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Tariff Quote Watch: Britax Competitive Disadvantage Shows Tariffs Unsafe At Any Speed

China 2916 Cons. Discr. - Autos 1123 Cons. Discr. - Durables 458 Programmatic 34 Quote Watch 449 Tariffs 1771 U.S. 5242

Kids’ car seat manufacturer Britax is facing margin pressure from tariffs on the parts it purchases to make seats in the U.S., while its overseas competitors have received an exemption from tariffs on completed car seats. That’s led Robert McCutcheon, head of Britax’s Americas business to state “our incentive now would be to move our production back overseas”. The firm has applied for an exemption on parts but this could take some time to receive. In the meantime U.S. seaborne imports associated with Britax from China dropped 9.0% year over year in the three months to Aug 31, though they...

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