merely on the grounds of logic... there are no such thing as 'level playing fields' in the real world
i can buy many an item in a shop in the usa...approximately $1 to 1?..... i bring it back to the eu and the tax thieves want 20%
who in europe added value?
i emphasise...in both cases i go into a shop to buy the item/s
a recent case in my awareness.... a medical item purchased in the usa...not recoverable in europe because it isn't eu manufactured...(note the nhs won't pay unless it is eussr manufacture) it's a better quality device....it is better made....it is around 1/3rd+ or less than supposedly competing devices made in the eussr.... and the tax thieves want the pound of 20% flesh
the tariff walls are considerable
regards