The EU wants this BOI no longer to apply and at the same time the “punitive tariff” will be doubled to 50 percent. This means that gasoline-powered Harley-Davidson motorcycles will be subject to a total import duty of 56 percent regardless of their place of manufacture. The Association of Harley-Davidson Authorized Dealers believes that it is rather unfair. V., because European motorcycle manufacturers can still export to the USA with significantly lower import duties: 1.2 percent is due for machines up to 800 cubic centimeters, up to 2.4 percent for bikes over 800 cubic centimeters and 2.5 percent for cars.