Japan aircraft parts makers bracing for possible US tariff

“We don’t understand what Trump wants to do,” a Japanese government source said.

Due to the uniqueness of aircraft-related technologies, it is not easy to transfer production to the United States.

“For the United States, it’s just disadvantageous,” an official at a major parts maker said of the possible levy, showing expectation that Washington will give up the idea.

“We ask the government, which is negotiating (with the United States), to limit the impact on small businesses,” said an official of the Aichi prefectural government in central Japan, home to many aircraft parts makers.

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