Federal Register #2026-22231

Foreign-Trade Zones Board notices on proposed networking and automotive battery product manufacturing

The Department of Commerce’s Foreign-Trade Zones Board published notices about proposed manufacturing activity, not a procurement opportunity or contract award. - Government buyer and office - U.S. Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. - Companies and proposed activity - World Wide Technology proposes producing networking racks at its Edwardsville, Illinois facility in FTZ 31, using switches, network management appliances, cable assemblies, and optical transceiver modules. - ElringKlinger South Carolina, LLC proposes producing automotive battery subassemblies at its Easley, South Carolina facility in FTZ 38. Products include battery cell interconnection assemblies, battery distribution and sensing assemblies, and flexible printed circuits. - Aprinnova LLC is also named; its proposed cosmetic-products production activity was not authorized. - Products and materials - No purchase quantities or part numbers are provided. Listed proposed finished products and production inputs are detailed in the line items below. - ElringKlinger’s listed inputs include cleaning paste, plastic resin and film, protective covers, steel bolts and screws, copper busbars, aluminum sheets and connectors, plastic supports and fasteners, flexible printed circuits, flexible electrical connectors, and plastic busbar carriers. - Notable requirements - The notices concern Foreign-Trade Zone production activity and related duty treatment, not a request to buy products or services. Reported duty rates range from duty-free to 3.4% for specified finished products and from duty-free to 8.5% for listed materials and components.

Description

ElringKlinger South Carolina, LLC submitted a notification of proposed production activity for its facility in Easley, South Carolina, within FTZ 38. The proposed finished products are battery cell interconnection assemblies, battery distribution and sensing assemblies, and flexible printed circuits. The proposal lists foreign-status materials and components including plastic, steel, copper, aluminum, and electrical components, with duty rates ranging from duty-free to 8.5%. Public comments are invited through December 9, 2026; the source provides no estimated contract value.

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