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Foreign-Trade Zone 80 Proposed Production Activity Notice for StandardAero in San Antonio, Texas

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice announces the proposed production activity by StandardAero at its facility in San Antonio within Foreign-Trade Zone 80. It specifically outlines products such as small and large aircraft turbine engines and necessary foreign components for these engines. The decision impacts Custom duties, especially on materials subject to Section 122 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, requiring them to maintain privileged foreign status within the zone.

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Key Changes

  • Proposes production of aircraft turbine engines in FTZ 80
  • Use of specific foreign components outlined in the notice
  • Materials subject to Section 122 or 301 require privileged foreign status

Obligations

What this law requires

high

StandardAero must limit FTZ production activity to the specific foreign-status materials/components and finished products described in the submitted notification and authorized by the Board.

StandardAero
operational
high

StandardAero must maintain privileged foreign status for materials subject to duties under Section 122 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

StandardAero
operational
medium

StandardAero must submit public comments addressing the notification to the Board's Executive Secretary by May 27, 2026.

StandardAero
May 27, 2026
reporting
high

StandardAero must ensure that the relevant foreign components are admitted to FTZs under privileged foreign status as required by 19 CFR 146.41.

StandardAero
operational
medium

Interested parties are invited to submit comments regarding the proposed production activity to the Board, with submissions sent to ftz@trade.gov.

interested parties
May 27, 2026
disclosure

Affected Parties

StandardAero San Antonio facilityManufacturers dealing with aircraft turbine engines

Tags

foreign-trade-zone,production,Customs duties