FTZ 40 : Norman Noble Asks to Make Stents in Highland Heights

FTZ News: Norman Noble Co. wants production authority at its plant in Highland Heights, Ohio, Subzone 40R of Foreign-Trade Zone 40.

The notice, dated Oct. 6, was filed Thursday for Friday’s Register. The company submitted it on Sept. 25. Finished goods are duty-free: stents for abdominal aortic aneurysm, cardiac, carotid, neurovascular, below-the-knee, superficial femoral and venous use; atherectomy and clot-removal tips; atrial-fibrillation frame bars; extremity and maxillofacial plates and screws; heart-pump cannulas; ligament-repair and extremity suture anchors; spinal-implant and multi-leaf collimator assemblies; vessel-closure implants; extremity staples; and vena cava filters.

Foreign material is tungsten plate, nitinol tube and stainless tube, dutiable at up to 6.6 percent. Where Section 232 or Section 301 duties apply, the metal goes in under privileged-foreign status. Comments go to [email protected] and close 40 days after publication.