Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 39, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Abbott Laboratories; (Diagnostic Medical Devices); Irving, Texas

Abbott Laboratories submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Irving, Texas within FTZ 39. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on August 3, 2026.

Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) and specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification (summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ procedures are explained in the background section of the Board's website—accessible via www.trade.gov/​ftz.

The proposed finished products include: plastic fitting kits for waste pump quick connects; plastic fitting kits for buffer dilution systems; plastic waste containers; stainless steel screws and washers; indicator assemblies, including LEDs, optical sensors, plastic housing, wire harness and connectors; aluminum alignment tools; aluminum chute loaders; cooler assemblies with pumps, including a heat exchanger, sensors, electric pump, housing, and tubing; barcode scanner kits, including scanner with cable and connectors; sample wash stations; linear guides; tensioner assemblies, including tensioning arm, pulleys, springs, and screws; liner actuator motor assemblies, including motor, driver, housing, brackets, wire harness and connectors; hoppers; sensor assemblies, including sensors, molded hosing brackets, cable harness, and connectors; home sensors; photo-electric sensors and cables; cable assemblies with connectors; fluid flow level sensor with cable assemblies; fluid pressure sensor with cable assemblies; conductivity sensors; fluid variable sensors with cable assemblies; diagnostic instrument analyzers; aspirate probe support boom arms; barcode scanner kits, including scanner with cable and connectors; bracket assemblies including brackets with pin and retaining rings; carrier assemblies, including carrier arm, frame, brackets and screws; degasser installation kits, including plastic tubing and connectors; diagnostic instrument alignment tool; diagnostic instrument cable assemblies; diagnostic instrument chute loaders; diagnostic instrument timing pulleys; dilution assemblies for buffer mixing and dilution system, including pump, tubing and connectors; disk carousel movement and plastic process path for reaction vessel transport assemblies; diverter assemblies, including plastic dividers for sample load platforms; drawer assembly kits, including slides, support brackets, mounting clips, and screws; electronic motor module assemblies, including motor, driver board, cables and connectors; encoder boards; fluid regulators; guide assemblies, including carriage, bushing, and rollers; holder assemblies, including mounting plate, screws, and washers; immobilizers; key cap assemblies, molded plastic key cap and stem-fit posts; latch support kits, including latches and catches for door panels; lift mechanisms; might control mechanisms; lock kits, including lock, brackets, and screws; manifold assemblies, including manifold body, valves, and tubing; mechanical load transport assemblies, including carriage motor, base plate, guide rails, brackets, load sensors and screws; metal hopper assemblies for reaction vessels; monitor arm kits, including arm assembly with base, brackets, and clamps; mount assemblies, including mounting plate, screws, and washers; mount kits, including brackets and screws; optical sensor assemblies, including optical sensor, optical receiver, sensor housing, cables with connectors; picker arm assemblies, including arm structure, claw, linkage, motor, brackets, and screws; pinch arm assemblies, including arm structure, claw, linkage, motor, brackets, and screws; pinch nut kits, including slotted nuts, washers and screws; pipettor assemblies, including pipettor tips, tubing, pump mechanism, brackets, linkage and screws; plug kits, including a silicone cap cover; printed circuit board assemblies, including printed circuit board, processor, and connectors; protective cover assemblies, including cover and fasteners; rail assemblies, including guide rails and screws; reagent loader nanocarrier; reservoir assemblies, including a basin, tubing and connectors; rotating assemblies, including plastic disk, gears and supports; sensor assemblies, including sensors, molded housing, brackets, cable harness, and connectors; sensor probes; spring mechanism assemblies, including springs, housing, carriages, and brackets; stat diverters; storage container assemblies, including container and brackets; structure assemblies, including metal support structures, slide rails and brackets; suspension travelers; tubing assemblies, including tubes and brackets; vacuum accumulator assemblies, including bottle with tubing and sensors; vacuum upgrade kits, including vacuum pump and tubing with connectors; vent assemblies, including metal vents, screws and brackets; vertical stops; wash station assemblies, including wash basin, spray nozzles, drain ports, and tubing; waste separators; and, fixture assemblies, including brackets and rods for casters (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.80%).

