WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has approved subzone status for Coroplast Tape Corp., Rock Hill, South Carolina. The application was submitted by the South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38 and centers on establishing Subzone 38W for the company. The board docketed the application on Sept. 17, 2025. The board rocessed the submission according to the FTZ Act and its Regulations. The FTZ staff examiner  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has approved subzone status for Elite Logistix LLC, Rock Hill, South Carolina. The request for the establishment of Subzone 38V was docketed on Sept. 12, 2025, and is subject to the existing 2,000-acre activation limit of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38. The application was submitted by the grantee of FTZ 38 to allow Elite Logistix to operate under the special status. This status grants relief from inverted ta  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has granted a petition from Continental Tire the Americas LLC, Fort Mill, South Carolina, regarding a noncompliance with a federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) for light truck tires. The noncompliance involves the omission of the "LT" size designation marking on the sidewalls of some tires, a violation of FMVSS No. 139. CTA sought an exemption from the requirement to noti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has granted a petition from Michelin North America Inc. (MNA), Greenville, South Carolina, concerning a noncompliance issue with replacement tires. The tire manufacturer determined that approximately 160 Michelin X Multi D+ replacement tires, manufactured in 2019, failed to fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 119. The noncompliance stems from a mol  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has granted a petition from Michelin North America Inc. (MNA), Greenville, South Carolina, regarding a noncompliance in labeling on roughly 7,153 Michelin LTX A/T2 tires. The noncompliance involves incorrect information printed on the sidewalls of tires sized LT275/65R20 126/123R, manufactured between Jan. 15, 2023, and Feb. 8, 2023. MNA determined that these tires do not fully c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has granted a petition from Michelin North America Inc. (MNA), Greenville, South Carolina, to be exempted from a recall requirement regarding a noncompliance in certain tires. The petition concerned a marking error on approximately 14,047 Michelin X Works D tires that do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 119. The tires, manufactured between J  more