What Ford van 'tariff engineering' case could mean for trade war

A federal court case involves Ford importing passenger vans, then removing a row of seats and selling the vehicles as cargo vans. As a result, the automaker paid a 2.5 percent import duty on the vans because they were classified as passenger vehicles, rather than the 25 percent tariff on light trucks. ( BLOOMBERG/Bloomberg)

By:

MARK NIQUETTE and ANDRES MAYEDA

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Bloomberg

March 12, 2019 11:12 AM

When is a passenger van actually a cargo van? It's the obscure legal question at the heart of a trade case that could have profound implications for how American companies respond to President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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