The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: accessory kits, for field service including screws, tubing, wire cables with connectors, wire clamps; actuators; adaptors; adhesive backing for baffle mounting; adhesive bottle labels; adhesive label rolls; adhesive label sheets; air cylinder assemblies, including metal diverter plates and screws; alignment bearing assemblies, including plastic support disk, and brackets; alignment fixtures; aluminum adapter bodies; aluminum adapters; aluminum adapters brackets; aluminum alert arms; aluminum alert brackets; aluminum alignment tools; aluminum antenna brackets; aluminum arm loaders; aluminum axis brackets; aluminum base plate assemblies, including support structure and screws; aluminum bases; aluminum blocks; aluminum board covers; aluminum bolts; aluminum bracket mounts; aluminum calibration tools; aluminum caps; aluminum card cage; aluminum chain guides; aluminum clamp bodies; aluminum clamps; aluminum collars; aluminum connectors; aluminum dowels; aluminum frames; aluminum grabbers; aluminum inserts; aluminum latches; aluminum leadscrews; aluminum loader adapters; aluminum lock bodies; aluminum locks; aluminum mounting plates; aluminum mounts; aluminum pins; aluminum sleeves; aluminum strips; aluminum structures; ( printed page 50754) aluminum transport assembly, including carrier load plate and mounting hardware; aluminum washers; antenna assemblies, including antenna, PCB boards with wire harness and connectors; arm dispensers; arm loader detectors; arm picker assemblies, including arm structure, claw, linkage, motor, brackets, and screws; arm probes; arm wash cups; arm, desk mounts; arm, transport apparatus; aspirate heads; auto loader assemblies, including metal frame with pump, wire harness and tubing with fittings; axis hardstop loaders; ball bearing assemblies; ball bearings; barcode kit, including barcode scanner and cord; barcode readers; beam assemblies, including x axis support beams and mounting brackets; bearing carriage; bearing housing; bearing plates; bearing retainers; bearings; belt tensioners; bezel assemblies, including brackets; bottle holders; bowl loaders; brackets; brush assemblies, including a static brush and mounts; buffer pumps; bulk waste assemblies, including positioning arms, motor, sensors, mounting frames and wire harness with connectors; bulkhead connectors; cable adapters; cable guides; cable optics; cable switches; cables; calibration alignment tools; calibration cups; calibration target assembly, including a machined probe for location calibration; cam holders; cam slides; cameras; carousel assemblies, including a plastic disk and supports; carriage assemblies, including a plastic disk and supports; carrier sensor assembly, including carrier sensor and mounting brackets; caster kits, including caster frames, wheels and insert rods; catches; cellular insulation kits (foam gaskets); cellular plastic packaging insulation; ceramic valves; check valve bracket assemblies, including check valve, brackets and plastic tubing; check valves; chute assemblies, including brackets for reaction vessels; chute drawer covers; chute loader mechanical assemblies, including brackets for reaction vessel transfer; clips; close out pumps; coaxial cable assemblies; coiled steel springs; command modules; compressors; computer processing assemblies, including computer with mother board, metal frames and connectors; conductivity sensor assemblies; connector cable assemblies; connector cable harnesses; connector control module; connectorized cable sensors; container assemblies, including storage container and mounting brackets; control center assemblies, including PCB, frame, mounting hardware, and wire harness with connectors; control cover panels; controller assemblies, including controller panel, frame, and mounting hardware; controller board modules; controller boards; conveyor assemblies, including belt, motor, and metal frame; coolants; couplers; cover fan mounts; cradle assemblies, includes a metal drawer frame; customs pack removal tools; cylinder lens; dampener assemblies, includes backets with alignment rod; decontamination kits, a field service kit including disinfectant solutions, wipes, and tubing; disk reader; dispenser; dispenser sleeves; dispersion drive pinion gears; distance alert printed circuit board systems; distance sensors; diverters; dividers; door catches; door hinge assemblies, including hinges and screws; drawer slides; drawer transport assemblies, including drawer, rails, brackets, rail stops, and screws; drive assemblies, including gears and mounts; drive pulleys; dual spring assemblies, including a spring-loaded carriage; DVD/CD rom