Yes you can Mark---BUT----
I must be 25 years old!
The Chicken Tax might have shielded the major US manufacturers during the Johnson period but its lost its significances with the Nafta agreements. Besides its probably nowadays an impediment to lost US exporting opportunities since reciprocal retaliatory tariffs have been implemented against similar US products like pick up trucks.
In some respects its a bit like UK exports and manufacture of electronics in the 1930's (mostly MIL stuff).
The UK had a chance to clean up in that area of dominance but lost it.
In short the trend is simply build it locally in the US as PK or CKD, sell major components & sub sections or if the numbers don't work build it in Canada (aka same) or with our "vecinos" en Mexico! Plus a combo of all three!
Ford has been historically very good at looking at chinks in the clauses and exploiting the words of the law.
Interestingly these Pacific Rim trade pacts might pull down the "wall" but most of the agreements are political and not really trade related. The same can be said of the same endless discussions with the European Union.
Having been involved in this with UK made transit buses and train (light rail) exports to the US I have had some experience of it first hand!
In fact here is fairly good up to date article on it which is worthy of perusal!
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2014/04/current-negotiations-could-end-chicken-tax.html
Makes for some interesting reading
Dennis
