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by tablespoon
1616 days ago
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> This reminds me of the Subaru BRAT in the early '80s. There was a 25% tarrif on imported pickups. Isn't that tariff still in place? It seems like they're smarter with the enforcement, so tricks like that don't work anymore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax > The U.S. Customs Service changed vehicle classifications in 1989, automatically relegating two-door SUVs to light-truck status.[4] Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co., Suzuki (through a joint venture with GM), and Honda Motor Co. eventually built assembly plants in the U.S. and Canada in response to the tariff.[1]... > Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ruled in 2013 that Transit Connects imported by Ford as passenger wagons and later converted into cargo vans should be subject to the 25% duty rate applicable to vans and not to the 2.5% rate applicable to passenger vehicles. Ford sued and finally, in 2020, the Supreme Court declined to hear the case which confirmed the position of CBP.[22] |
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