[RFI] Fair-Rite and Tariffs

[Richard F. DiDonna NN3W]

When we discuss legality, we should be careful.  If a product is 
manufactured in China, and shipped to the Netherlands, and then simply 
resold to the United States, you have -not- changed the country of 
origin of the good.  That is Customs Law 101.  Duties and taxes 
(including Section 301 duties) are based upon the country of origin of 
the good.  If you are telling me that the goods are Dutch in origin 
(i.e., they were manufactured in the Netherlands), then there is no 
issue.  However, when you state that the product was simply "shipped 
from the Netherlands" and that "this tactic is rather widely used", it 
smells of a circumvention scheme.

And I could care less if a company is publicly traded.  I have seen 
enough custom fraud from some S&P 100 companies to make you question why 
certain of their divisional vice presidents are not in jail for extended 
periods of time.

73 Rich NN3W

On 7/15/2019 4:19 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> Huh? MANY manufacturers, distributors, and businesses of all sorts 
> have had to scramble to stay in business. According to the analysis 
> I've seen, their methods are legal.  Arrow is a publicly traded 
> company and has been for many years, ARW on the NY Stock Exchange.  
> Like Farnell (Newark in the US), they have a large international 
> presence.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> On 7/15/2019 12:59 PM, Richard F. DiDonna NN3W wrote:
>> I would urge caution in discussing customs fraud publicly.....
>
>
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