EU Tariffs on US Goods

[petem]

Still in consultation but bad news for anyone considering purchasing a US boat in the near future....

Tariffs to be applied to...

89031010 Inflatable vessels for pleasure or sports, of a weight <= 100 kg each
89031090 Inflatable vessels, for pleasure or sports, of a weight > 100 kg each
89039291 Motor boats for pleasure or sports, of a length <= 7,5 m (other than outboard motor boats)
89039299 Motor boats for pleasure or sports, of a length > 7,5 m (other than outboard motor boats and excl. seagoing motor
boats)

See: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2018/march/tradoc_156648.pdf

Also bad news for people like Bates whose business partly involves the import of American boats.

What would be really bad would be a tit for tat response from Trump that could seriously impact EU and UK boat builders.

Guess I'll have to cancel my Nordhaven order!

Pete

 

[rubberduck]

He'll probably tweet he was only joking at some point. :ambivalence:

 

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“excl seagoing motor boats”

 

[petem]

“excl seagoing motor boats”

Could that be an exclusion to an exclusion?

 

[stelican]

Thought we were leaving EU

 

[Boat2016]

Not good news for the car industry either, I guess Trump thinks he can provide for all their needs without buying from anywhere else and they will be selling so much they aren’t going to have time to manufacture anything to export.

www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/trump-considering-25-tax-us-car-imports

 

[oldgit]

Trump complained that far too many Audi/Merc/ BMW cars were being sold in USA.
A nameless member of a German car company mentioned that it might help if the US produced a few decent cars that the US market actually wanted to buy . !

 

[Boat2016]

Trump complained that far too many Audi/Merc/ BMW cars were being sold in USA.
A nameless member of a German car company mentioned that it might help if the US produced a few decent cars that the US market actually wanted to buy . !

There’s far too many here as well, our roads would be a lot safer without them.

 

[AllanG]

There’s far too many here as well, our roads would be a lot safer without them.

..........and may I ask where you got this 'fact'???!!!

 

[Blue Sunray]

..........and may I ask where you got this 'fact'???!!!

When he found that he couldn't afford one.

 

[oldgit]

There’s far too many here as well, our roads would be a lot safer without them.

Good news got ....3 german cars.....bad news, can only drive one at time

 

[Boat2016]

When he found that he couldn't afford one.

Ha ha, yes I could easily afford one but wouldn’t be seen dead in one thanks.

 

[Boat2016]

..........and may I ask where you got this 'fact'???!!!

By driving close to 50k miles a year and passing many accidents where there’s always a German car involved and sick of being tailgated by impatient t**** driving German cars who think they own the road and have right of way over everyone else, for that reason I would never wish to own one. They also have an issue with queues at junctions where they feel it’s right to push to the front and cut up who ever is i their way. Another case of the majority spoiling it for the others.

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

By driving close to 50k miles a year and passing many accidents where there’s always a German car involved and sick of being tailgated by impatient t**** driving German cars who think they own the road and have right of way over everyone else, for that reason I would never wish to own one. .

Blimey, life on the road must be thoroughly miserable for you. How do stop yourself driving off a cliff when all those cars from the Fatherland start getting too much for you? I have one car made in Birmingham and one made in Stuttgart. Will I become an altogether kinder and more considerate person if I just stick to the Brummie car?

 

[oldgit]

By driving close to 50k miles a year and passing many accidents where there’s always a German car involved and sick of being tailgated by impatient t**** driving German cars who think they own the road and have right of way over everyone else, for that reason I would never wish to own one. They also have an issue with queues at junctions where they feel it’s right to push to the front and cut up who ever is i their way. Another case of the majority spoiling it for the others.

The only thing my Smart will ever tailgate is a horse and cart ,did pass a milk float once .

 

[Robin]

Trump complained that far too many Audi/Merc/ BMW cars were being sold in USA.
A nameless member of a German car company mentioned that it might help if the US produced a few decent cars that the US market actually wanted to buy . !

most usa so -called german cars are made in usa anyway, as was my Korean Hyundai, made without pride in alabama

 

[TheOrs]

Thought we were leaving EU

Do you think the US will then allow us reduced tariffs?

 

[Boat2016]

Blimey, life on the road must be thoroughly miserable for you. How do stop yourself driving off a cliff when all those cars from the Fatherland start getting too much for you? I have one car made in Birmingham and one made in Stuttgart. Will I become an altogether kinder and more considerate person if I just stick to the Brummie car?

Nahh, I enjoy driving but don’t do impatient risk taking idiots who are in too much a hurry to have any respect or consideration to others.

 

[Blue Sunray]

Ha ha, yes I could easily afford one but wouldn’t be seen dead in one thanks.

Of course you could darling.

 

[Boat2016]

Of course you could darling.

Your sarcasm give me the impression you know different, but then what would you know ? As said many times before you should never assume :encouragement: