[RFI] Fair-Rite and Tariffs

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

And this has zero to do with RFI.

On 7/15/2019 2:56 PM, Richard F. DiDonna NN3W wrote:
> 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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