Need Moar Tire

[nissangirl74]

http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/10 ... automakers

Apparently, new tread is getting harder and harder to come by and the cost has grown substantially over the past couple of years. I wonder how much this rising cost will contribute to an increase in the number of accidents on the road, since people won't be able to afford new ones.

[Encryptshun]

In 2006 and 2007, four tire manufacturing plants in the United States were shuttered, in favor of plants with cheaper labor in China. Those plants represented capacity of some 71 million tires per year, more than enough to meet current and future production demands. Rising labor costs caused manufacturers to look East, and China seemed like the land of opportunity. It may have been, except for a three year tariff imposed on Chinese tires by the Obama administration. In 2010, the tariff was 35 percent of a tire’s value; in 2011, this fell to 20 percent and by next year it will fall to 25 percent before being eliminated entirely. The move may have saved U.S. manufacturing jobs (at least temporarily), but it created a product shortage that no one saw coming.

I'm having trouble with this paragraph. The ITC tariff database shows no such duty imposition for China and a base tariff of 4% or 10% for any importation of vehicle radial tires unless excepted (and China's not on the exception list). Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.
http://hts.usitc.gov/Table%2040.xml

Plus, the author seems to think that 25% is a reduction from 20%. Maybe a typo?

[DJ_B_Easy]

From the special column:

Subject to the quantitative limits specified in U.S. note 15 to this subchapter

I work with HTS codes daily and Ive never seen an exception like this, I dont even know where the subchapter they are speaking of is located. This has to be where the additional tariff is added, its on quantity. I could look into it further with my customs broker, but not sure he would be cool with giving me info on something Im not actually bringing in and paying him dime for.

EDIT: Wait, I was way off. That condition applies to the...

SUBCHAPTER XV MODIFICATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

...only.

Now Im really confused.

[DJ_B_Easy]

Found this:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 03957.html

I assume the HTS schedule on the USITC simply lists the standard rate as if there were no exception. Once this 3 year bid ends, it should drop back to 10%.

[Bubba1]

Plus, the author seems to think that 25% is a reduction from 20%. Maybe a typo?

I suspect it's a typo. It is a disturbing trend with more products being shifted to China for cheaper labor costs, but unsurprising given today's American society.

[Chaotic_Warlord]

Damn drifters burning through our new tire surplus... I actually like used tires, they're cheaper, have as much life (since you can't sell tires that won't pass inspection to the general consumer) and if I get a wild hair and decide to burn them off my rims doing burnouts or powerslides it doesn't hurt my wallet as much. $36 a tire installed w/ disposal is a lot better than $80 or 90 a tire not installed and without the disposal fee. I couldn't tell you the last time I actually got new tires put on the car, all I know is when I did it cost me almost $500, now I just get 4 barely used tires installed w/ disposal fee for a little over $150