Japan Aircraft Parts Makers Bracing for Possible U.S. Tariff

   Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese commercial aircraft parts makers are bracing for a possible additional tariff on such goods being considered by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
   High levies may cause U.S. airplane maker Boeing Co. to urge Japanese companies it buys parts from to shoulder some of the burden.
   Japanese makers are responsible for about 35 pct of Boeing's 787 aircraft. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. manufactures the plane's main wings, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. the forward fuselage, and Subaru Corp. the center wing box.
   IHI Corp. supplies engines, while Toray Industries Inc. provides carbon fiber. It is impossible for Boeing to produce aircraft without Japanese companies.
   Japanese makers produce the parts in Japan, and the buyer, Boeing, pays tariffs for imports to the United States.

(2025/05/12-21:44)

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