Amsterdam Bicycle Company pause US Ebike sales citing 50% tariffs

[Dewey]

Amsterdam Bicycle Company had for several years been importing Dutch built upright town e-bikes and cargo bikes from Azor and Bakfiets through Delaware. Today their website announced a pause in Ebike sales owing to 50% tariffs on steel or aluminum derived products from the EU

Amsterdam Bicycle Company is still importing non-electric pedal bicycles and cargo bikes.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Most courier companies stopped sending small parcels from Europe to the United States. FedEx seems to stay in the operation, not sure about UPS. I wonder whether the U.S. Customs service works at all, following the government shutdown.

 

[dblhelix]

Most courier companies stopped sending small parcels from Europe to the United States. FedEx seems to stay in the operation, not sure about UPS. I wonder whether the U.S. Customs service works at all, following the government shutdown.

Tariff collection continues, despite the shutdown. CBP is largely operational.

 

[dblhelix]

Amsterdam Bicycle Company had for several years been importing Dutch built upright town e-bikes and cargo bikes from Azor and Bakfiets through Delaware. Today their website announced a pause in Ebike sales owing to 50% tariffs on steel or aluminum derived products from the EU

I am not familiar with their business model. Don't most of these brands only ship on prepaid orders? That said, if I were a small foreign business, I would probably pause just to see if most tariffs get rolled back by the courts.

 

[Dewey]

I am not familiar with their business model. Don't most of these brands only ship on prepaid orders? That said, if I were a small foreign business, I would probably pause just to see if most tariffs get rolled back by the courts.

Yes, same as Workcycles.

 

[Dewey]

Most courier companies stopped sending small parcels from Europe to the United States.

Yes, disappointing this means I can’t use specialty suppliers like Dutch Bike Bits

 

[carl06]

I ordered some bike parts last week from Italy. Fed Ex direct billed me for the tariffs along with a 16 dollar processing fee. If you don't prepay Fed Ex, there would have been another 12 dollar fee to pay upon delivery. Received the parts 4 days from order date.