kits, disk reader; electrical alert devices; electrical connector socket switch component; electrical connectors; electrical sensor modules; electrical switches; electrical switching component; electronic cable sensor monitors; electronic display plates; electronic keys; electronic relays; electronic tube assemblies; enclosures; end caps; engines; epoxy adhesives; epoxy resin adhesives; epoxy tools; ethernet hub modules; ethernet interface ports; ethernet switches; fan motor assemblies, including fans and mounting frames; fan mounting assemblies, including fans and mounting frames; fan panel; ferrite electrical components; ferrite inductor cores; ferrite insulating sleeves; ferrite magnet components; ferrites; filler; filter assemblies, including membrane filter and housing support structure; filter maintenance kits, including various filters; filter upgrade kit, including membrane filter and housing support structure; firewalls; fitting kits, including coupling body and inserts; fitting kits, including tubing and connectors; flag alert indicators; flange rollers; flex carrier chains; flex chain assemblies, including flex chains with wire and tubing harness with connectors; flex chain cables; flex chain tubing; flexible plastic tubes; flexible plastic tubing with fittings; flexible plastic tubing without fittings; flexible reservoir tubing; flow cell assemblies, including a silica bracket and base plate; fluid cleaners; fluid intake interface; fluid vacuum pump assemblies, including vacuum pump, tubing and fittings; fluidic dispenser assemblies, including stepper motor, gears and frames with bearings; fluidic diverters; fluidic regulator; fluidic selection apparatus; foam protectors; foam sheets; foam support inserts; foam supports; foot supports; fuse kits, including various fuses; gear assemblies, including gears and shafts; gear pinches; gear pump; grounding cables; guide rails; guide rods; guides; hamlin sensors; harnesses; HDMI cables; heating assemblies, including a heating element with adhesive wrapping; heating elements; hinges; holder assemblies, including holding bracket for plastic bottle and mounting hardware; home display sensors; hoppers; housing assemblies, including housing and brackets; immunoassay readers; in vitro test assemblies, including stepper motors, metal cup and shaft; indicator assemblies, including brackets and mounting hardware for indicator sensors; indicator robot notification mechanism; ink cartridges; inserts; instrument handle brackets; instrument reflectors; instrument support frames; instrument supports; instrument vortexers; instrument weights; instrument weldment; insulated cable assemblies; insulated cable harnesses; insulation kits (foam gaskets); instrument spacers; integrated computer assemblies, including computer with mother board, metal frames and connectors; ITV assemblies, including stepper motor, metal cup and shaft; key cap; key gears; keyboards; keys; label kits for regulatory labeling of finished machines; labels; laser; laser kits, including laser module, lens and housings; laser tools; latch blocks; latch carriers; latch transports; leadscrew assemblies, including custom thread metal lead screw with nut; leadscrews with motors; lens; leveling pads; lifting mechanisms; light control mechanism assemblies, including metal shutter mechanism and screws; linear actuator nema motors; linear bearing assemblies, including a spring-loaded bearing; linear bearing rail assemblies, including metal linear high precision rail and carriage assembly; linear guide assemblies, including metal linear high precision rail and carriage assembly; linear guide carriage assemblies, including metal linear high precision rail and carriage assembly; linear support queues, including support arms and brackets; liquid dye; liquid level sensors; liquid level sensors assemblies, including wire harness and connectors; load assemblies, including plastic carrier platform, brackets and screws; loader guides; lock kits; locks; louver fans; lubricating protective touchup paints; machine identification label; magnet; magnet holder; magnetic catches; magnetic switches; maintenance kits for field service ( printed page 50755) including screw drivers, wrenches, fuses and tweezers; maintenance logs; manifold assemblies, including plastic fluid manifold with fittings; manuals; measurement shim plates; mechanical cable assemblies; metal cage; metal cases; metal drawer slides; metal latches; metal picker finger; metal shields; metal timing pullies; metering pumps; mineral-oil grease lubricants; mixer; mixing assemblies, including motor, arm probes, manifold for liquid rotating, tubing and sensors; mixing chamber; molded