Zone procedures would exempt Mr. Coffee from Customs duty payments on the foreign products that are reexported. The duty rates on foreign-sourced items range from 2.8 percent to 5.3 percent. Foreign merchandise and finished products held for export would be eligible for exemption from certain state and local ad valorem taxes. The application indicates that zone savings would help improve the international competitiveness of Mr. Coffee's Ohio facilities. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board.
Public comment is invited from interested parties.
The closing period for their receipt is November 12, 1993. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary.