Parts Suppliers/tariffs

To be expected, I suppose. My philosophy has always been, if I can't afford the maintenance, I could not afford the car to begin with.

On 29 April, I received an email from AW Italian Auto Parts stating they are increasing prices "approximately 10%" due to tarrifs and increased costs of doing business.

 

Unless something happens in the next 24 hours, you should expect a 25% duty on imported auto parts from anywhere in the world when the HTS code falls within the range specified by the Executive Order. If the HTS code is outside that range, you'll pay the 10% duty which is already in force for nearly all imports to the US.

The days of paying 'zero' duty/tax on small imports is over. Whether its shipped via Postal, DHL, FedEx, UPS, or whatever, the de minimis exemptions are gone and the 10% is the very least you'll pay. Items which arrive via DHL, UPS, and FedEx will also likely be subject to the brokerage fees (which is basically like the 'cost' of having FedEx submit the entry to US Customs)

(the other issue will likely be delays on small orders. The old de minimis exemptions allowed a pile of stuff to flow into the country without too much 'paperwork;. With that exemption gone, the volume of work for your carrier and CBP will grow substantially.)

 

The “ If you have to ask , you likely can’t afford it” mantra is total BS. It’s just asking to be bent with zero lube.

 

That saying drivers me nuts, I work hard for what I have and I do ask the prices on everything not that I am cheap it's so I know where my money is going I do not mind spending and having to pay all the taxes it id what my money is being used for

The bad spending of the government is nuts I should be the one who p:$$ my money away not the politicians. If terifs are going to lower my taxes and I only the higher taxes on the things I want that's fine for me now the government will only bleed me dry on my terms and not in my pay check before I get to spend my money

 

I bought this $699 carpet set on ebay 2 months ago for the 328, it arrived this last week with a $182 bill for duty taxes - so yes, tariffs have come
https://www.ebay.com/itm/325865110180

Worse yet, scoundrel seller, this i received is not for 328 and not as in snap posted ebay ad.
then I see that i received not as the ad image shows us, but much different - no door panels carpet, different passenger side floor carpet cutted out and most look like the 308qv parts that Tapis sell for $549 here;
https://www.tapis-deluxe.com/en/4478-complete-interior-carpet-kit-ferrari-308-gts-from-1975-1985-only-lhd.html

 

Did u know that ferrari parts exchange sell superformance parts in usa with no duty, no expensive overseas shipping and easier returns?

 

To the best of my knowledge (and I say this because the rules are quickly changing) the De Minimis exemption, which allows low value shipments of $800 or less entering the US, to come in tariff and duty free is still in effect. The exception being any goods which are made in China (regardless of where in the world it ships from). These items are to be hit with a tariff of up to 145%.

Practically speaking a complete removal of De Minimis would result in a massive slowdown to the movement of goods into the US due to the additional time associated with processing the tariffs. Most countries have some form of de minimis and for years the one to the US was unusually big.

 

"If you have to ask, you can't afford it." - I'm with @26street and @308 milanoon this one, that's a colloquialism that drives me insane and is total BS. Why is there such a stigma attached to wanting to know how much you're paying for something? I ask the price because I want to know what I'm paying, it has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not I can afford it. There are things in life I'd buy regardless of price, but I'm not just going to blindly handover my credit card info or a blank check without knowing the total cost. That's asinine.

 

If you could afford the upkeep of your car, and suddenly the upkeep increases 10-145% in parts, that's not ok.

 

Good day Lynn,

Just a heads up to do a search "ferrari parts exchange" (FPE) on here before you buy anything from them...FPE looks to have a mixed reputation.

Cheers,

Sam

 

I ordered a set of Gaz adjustable shocks and springs last month (England). $299.09 duty added!
Be prepared. If trade deals start materializing you may want to hold off on large purchases for a while.

 

The recently announced UK deal doesn't change the situation regarding parts.... at least not for the moment. Don't blink however, because even God Almighty can't keep up with the pace here...

"Of course, the trade deal between the US and UK does not completely alleviate pressure on the automotive logistics network in either country, or elsewhere. There are still parts tariffs of 25% being implemented on imports from the UK, and elsewhere vehicle import tariffs are 25% or more."

Source: https://www.automotivelogistics.media/nearshoring/uk-carmakers-get-tariff-relief-in-us-deal-capped-at-100k/47139.article​

 

will there is so much to say about this but unless you are going to LS swap your engine you are going to pay, add in that our cars are not mass produced the cost of maintaining has always been high so either find a source in the states or pay, most of the maintenance items are in from US company's any way it's the hard parts that will be the problem , i wonder if ricambi is trying to find a state side vendor to make parts and other need pieces, but i am sure they will let everyone know if they did, please do not get mad at me i use ricambi for all my parts they are great and very helpful i just hope they work on working around this problem

 

A lot of issues with finding a US based manufacturer to make parts for Ferrari's will be batch sizes.

For parts that can be 3D printed, such as plastic trim parts, that's not so much of an issue, for for most other parts, manufacturers rely on large production runs to make them cost effective (this is why you often see parts quoted as being: "on back order" - That usually means the manufacturers are waiting to have enough orders to make it cost effective to produce them)

I'm sure Ricambi will confirm that, if they were to ask a manufacturer to make a small batch of parts (i.e ;less than 10), it's highly probable that the parts would still cost more than parts from abroad with tariff's added on.

This idea of simply getting American companies to manufacture parts is not as simply as it seems, there are added legal issues with licence, copyright, I.P and design infringements - You can't just start copying, manufacturing and selling parts without a legal right to, and the last thing any manufacturer wants, is to face legal action for making what could be deemed to be illegal parts!

It's curious how there's so much concern about the cost of tariff's though, as I seem to recall President Trump saying publicly that American citizens would not be paying the tariff charges - Instead, the Countries exporting goods to the USA would pay all the tariff's - Which made no sense whatsoever! (That though, is a discussion for an entirely different section of Ferrarichat!)

One thing that is for certain: If you thought Ferrari parts were expensive already - You're in for a shock!

 

Exactly!
I touched on most all those points in P&R. Mfg here stateside is honestly not going to be the answer for cost effective parts. And is not the answer at all for OEM parts that have any branding or can be mistaken to be Ferrari specific.. They've got an army of attorneys hounding the aftermarket companies.
Improved or modified from original, go for it. But again mfg here in the states is eye watering expensive! The tariff "tax" is magnitudes of order cheaper.

 

100% correct @4rePhill and @smg2

Tariffs might be able to push Delco or Bosch into manufacturing something here in the US which fits 2,000,000 Ford F-150 trucks, but its rather unlikely Capristo is going to relocate to Iowa.

 

And why not Iowa? 3.8% flat income tax, no tax on retirement income, lots of relatively cheap land. There is the occasional tornado and baseball sized hail, but not everywhere, everyday