Elon Musk companies warn of the impact of Trump customs duties on their business

The world’s richest billionaire companies and the Commander of the Ministry of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, presented “SpaceX” and “Tesla” letters to pressure the commercial representative of the United States on the customs definition policies pursued by the Trump administration, according to the American CNBC.

Musk companies warn of Trump’s fees

The Electrical Auto Industry Company has warned of its negative impact on its profits of customs duties and fees imposed by other countries on the products manufactured in the United States in response to Trump’s fees.
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SpaceX also complained that the costs of operating the internet service via Starlink increased due to commercial barriers abroad, while foreign competitors do not face such costs in the United States.

Government efficiency management

These messages come at a time when Musk is overseeing the so -called government efficiency of government efficiency to reduce federal government spending and reduce the number of employees at the request of US President Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Trump imposes strict customs duties on China, Mexico, Canada, and China and Canada respond to reprisal customs duties.

Other complaints of Trump’s practices

The letters of the two companies come from more than 700 messages received by the Commercial Representative Office so far in response to an invitation to public comment on “unfair commercial practices pursued by other countries.”
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In a non -signed letter from Tesla to Jarir, the company encouraged him to “consider the effects of some proposed measures taken to address unfair trade practices.”
“While Tesla recognizes the importance of fair trade and its support, the evaluation conducted by the United States’ commercial representative’s office for potential procedures to correct unfair trade must also take into account exports from the United States,” said in the letter presented by the assistive general advisor to Tasla Miriam Aqab.
And considered that the American exporters are subjected to impartial effects when other countries respond to the American trade procedures.

How did customs duties affect “Tesla”?

Tesla pointed out that “the special customs definition procedures imposed by the United States in the past led to the increased costs of Tesla on the manufactured vehicles in the United States, and the costs of those vehicles themselves increased when exported from the United States, which led to a less competitive international market for American manufacturers.”
“The US Trade Actor’s Office must search for ways to avoid these pitfalls in future procedures,” the letter said.

A set of organizational complications

In her speech to Jarir, SpaceX said that it “faces a set of organizational complications and commercial barriers in every country and the US government should seek to address it in order to support the continuous American space in the field of space.”
“The customs fees paid in a few countries represent a significant increase in the cost of Starlink products in those countries, although the United States does not have any customs duties on similar foreign products that are imported to the United States to serve customers,” Matt Dan, First Director of Commercial and Global Government Affairs at SpaceX.