plastic bushings; molded plastic clamp; molded plastic connectors; molded plastic holder component; molded plastic manifold body; molded plastic plugs; monitor arms; monitors; motion prevention apparatus; motor assemblies, including motor and mounting brackets; motor assemblies, including motor, brake, transport arms and mounting hardware; motor assemblies, including motor, transport arms, pipettor, and mounting hardware; motor controller; motor covers; motor driver boards; motor gear components; motor lift mechanism; motor mounting brackets; motor pulleys; motor sensors; motor wire assemblies; motorized cable sensors; motorized leadscrew assemblies; mounting brackets; mounting tensioners; mounts; mouse; muffler assemblies, including foam, housing, air outlet fitting and mounting brackets; nozzles; optical assemblies, including optical switch, wire harness with connectors and sensors; optical sensors; optical switch assemblies, including optical sensor, wire harness and connectors; optics bench; optics light controller; O-rings; packaging foams; paddles; pans; peristal pumps; photoelectric cable sensor; photoelectric cable sensors; photoelectric home sensors; photoelectric sensors; pick arm assemblies, including pulley, guide rails, sensors and wire harness with connectors; pick head alert systems; picker sensors; piercing assemblies, including piercing needles, guides and mounting brackets; piercing needles; pin connectors; pinion gears; pinion shafts; pipe assemblies, including lengths of threaded piping; pipettor assemblies, including stepper motors, pulley, guide rails and wire harness with connectors; pipettor tubing kits, including tubing and connectors; plastic adapters; plastic alert mechanisms; plastic antenna mounts; plastic antistatic covers; plastic axis brackets; plastic bags; plastic bar blocks; plastic base plate assemblies, including tray and mounting brackets; plastic bottles; plastic bracket; plastic cable tie; plastic cable ties; plastic caps; plastic cases; plastic clamps; plastic closure fittings; plastic closure plugs; plastic connectors; plastic fittings; plastic fluid reservoirs; plastic holders; plastic label films; plastic manifold fitting assemblies, including a plastic fluid manifold and fittings; plastic manifold fitting assemblies, including plastic fluid manifold with fittings; plastic nuts; plastic packaging; plastic packaging case; plastic packaging insulations; plastic packaging wraps; plastic pads; plastic plugs; plastic probe tubing; plastic reagent bottles; plastic reservoirs; plastic retaining nuts; plastic seals; plastic strapping; plastic tags; plastic tape strips; plastic tube bushing fittings; plastic tube clamp fittings; plastic tube connectors; plastic tube fittings; plastic tube manifolds; plastic tubing; plastic tubing assemblies, including plastic tubing; and connectors; plastic valve components; plastic valve fittings; plastic valve manifold assemblies; plastic valve manifold assemblies, including a plastic fluid manifold and fittings; plastic valve manifold assemblies, including plastic fluid manifold with fittings; plastic water-filter bags; plug connector assemblies; plug transport mechanisms; plugs; plunger; polycarbonate packaging films; polyethylene bubble wrap pouches; polyethylene bubble wrap sheets; polyethylene plastic bags; polyethylene sheet-style plastic holders; polymer-based touchup paints; polypropylene packaging films; populated controller boards; post assemblies, including machined posts for probe calibration; power supplies; pre trigger pumps; present switch sensors with wire harness and connectors; pressure monitor boards; pressure regulators; pressure switches; primer activators for adhesives; printed circuit board assemblies; printers; probes; process assemblies, including cover, printed circuit board and mounts; protective covers; protective sleeve; protective switch covers; puller tools; pulley bearings; pulley tensioner assemblies; pump assemblies, including a vacuum pump with tubing and fittings; pump assemblies, including metal tray with vacuum pump, tubing and fittings; pump drawers; pump frames; pump heads; pump tools; push button assemblies, including button and molded push rod; PVC plastic tubing; racks; rail assemblies, including guide rails and backets; ramps; reagent cooler assemblies, including fans and metal frames; reagent cooler metal air filters; rebuild kits; reticle assemblies, including half liter reservoir and mounting brackets; reducer fittings; refrigerated reagent cooler assemblies, including fans and metal frames; regulator assemblies, including liquid pressure sensor and wire harness with connectors; release mechanisms; release tools; removal