Tariffs
STAVANGER, Norway (BRAIN) — Tracking device company BikeFinder said Tuesday it is pausing all new imports of its trackers into the U.S. because of the increased tariffs announced last week, "a decision made not out of necessity but strategy."
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (BRAIN) — Best known for its U.S. manufacturing, Allied went to Asia for the layup of its new gravel bike. Its CEO said multiple factors led to that decision.
If Tern’s shipments don’t arrive from Vietnam before Wednesday, or get diverted, the cargo bike brand will be on the hook for about $1 million — cash — in tariff fees. Until this week, the company had planned on zero.
BEVERLY, Mass. (BRAIN) — Parlee Cycles CEO John Harrison told BRAIN on Friday the brand has halted inventory purchases, the second bike manufacturer to do so since the Trump administration announced new tariffs on Tuesday.
(BRAIN) — Cardinal Cycling Group, the owner of the Time bicycle brand, is partnered with Unibike, a Portugal assembly factory, to open a painting and bike assembly factory in the Spartanburg, South Carolina, area this year.
(BRAIN) — While the industry is still searching for answers to detailed questions about the tariffs' implementation, Trump's Rose Garden announcement made clear that price increases are inevitable in the bike industry.
(BRAIN) — The U.S. imports most of its bikes, along with e-bikes, bike parts and frames and accessories. The new tariffs announced by the Trump administration Wednesday apply to all of the above and more.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The Trump administration said the $800 de minimis loophole on Chinese imports will end on May 2.
The administration had announced Feb. 3 that it would close the loophole on shipments from China, Mexico and Canada.
Borealis Founder and CEO Steve Kaczmarek said "responsible planning" is impossible in the current climate.
TUCSON, Ariz. (BRAIN) — A speaker at last week’s Bicycle Leadership Conference declared “uncertainty” the Word of the Year for this industry and others, with much of the prevailing unease related to U.S. tariffs that have taken effect or been threatened.
LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — A year after announcing an expanded lineup, Haro is fleshing out its product line with new aluminum-framed full suspension mountain bikes, new e-bikes and other adult models being introduced at CABDA West and Sea Otter next month.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The 25% U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum that took effect Thursday apply to bicycle chains, some bike cables, perhaps some locks, and a wide variety of hardware and other products that are used in bike shops and by manufacturers.
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (BRAIN) — One of Vietnam's largest importers for the domestic market would welcome reciprocal tariffs with the U.S., if they led to a new trade deal and reduced Vietnam's current high import duties on U.S. products.
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