Federal Register #B-137-2026

Metal Container (MCC) LP proposes beverage-can production at Foreign-Trade Zone facilities

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Foreign-Trade Zones Board received notices from Metal Container (MCC) LP describing proposed beverage-can production at facilities in California and New York. - Government agency: U.S. Department of Commerce - Sub-agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board - Facilities: FTZ 244 in Riverside and Jurupa Valley, California, and FTZ 37 in New Windsor, New York - Named manufacturer/OEM: Metal Container (MCC) LP - Proposed products and materials: - Empty beverage cans, including cans made as bodies only; quantities and part numbers are not specified. - Aluminum lids for beverage cans; quantities and part numbers are not specified. - Aluminum body stock and aluminum lid stock are identified as production materials. - Notable requirements and context: - The notices concern proposed FTZ production activity, not a product purchase solicitation or contract award. - The California products are identified with duty rates ranging from 2.6% to 5.7%; the New York body-only cans are identified with a 5.7% duty rate. - The initial notice also notes that Section 232 and Section 301 duties may apply to materials depending on country of origin, with applicable merchandise entering the FTZ in privileged foreign status.

Description

Metal Container (MCC) LP submitted a notification to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board for proposed production activity at its facilities in Riverside and Jurupa Valley, California, within FTZ 244. The proposed finished products are empty beverage cans and aluminum lids for beverage cans, using aluminum body stock and aluminum lid stock. The materials may be subject to section 232 and section 301 duties depending on country of origin, and the notice states that applicable decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status. Public comments are due December 1, 2026.

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