Riese & Müller stops sales to the USA

[Base]

Just read a press release where they said that the dealers in the USA cannot order bikes and parts from R&M anymore. till they get dialed in the impact off the trade tariffs.

Major e-bike maker hits pause on US imports after new tariffs

In a move that underscores the growing instability in international e-bike trade, premium electric bike maker Riese & Müller has...

electrek.co

Riese & Müller pauses US e-bike imports because of steel tariff

MÜHLTAL, Germany (BRAIN) — Riese & Müller informed retailers Monday morning that it is unable to ship e-bikes to the U.S. because of the new U.S. import rules placing a 50% tariff on steel used in e-bikes."We need to take a few days to carefully evaluate this situation and its implications...

www.bicycleretailer.com

 

[Aushiker]

Not surprised. Even Australia Post is now stopping deliveries to the USA, apparently, due to the situation with tariffs on low-value shipments. It is getting messy for everyone.

 

[dblhelix]

I fully support this. Reporting from the DC Metro area, I can tell you that nobody wants to spend time outdoors any longer, to the consternation of restaurants, bars and the like. It's the opposite of COVID-19. Do not see how a company like R&M can forecast sales in such an environment. Coming soon to a city near you.

 

[mschwett]

I fully support this. Reporting from the DC Metro area, I can tell you that nobody wants to spend time outdoors any longer, to the consternation of restaurants, bars and the like. It's the opposite of COVID-19. Do not see how a company like R&M can forecast sales in such an environment. Coming soon to a city near you.

why don't people want to spend time outdoors!??!

 

[dblhelix]

why don't people want to spend time outdoors!??!

increasing militarization, checkpoints.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/dining/washington-restaurants-national-guard.html

 

[DaveMatthews]

Just read a press release where they said that the dealers in the USA cannot order bikes and parts from R&M anymore. till they get dialed in the impact off the trade tariffs.

Major e-bike maker hits pause on US imports after new tariffs

In a move that underscores the growing instability in international e-bike trade, premium electric bike maker Riese & Müller has...

electrek.co

Riese & Müller pauses US e-bike imports because of steel tariff

MÜHLTAL, Germany (BRAIN) — Riese & Müller informed retailers Monday morning that it is unable to ship e-bikes to the U.S. because of the new U.S. import rules placing a 50% tariff on steel used in e-bikes."We need to take a few days to carefully evaluate this situation and its implications...

www.bicycleretailer.com

What a sad state of affairs...

 

[fooferdoggie]

What a sad state of affairs...

Welcome to Murica.

 

[Chazmo]

Anyone know what %age of sales for R&M are US? I would’ve guessed not so much.

Having said that, while this might be the first (?), I’m sure it won’t be the last.

 

[Aushiker]

According to Newswire, other countries are now suspending delivery of parcels to the USA. That will make getting parts and accessories more difficult/costly.

https://x.com/NewsWire_US/status/1959961618520973820

 

[Chazmo]

That will make getting parts and accessories more difficult/costly.

Hah! Try living with a bike when the manufacturer surreptitiously disappears from existence. That’ll numb you all over.

Just kidding, of course. Ultimately, parts/price issues suck for those of us who like to ride a lot.

 

[JRA]

If people don't think that increased import Tariff's won't effect any brand of bicycle, e or otherwise, going forward they have their heads firmly in sand.

 

[dblhelix]

Anyone know what %age of sales for R&M are US? I would’ve guessed not so much.

Having said that, while this might be the first (?), I’m sure it won’t be the last. actions indica

Bikes/parts were prohibitively expensive pre-tariff with long support wait times.

I'm just glad I didn't get stuck with some sort of expensive Pinion setup with absolutely zero support. I imagine Bosch will stick around, at least for a while. Most everything else is commodity.

 

[dblhelix]

I just spoke to a dealer. He believes this is a legitimately a temporary pause with R&M remaining in the US market. Micah Toll's article is more negative in tone, stating that a return is less than certain, but I wanted to let everyone know there is a range of opinion.

 

[JRA]

How quickly we forget....https://forums.electricbikereview.com/threads/seattle-e-bike-company-says-tariffs-could-puncture-growth-of-its-50m-business.24874/

But Taco.....

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

If people don't think that increased import Tariff's won't effect any brand of bicycle, e or otherwise, going forward they have their heads firmly in sand.

Oh, don't be silly, tariffs won't affect US end-consumers. They'll be absorbed by all those magnanimous folks up the supply chain, right?
;^}

Wife recently bought a $150 item from a Swedish seller on Amazon. Paid $12 shipping. Arrived 2 weeks later. Then yesterday, 2 weeks after that, she got a bill from Fedex — on behalf of US Homeland Security — for $56 in unpaid import duties. Stated in no uncertain terms that the tariff was her responsibility to pay, and hers alone.

No warning about this extra expense anywhere on Amazon, at any stage in the process. So she called Amazon and spoke to a human who confirmed the lack of warning and issued a credit for the tariff.

Yes, Amazon effectively ate the tariff this time. But once the chaos subsides, and sellers get the right verbiage on their product pages, the end-consumer will clearly be on the hook.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Right now no one knows what's going to happen so some companies eat the tariffs as they don't want to raise prices, some raise them, some stop selling some items. Some Trump has been convinced to eat the tariffs.