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Old 09-27-18, 07:45 AM
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It takes a couple years to compile the data, so all this is a few years behind 'right now':

95% or 99% of bicycles sold in the USA are imported. About 94% of bicycles imported into the USA come from either China or Taiwan.

USA domestic bicycle manufacturing is either 'boutique' craft makers, specialty firms like Worksman (industrial) and BikeFriday (travel) or a small effort by Kent/Bicycle Corporation of America to assemble imported parts onto imported frames.

Unlike the USA, in the EU roughly 2/3rds of bicycles sold are produced in member countries.

Bicycles manufactured in China and imported into the EU are burdened with a 48.5% 'dumping' tariff and a 14% import tariff.

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