Foreign-Trade Zone 99-Wilmington, DE: Application for Manufacturing Authority; Fisker Automotive, Inc. (Electric Passenger Vehicles): Wilmington, DE, 19000 [2012-7597]
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Foreign-Trade Zone 99—Wilmington,
DE: Application for Manufacturing
Authority; Fisker Automotive, Inc.
(Electric Passenger Vehicles):
Wilmington, DE
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Delaware Economic
Development Office, grantee of FTZ 99,
requesting manufacturing authority on
behalf of Fisker Automotive, Inc.
(Fisker), to manufacture electricpowered, light-duty passenger vehicles
under FTZ procedures within FTZ 99.
The application was submitted pursuant
to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–
81u), and the regulations of the Board
(15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed
on March 23, 2012.
The Fisker facility (approximately
1,500 employees) is located at 801
Boxwood Road in Wilmington,
Delaware (Site 2). The facility (formerly
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owned by General Motors Corporation)
will be used to produce electricpowered, light-duty passenger vehicles
(up to 300,000 units per year) for the
U.S. market and export. Components to
be purchased from abroad (representing
about 40% of total material inputs, by
value) would include carboxylic acids,
paints and varnishes, sealants, cleaning
agents, grease/lubricating agents,
adhesives, oils and fluids, welding
compounds, fuel additives, anti-freeze,
chemical preparations, tubing, flexible
rubber tubes/hoses, self-adhesive plastic
or polyurethane sheets/foil/film, labels,
sealing tape, polyethylene/plastic bags,
articles of plastic (e.g., handles, grips,
knobs, locks, seals, o-rings, caps),
articles of rubber (e.g., belts, tubes,
hoses, dampeners, grommets, plugs,
mountings), tires, gaskets, seals, floor
mats, leather bags, man-made fiber and
cotton textile bags/cases/sun blinds/felt/
other articles (HTSUS categories
4202.12, 4202.19, 4202.92, 4202.99,
5602.90, 6305.20, 6307.90—these items
will be admitted to FTZ 99 under
privileged foreign status (19 CFR
146.41) or domestic (duty paid) status
(19 CFR 146.43)), leather articles, wood
boxes, items of paper/paperboard,
printed materials, nets, carpet sets,
mineral wools, safety glass, glass lenses,
mirrors, car covers, fiberglass parts, heat
deflectors, tube/pipe fittings, pins,
hangers, body parts, trim parts, articles
of base metals, roller chain, doors,
fasteners, cotter pins, leaf/helical
springs, clamps, articles of aluminum
and copper, articles of zinc, hand tools,
catalytic converters, locks and keys,
spark-ignition and diesel engines,
engine parts, pumps, compressors, air
conditioner components, turbochargers,
cooling boxes, filters, valves, parts of
steering systems, steering wheels, hubs
and flanges, chain, heat exchangers,
spray nozzles, universal joints, clutches,
half/drive shafts, transmissions and
parts thereof, torque converters,
differentials, bearings and parts thereof,
compasses, thermostats, motors,
alternators, batteries, ignition parts,
electrical parts, lighting equipment,
lamps, horns, windshield wipers,
electric heaters, cameras, radio/audio/
video components, navigational
equipment, speakers, antennas,
telephonic components, wiring
harnesses, cable, electronic components,
printed circuits, controllers, seats, seat
belts, airbag modules/inflators, brake
components, road wheels, wheel locks,
lug nuts, lug wrenches, suspension
components, radiators, heater cores,
exhaust systems, hinges, pneumatic
dampeners, speedometers, tachometers,
voltmeters, gauges, oxygen sensors, flow
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meters, anti-theft systems, LCD displays,
regulators, sensors, resistors, relays,
starters, cigarette lighters, clocks, spark
plugs, and switches (duty rate range:
free–20%). The application also
requests authority to include a broad
range of inputs and finished passenger
motor vehicles that Fisker may use in
production or produce under FTZ
procedures in the future. New major
activity involving these inputs/products
would require review by the FTZ Board.
FTZ procedures could exempt Fisker
from customs duty payments on foreign
components used in export production.
The company anticipates that some 50
percent of the plant’s shipments will be
exported. On its domestic sales, Fisker
would be able to choose the duty rates
during customs entry procedures that
apply to electric-powered passenger
vehicles (duty rate—2.5%) for the
foreign inputs noted above. FTZ
designation would further allow Fisker
to realize logistical benefits through the
use of weekly customs entry procedures.
Customs duties also could possibly be
deferred or reduced on foreign status
production equipment. The request
indicates that the savings from FTZ
procedures would help improve the
plant’s international competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ Staff
is designated examiner to evaluate and
analyze the facts and information
presented in the application and case
record and to report findings and
recommendations to the Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions (original
and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the
Board’s Executive Secretary at the
address below. The closing period for
their receipt is May 29, 2012. Rebuttal
comments in response to material
submitted during the foregoing period
may be submitted during the subsequent
15-day period to June 12, 2012.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading
Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site,
which is accessible via www.trade.gov/
ftz.