apparatus; remover assemblies, including ejector mechanism and mounting brackets; resistive sensor tubing; retainer sleeves; retainer tubing; rigid plastic tubing; rigid PVC plastic holders; roller guides; rollers; rotary buffer pumps; rotating assemblies, including plastic disk for reaction vessels; routing clip assemblies, including clips and mountings for cable routing; rubber bumper; rubber bushings; rubber dampener pads; rubber silencers; sample cups; sample handler carrier assemblies (the carrier assembly is the mechanical part to move samples); screw drivers; seals; self-adhesive plastic bags; self-adhesive plastic pads; self-adhesive plastic seals; self-adhesive tape rolls; sensor arms; shafts; shafts with flanges; shelf assemblies, including metal shelves and braces; shock absorbers; shut off valves; silicone foam insulation pads; silicone lubricants; sliding mounts; small electric motors; solenoid assemblies, including solenoid valve and wire harness with connectors; solenoid pusher assemblies, including pusher solenoid and wire harness with connectors; solenoid valves; spacers; spline balls; spring assemblies, metal brackets with pulley wheel and compression springs; spring pins; spring plates; spur gears; stainless flat washers; stainless spring washers; stainless steel coils; stainless steel washers; steel adapters; steel alert arms; steel alert mechanisms; steel alignment tools; steel antenna brackets; steel arm loaders; steel axis brackets; steel base plate; steel base plate assemblies, including tray and mounting brackets; steel bases; steel bearing rings; steel blocks; steel board covers; steel bolt fasteners; steel bracket mounts; steel cables brackets; steel calibration arms; steel calibration tools; steel caps; steel card cages; steel clamps; steel connectors; steel dowels; steel flat washers; steel indicators; steel insert kits, including steel threaded inserts, brackets and mounting hardware; steel instrument frames; steel leadscrew shaft; steel load pushers; steel locating pins; steel locks; steel mount plates; steel nut fasteners; steel O-rings; steel pins; steel push loaders; steel retainer assemblies, including metal retainer plate and mounting brackets; steel retainer rings; steel retaining rings; steel screws; steel screws and washers; steel shim plates; steel spacers; steel spaces; steel spring washers; steel springs; steel standoff; steel strapping; steel structures; steel studs; steel supports; ( printed page 50756) steel tensioners; steel threaded nuts; steel transport assemblies, including machined part with processing pathways for reaction vessel; steel tray; steel wiring duct; stepper motor assemblies, including cable harness and connectors; stoppers; storage containers; stranded steel cables; support brackets; suspension mechanism; switch sensor components; synthetic grease lubricants; syringe assemblies, including motor, lead screw, pistons, syringe function, printed circuit boards and wire harness; system control modules; tapes; targets; teflon lubricants; temperature probes; thermistors; transfer pumps; transport rollers; transport wheels; tray loaders; trays; trigger assemblies, including stepper motors, driving pistons and mounting brackets; tube director assemblies, mounting backets for tube management; tweezers; unloader transport assemblies, including steel component of reaction vessel unloading mechanism; USB couplers; USB flash drives; vacuum pump assemblies, including vacuum pump, tubing and fittings; vacuum upgrade kit, including vacuum pump, tubing and fittings; valve assemblies, including manifold with diaphragm valve and wire harness with connectors; variable resistor sensors; wash chamber; wash cup assemblies, including dispense verification module with printed circuit boards, metal frames and wire harness; washer inserts; waste bins; waste line connection; water regulators; wheel assemblies, including caster frames, insert rods and wheels; wired loader assemblies, including metal frame with pump, wire harness and tubing with fittings; and, wrenches (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 12.50%).

The request indicates that certain materials/components are subject to duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (section 232), or section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable section 232, and section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).

Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is September 15, 2026.

A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection in the “Online FTZ Information System” section of the Board's website.

For further information, contact Brian Warnes at brian.warnes@trade.gov.