Tesla authorized to produce battery storage systems in Texas free trade zone

# Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 84; Authorization of Production Activity; Tesla, Inc.; (Battery Storage Products and Components); Brookshire, Texas A Notice by the Foreign-Trade Zones Board on 11/02/2026 - Document Details Document Details Published Content - Document Details Agencies : Department of Commerce : Foreign-Trade Zones Board Agency/Docket Number : B-60-2026 Document Citation : 91 FR 68931 Document Number : 2026-22301 Document Type : Notice Page : 68931 (1 page) Publication Date : 11/02/2026 ... ###### Foreign-Trade Zones Board 1. [B-60-2026] On May 20, 2026, Tesla, Inc. submitted a noti

Tesla has secured federal approval for production activity at its Texas Megafactory, where the company recently began producing Megapack 3 battery storage systems, under a special U.S. customs program. According to a Federal Register notice published on Monday, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board authorized Tesla’s proposed production activity on a limited basis for fourteen months. The approval applies to Tesla’s facility within Subzone 84AM, part of FTZ 84 in the Houston area. Foreign-trade zones allow manufacturers to conduct certain activities involving imported materials before those good