Manufacturing Location to Distance Jobsite

Hope Peg

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May 23, 2017

Hi Everyone!! I need help- please.. National Gypsum Sheathing is manufactured in Mount Holly North Carolina and my Project is located In Silver Spring , Maryland . The distance from North Carolina to Maryland is under 500 miles but the Sheathing will make a "pit stop" at our fabrication department (located in PA) to be applied to another product. Do I have to include the "pit stop" mileage in the distance to job site? "I'm new at this so please bare with me"

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Charles Nepps

NH Green Consulting

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Tue, 05/23/2017 - 15:23

Per the reference guide if the final product is assembled further than 500 miles away, then none of the components of the product can be claimed as local, regardless of where the components originated. If on the other hand the individual components of the product where shipped to, and assembled on site, then you could claim the portion made up of local materials. I'd imagine the materials are all moving by truck, but if there is some rail transport involved, that could buy you a few miles: (Distance by rail/3) + (Distance by inland waterway/2) + (Distance by sea/15) + (Distance by all other means) ≤ 500 miles [800 kilometers]