Tariffs
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Sales in Fox Factory's Speciality Sports Group, which includes its bicycle business, were down 9.4% in the company's second quarter, compared to the same period last year.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The number and value of non-electric bikes imported in the first half of 2026 increased slightly over the same period last year, new figures show. And the imported bikes’ country of origin shifted again as the industry hustles to respond to tariff changes amidst queasy market conditions.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — More than 10 months after Customs and Border Protection blocked U.S. imports from Giant Group’s Taiwan factory over alleged forced labor violations, there is little sign of resolution, despite the company’s reforms. Legal experts say it could be many more months before a resolution.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The Trump administration on Thursday announced new Section 301 tariffs of 10% and 12.5% that apply to 99.4% of all imports, including those from the major bike-producing nations of Taiwan, China, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia.
Last week, PeopleForBikes (PFB) launched their America Builds Bikes initiative in support of the U.S. Bicycle Production and Assembly Act, (HR 3904) currently under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The industry has survived a threat of tariffs of up to 50% on steel and aluminum products, which was proposed by juvenile bike brand Guardian and an aluminu
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) — Blaupunkt Americas has opened its e-bike production facility here, fulfilling a promise it announced last September.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Several major bikes brands, including Trek, Specialized and Shimano, are among the thousands of U.S. companies, including major corporations like Costco, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Toyota, that are suing the U.S. government to get in line to recover tariffs paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which the Supreme Court ruled illegal on Friday.
Tariff reimbursement is not a logistical nightmare — it's a matter of administrative will.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Soon after Friday's decision by the Supreme Court ruling the Trump administration's use of the IEEPA law to impose tariffs was illegal, industry group PeopleForBikes urged industry member to work to avert another tariff threat: an aluminum and steel tariff proposed for all bikes and e-bikes last year.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Industry members praised the Supreme Court’s decision Friday that ruled illegal President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs. But they aren't holding their breath for the benefits to trickle down to the marketplace.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — U.S bike imports were down 24% in units and 16% in dollar value through September this year, according to new data released this week.
Congress should pass the U.S. Bicycle Production and Assembly Act to halt a cycle of uncertainty and weakness and forge a strategy to bring bicycle assembly and manufacturing back to the United States.
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