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"Question No 21 by Josu Ortuondo Larrea ()
Companies that produce pliers have few opportunities for growth in our domestic and European markets. Due to growing imports, the situation for these companies, many of them local producers, becomes more and more difficult.
One chance to protect their companies and their jobs in the long term is offered by exporting outside Europe. The US market in particular offers good opportunities for their high-grade and innovative pliers. But apart from the risks resulting from the exchange rates, the unusually high duty rates for the import of pliers into the USA (5.5 to 12%) puts them at an unacceptable disadvantage in competition compared with the local producers. In this context it should be noted that the duty rate for the import of pliers from the USA to Europe is only 1.7%.
In the case of developing countries, different duty rates for imports and exports protect the local economy. But in the case of the USA, there is no reason for such discrimination against European manufacturers.
Is the Commission aware of this situation? Could the Commission explain to me what measures are going to be taken to solve this apparently unfair situation?"@en1
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"Subject: Disadvantages for European manufacturers of pliers from excessive import duty rates in the USA"1
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