Thanks for the ping.
This is an excellent example of how the federal bureacracy wastes our taxdollars in a futile and ineffective attempt to micromanage the economy. Just what the heck is the "pedestal actuator industry" anyway???
Negotiated import quotas and targeted tariffs are totally ineffective and usually do more harm than good. At best they provide only temporary benefit to very narrow special interests.
What IS effective are broad based revenue tariffs that apply to ALL imported goods, regardless of nation of origin. Such tariffs are typically much lower than targetted tariffs, usually between 10~20%, and provide an adequate buffer between goods that are produced under different sets of regulations and restrictions. Additionally, the revenue raised from revenue tariffs can be utilized to decrease other forms of domestic taxation, further stimulating domestic production of goods and making them more competitive without bureaucratic federal micromanagement.
Fundamentally, we believe that the U.S. government needs to devote more resources and put in place new programs to build wider expertise about China and to protect our industrial base from eroding as a result of our economic relations with China.
-- C. Richard D’Amato, chairman
U.S.-China Security Review Commission
(How to improve U.S.-China relations )
I am no engineer, but these things are mechanical parts used in all types of motorized equipment.
I am sure they have industrial applications as well.
The ones in question here parts of scooter sub assemblies, and are used in the drive mechanism.
If I am not mistaken, its almost like the transmission for small electric motors, to convert the spinning of the engine to forward motion.