Lkw-Hersteller: Hunderte Millionen Zollzurückzahlung – Gewinn von Daimler Truck steigt um 73 Prozent
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Daimler Truck, the world's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has benefited from US customs refunds, boosting its earnings by 73 percent in the third quarter. In its latest quarterly report, the DAX company disclosed a refund claim amounting to a "low three-digit million euro figure", significantly contributing to the profit increase.
The company reported EBIT of 1.1 billion euros, a 73 percent rise compared to the previous year. However, on a nine-month basis, the profit was ten percent below the same period last year. Daimler Truck manufactures vehicles for the North American market in the US and Mexico. Since November 2025, an additional tax of 25 percent has been imposed on imports from Mexico into the US.
In April 2025, the US Supreme Court ruled that a significant portion of the tariffs imposed by then-President Donald Trump were unlawful. Daimler Truck receives refunds for vehicles assembled in Mexico using US components. The German automaker had previously been granted permission by the US Trade Ministry to recognize US value-added proportions in April 2025.
These are calculated in a complex procedure and converted back into refunds. Additionally, there are various types of customs duties that Daimler Truck must pay but will now receive in return.
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