U.S. Approves Foreign-Trade Zone Subzone for Madison Company TekniPlex
The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board approved a subzone, designated Subzone 266C, for Tekni-Plex Flexibles LLC, which operates as TekniPlex Healthcare, in Madison, Wisconsin. The application was filed by Dane County, which holds the grant for Foreign-Trade Zone 266, and the approval was made on October 29, 2026. A subzone is a site that is treated as part of a foreign-trade zone, and the approval remains subject to the zone's existing 648-acre activation limit.
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What does it mean?
A foreign-trade zone is a special area where imported goods can be handled under customs rules that let companies delay paying some import duties. This decision lets one Madison company use a site as part of that zone, so it can work under those rules at that location.
Who is affected?
Tekni-Plex Flexibles LLC and its TekniPlex Healthcare operations in Madison, along with Dane County as the zone's grantee.