Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 50--Long Beach, California; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Mercedes Benz USA, LLC; (Accessorizing Motor Vehicles); Long Beach, California

Topics:  Mercedes-Benz

Andrew McGilvray
Department of Commerce
April 14, 2015

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 19958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08590]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-20-2015]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 50--Long Beach, California; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Mercedes Benz USA, LLC; (Accessorizing 
Motor Vehicles); Long Beach, California

    The Port of Long Beach, grantee of FTZ 50, submitted a notification 
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Mercedes 
Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA), located in Long Beach, California. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on March 24, 2015.
    The MBUSA facility is located within Site 41 of FTZ 50. The 
facility is used for accessorizing passenger motor vehicles. Pursuant 
to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific 
foreign-status materials and components and specific finished products 
described in the submitted notification (as described below) and 
subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt MBUSA from customs 
duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, MBUSA would be able to choose the 
duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to passenger 
motor vehicles (duty rate-2.5%) for the foreign status components noted 
below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on 
foreign status production equipment.
    The components sourced from abroad include: Plastic door sills and 
strips; wheel rim locks; metal door sills and strips; memory cards; 
navigation systems and related parts; entertainment systems; wiring 
sets and harnesses; storage compartments; spoilers; and, cup holders 
(duty rate ranges from free to 5%).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the 
address below. The closing period for their receipt is May 26, 2015.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the 
FTZ 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: April 7, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-08590 Filed 4-13-15; 8:45 am]
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