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Notification Requesting Interim FTZ Production Authority
Company and FTZ Site(s)
1. State a) the FTZ user (company for whose benefit the activity
would be conducted) andb) the zone/subzone locations (including
site numbers) at which the activity would be
conducted.
FTZ User: Apple Inc./GTAT Corp. (Project Cascade)
Zone: Proposed Subzone within FTZ No. 221 City of Mesa. Proposed
Subzone
Application is currently under review at the FTZ Board.
Site: Site number will be provided upon approval of the
Application mentioned
above.
Facility Addresses: 3740 S. Signal Butte Rd., Mesa, AZ within
Maricopa County
(83.17+/- acres).
Proposed Activity
2. Provide a short summary (generally no more than a few
paragraphs) of the activitythat you propose to conduct under FTZ
procedures.Project Cascade will conduct high-tech manufacturing of
intermediate goods/components
for consumer electronics. All finished components will be
exported.
This high-tech manufacturing process will create a critical new
sub-component of Apple
Products to be used in the manufacture of the consumer
electronics that will be imported
and then sold globally. By pulling this process into the U.S.,
Apple will be using cutting
edge, new technology to enhance and improve the consumer
products, making them best
in class per product type.
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Products and Components
3. Are any of the listed foreign-status component/inputs are
subject to a trade-relatedmeasure or proceeding (such as an AD/CVD
order or proceeding, suspension of
liquidation under AD/CVD procedures, or Section 201/204/337/421
investigations)? If
yes, explain.
At this time there are no items used in the production of
finished goods that willbe admitted into the Zone in Zone status
that are subject to AD/CVD orders.
At this time there are no items used in the production of
finished goods that willbe admitted into the Zone in Zone status
that are subject to quota restrictions.
There are no trade related issues associated with the raw
materials.4. Using the tables that follow (inserting additional
rows, as needed), list the finished
products and foreign-status components/inputs that you propose
for production under
FTZ procedures. Your list of finished products and
foreign-status components/inputs
should encompass both actual/planned activity and potential
activity for which you
request authority. Any FTZ Board authorization of the activity
in your notification
would only extend to the specific finished products and
foreign-status
components/inputs listed in your notification (that is, your
scope of authority). For
each finished product and foreign-status component/input,
provide a physical
description (not the description from the HTSUS), 6-digit HTSUS
number, and current
U.S. duty rate.
Finished Products:
Physical Description (not HTSUS description) HTSUS No. Duty
Rate
Sapphire (to be exported 100%) 7104.90 6.4%
Foreign-Status Components:
Physical Description (not HTSUS description) HTSUS No. Duty
Rate
Alumina Block, White 2818.10 1.3%
Forged Metal Industrial Heat Treating Equipment 8486.90 0%
Cutting wire, Diamond 8202.99 0%
