Michael Daly wrote: > > I've always thought it odd that the Canadian companies (at least one that I know > of) would have such a big difference between what they charge here versus the > US. I would have though some near-border US vendor would cry foul and bring > in the NAFTA police. A Canadian company charging a higher price for its product in the U.S. does not violate NAFTA, or any other of our trade laws. On the other hand, if Canadian manufacturers were to charge *less* in the U.S. (than in Canada), that *would* be a violation of the anti-dumping provisions of our "fair trade" laws. If this were to occur (or appear to occur), U.S. kayak manufacturers could file a complaint, possibly resulting in anti-dumping duties being imposed on Canadian kayaks. Our trade laws are designed to encourage foreign manufacturers to charge more for products in the U.S. than in their own markets. Of course such laws do not protect U.S. consumers (who end up paying higher prices), but rather protect U.S. producers from "unfair" foreign competition. Our abuse of fair-trade laws is an ongoing point of contention in trade talks between the U.S. and our trading partners. eol Dan Hagen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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