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Originally Posted by arpad_m
Surprise, surprise.
I don't think there would be a difference apart from import duty or customs fees, it would be very weird if Michelin had made a silent model spec change but only for tires manufactured in France, without any communication whatsoever.
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Typically, a specific model tire is manufactured to a spec that does not vary from one plant to the next. Michelin will supply the design, the molds, the manufacturing process, the materials... so, there should be zero difference except, as you stated, the tariff as it's imported.
Unless there is something materially different about the chemical makeup of the final materials used to make the tires (not likely), they should be exactly the same in terms of performance and wear.