Board Re-Opens Comment Period in Textile Grass Catcher FTZ Filing

The Foreign-Trade Zone Board has reopened for comment a filing dating back to September 2016 due to new information. In 2016 MTD Consumer Group, Inc. (MTD), submitted a notification of proposed production activity relating to certain lawn and garden equipment. The application was approved however, after Highland industries opposed, the imported textile components were excluded from inverted tariff relief. In 2018 MTD filed again, was was opposed, as regards the textile components, by the National Council of Textile Organizations. MTD submitted rebuttal comments and the FTZ Board has re-opened the public comment period. Comments are due by August 8, 2019.

For a full history of these filings, comments, and counter comments Agathon Associates' clients can view a full report at http://www.agathonassociates.com/textile-pri/ftz/MTD.htm.