U.S. Board Grants Limited Production Approval to StayOnline's Henderson Trade Zone Site
The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board approved, on a limited basis, a production plan from Alder SOL Holdings LLC, which does business as StayOnline, at its facility in Foreign-Trade Zone 93 in Henderson, North Carolina. The company filed its request on February 12, 2026, and the Board's decision is dated October 29, 2026. A foreign-trade zone is a secured area where imported goods can be processed without normal import duties applying until they leave the zone.
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What does it mean?
A company can now make products at its site in a special tax-free customs zone in Henderson, North Carolina, but only within limits set by the government. Imported parts made from vinyl chloride polymer molding resin may be used for just one year.
Who is affected?
StayOnline and its workers at the Henderson facility, along with companies that depend on its production.
What changes?
Before, the company had not been cleared for this production work in the zone; now it has limited approval, with a one-year limit on using the foreign resin.