5 Jun
2006
5 Jun
'06
2:10 a.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
I am not sure if it's illegal, though, for me to
buy an old machine from
somebody in the States and have it sent to me.
This is the type of question that my employer (midwest, USA) is
struggling with. We have hundreds of machine tools sold to Europe over
the last 30 years. Are we allowed to ship non-compliant repair parts?
Some say yes, some say no.
If we refuse to ship parts, we risk future sales of $10s of millions a
year. If we ship parts (and its against the law), we risk being excluded
from the market completely.
No wonder my bosses think this is all a just another trade barrier by
other means.
-chuck