EU duties strike at motorcycle giant in US

US motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson's decision to shift part of its production away from the United States to avoid punitive European Union tariffs has been criticized by President Donald Trump but sympathized with by others.

Harley-Davidson said the EU tariffs introduced on June 22 would add an average $2,200 to the cost of each bike exported to Europe from the US, as the import tariff has jumped from 6 percent to 31 percent.

The EU tariff was in retaliation for the 25 percent US tariff on steel and 10 percent on aluminum in the name of national security.