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

FTZ Board authorizes Tesla Brookshire Megapack production # U.S. Board Authorizes Foreign-Trade-Zone Production at Tesla's Brookshire Megapack Plant The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board has authorized Tesla to make battery storage products under foreign-trade-zone procedures at its plant in Brookshire, Texas, near Houston. A Federal Register notice published on Nov. 2 says the board decided on Oct. 28 and limited the authorization to 14 months. By the Tesla News Wire staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · November 2, 2026 · 2 min read Save to reading list Photo: Carl Lender from Sunrise, USA / Wikim

# 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’s Texas Megapack Plant Wins a U.S. Customs Break for 14 Months | TeslaNorth.com # Tesla’s Texas Megapack Plant Wins a U.S. Customs Break for 14 Months Sarah Lee-Jones 1 hour ago Image: Tesla The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board has authorized battery storage production at Tesla’s Brookshire, Texas Megapack factory inside Foreign-Trade Zone 84 on a limited basis for 14 months. A Federal Register notice published Monday confirms the October 28 decision. Tesla filed the production request on May 20. Foreign-trade zones let a company defer or lower U.S. customs duties on imported parts while g

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

Tesla’s Megapack factory in Brookshire, Texas, is now officially a foreign-trade zone, a US customs program that lets manufacturers defer duties on imported parts. The FTZ Board’s approval, published in the Federal Register on Monday, runs for 14 months. It’s easy to read this as Tesla getting a pass on tariffs for the Chinese LFP cells inside its Megapacks. Tesla’s own application says otherwise: parts hit by Section 301, 232, or 122 tariffs still pay them. more…

Tesla wins trade zone status for Texas Megapacks, but China tariffs stay - Top Tech News # Tesla wins trade zone status for Texas Megapacks, but China tariffs stay November 5, 2026 Tesla’s Megapack factory in Brookshire, Texas, is now officially a foreign-trade zone, a US customs program that lets manufacturers defer duties on imported parts. The FTZ Board’s approval, published in the Federal Register on Monday, runs for 14 months. It’s easy to read this as Tesla getting a pass on tariffs for the Chinese LFP cells inside its Megapacks. Tesla’s own application says otherwise: parts hit by Secti