subject to Section 232 and Section 301 duties based on country of origin and, where applicable, must enter the FTZ in privileged foreign status. Both notices concern proposed FTZ production activity, not a government purchase or contract award; public comments are invited.
Description
Metal Container (MCC) LP submitted a notification of proposed production activity for its facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, within Foreign-Trade Zone 106. The proposed finished product is aluminum lids for beverage cans, and the proposed foreign-status material is aluminum lid stock. The activity would be limited to the specified material and finished product described in the notification and subsequently authorized by the Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Public comments are due December 1, 2026.