For further information, contact Pierre
Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov or (202)
482–1378.
Dated: March 23, 2012.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 23-2012]
Foreign-Trade Zone 99--Wilmington, DE: Application for
Manufacturing Authority; Fisker Automotive, Inc. (Electric Passenger
Vehicles): Wilmington, DE
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) by the Delaware Economic Development Office, grantee of FTZ
99, requesting manufacturing authority on behalf of Fisker Automotive,
Inc. (Fisker), to manufacture electric-powered, light-duty passenger
vehicles under FTZ procedures within FTZ 99. The application was
submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR
part 400). It was formally filed on March 23, 2012.
The Fisker facility (approximately 1,500 employees) is located at
801 Boxwood Road in Wilmington, Delaware (Site 2). The facility
(formerly owned by General Motors Corporation) will be used to produce
electric-powered, light-duty passenger vehicles (up to 300,000 units
per year) for the U.S. market and export. Components to be purchased
from abroad (representing about 40% of total material inputs, by value)
would include carboxylic acids, paints and varnishes, sealants,
cleaning agents, grease/lubricating agents, adhesives, oils and fluids,
welding compounds, fuel additives, anti-freeze, chemical preparations,
tubing, flexible rubber tubes/hoses, self-adhesive plastic or
polyurethane sheets/foil/film, labels, sealing tape, polyethylene/
plastic bags, articles of plastic (e.g., handles, grips, knobs, locks,
seals, o-rings, caps), articles of rubber (e.g., belts, tubes, hoses,
dampeners, grommets, plugs, mountings), tires, gaskets, seals, floor
mats, leather bags, man-made fiber and cotton textile bags/cases/sun
blinds/felt/other articles (HTSUS categories 4202.12, 4202.19, 4202.92,
4202.99, 5602.90, 6305.20, 6307.90--these items will be admitted to FTZ
99 under privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41) or domestic (duty
paid) status (19 CFR 146.43)), leather articles, wood boxes, items of
paper/paperboard, printed materials, nets, carpet sets, mineral wools,
safety glass, glass lenses, mirrors, car covers, fiberglass parts, heat
deflectors, tube/pipe fittings, pins, hangers, body parts, trim parts,
articles of base metals, roller chain, doors, fasteners, cotter pins,
leaf/helical springs, clamps, articles of aluminum and copper, articles
of zinc, hand tools, catalytic converters, locks and keys, spark-
ignition and diesel engines, engine parts, pumps, compressors, air
conditioner components, turbochargers, cooling boxes, filters, valves,
parts of steering systems, steering wheels, hubs and flanges, chain,
heat exchangers, spray nozzles, universal joints, clutches, half/drive
shafts, transmissions and parts thereof, torque converters,
differentials, bearings and parts thereof, compasses, thermostats,
motors, alternators, batteries, ignition parts, electrical parts,
lighting equipment, lamps, horns, windshield wipers, electric heaters,
cameras, radio/audio/video components, navigational equipment,
speakers, antennas, telephonic components, wiring harnesses, cable,
electronic components, printed circuits, controllers, seats, seat
belts, airbag modules/inflators, brake components, road wheels, wheel
locks, lug nuts, lug wrenches, suspension components, radiators, heater
cores, exhaust systems, hinges, pneumatic dampeners, speedometers,
tachometers, voltmeters, gauges, oxygen sensors, flow meters, anti-
theft systems, LCD displays, regulators, sensors, resistors, relays,
starters, cigarette lighters, clocks, spark plugs, and switches (duty
rate range: free-20%). The application also requests authority to
include a broad range of inputs and finished passenger motor vehicles
that Fisker may use in production or produce under FTZ procedures in
the future. New major activity involving these inputs/products would
require review by the FTZ Board.
FTZ procedures could exempt Fisker from customs duty payments on
foreign components used in export production. The company anticipates
that some 50 percent of the plant's shipments will be exported. On its
domestic sales, Fisker would be able to choose the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to electric-powered passenger
vehicles (duty rate--2.5%) for the foreign inputs noted above. FTZ
designation would further allow Fisker to realize logistical benefits
through the use of weekly customs entry procedures. Customs duties also
could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production
equipment. The request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures
would help improve the plant's international competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ
Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application and case record and to report
findings and recommendations to the Board.
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive
Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is
May 29, 2012. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to June 12, 2012.
A copy of the application will be available for public inspection
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board,
Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the
Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Pierre Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov
or (202) 482-1378.
Dated: March 23, 2012.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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