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Before anyone starts blaming the EU for the Honda Swindon closure because of the EPA zero tariffs on car imports from Japan within 10 years, a reminder that the UK was part of that EPA negotiating team, negotiations started in 2013 and...1/3
an aim was to protect Japanese car production in the EU/UK by reducing tariffs on Japanese car part imports. EU exports of cars to Japan also made easier - remember Boris Johnson boasting about exporting Honda Civics to Japan? ukpol.co.uk/boris-johnson-… 2/3
“On car parts the EU will eliminate most tariffs immediately. This was done with a view to retaining production of Japanese brand cars in the EU. In order to produce cars here Japanese companies need to be able to import the relevant parts.” trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/20…
