[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 25521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11478]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-37-2019]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 230--Piedmont Triad Area, North 
Carolina; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; MVP 
International Group, Inc.; (Candles, Reed Diffusers, Wax Melts); Elkin 
and Boonville, North Carolina

    The Piedmont Triad Partnership, grantee of FTZ 230, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf 
of MVP International Group, Inc. (MVP), located at sites in Elkin and 
Boonville, North Carolina. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on May 24, 2019.
    The MVP facilities are located within Subzone 230G. The facilities 
are used for the production of candles, reed diffusers and wax melts. 
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 MVP from customs duty 
payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/components noted 
below, MVP would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry 
procedures that apply to candles, reed diffusers and wax melts (duty 
rate ranges from duty-free to 6%). MVP would be able to avoid duty on 
foreign-status components which become scrap/waste. Customs duties also 
could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production 
equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Palm 
stearic; plastic lids; wooden bowls and vessels; plastic bottles, 
flasks and containers; glass candle holders; glass jars, bottles and 
containers; metal lids of tin, aluminum, and steel; wood lids; cement 
jars; cork lids; ceramic jars and containers; mineral oil; reed 
(rattan); ceramic bottles and containers; acetate packing; and, 
aromatic wax (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 30%).
    The request indicates that certain materials/components are subject 
to special duties under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 
301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable Section 301 
decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in 
privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address 
below. The closing period for their receipt is July 15, 2019.
    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 
Board's website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Diane Finver at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1367.

    Dated: May 28, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-11478 Filed 5-31-19; 8:45 am]
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