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That suggests an ecosystem may appear around making new goods "used" enough to meet some legal definition.
by userbinator 2y ago
That suggests an ecosystem may appear around making new goods "used" enough to meet some legal definition.
- coaksford 2y agoI think the meaning was not "You can import used cars without tariffs", but "If you buy used cars already in the country, you don't pay the new tariff, so just don't buy new cars."
- rtkwe 2y agoIf you're importing it it doesn't matter it's condition other than it's worth less so the tariff would be less. What they mean is if you buy goods that are already here there's no tariff, but they will also go up in price too as the new item goes up.
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoIsn't that actually what they've been doing in Cuba since the revolution? I'm sure those old cars should have been retired by now and replaced with cheap Chinese imports, but for a few decades, they were refurbishing American-made cars continuously.
- Aurornis 2y agoThe parent comment was a confusing statement. They were saying that buying a used car or goods from a second-hand store does not go through the tariff process because the produce is already here. There was a loophole in the past where you could take delivery of a car in a foreign country, drive it for a while, and then go through the process of importing it as if you were moving back to the United States. I don't know if the new tariffs honor that loophole or not.
- uxhacker 2y agoSo get the car delivered in Europe. Go on a driving holiday and then ship to the USA.