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.

 

[osric]

Amsterdam has resumed shipping in the US but their prices went way up to reflect tariffs.

Alas, getting parts for Dutch bikes is nearly impossible — none of the shops I used to order from in Europe will ship to the US any longer (Rose Bikes, Holland Bike Shop, Dutch Bike Bits, Workcycles).

 

[stompandgo]

That's not just tariffs, that's manufacturers enforcing geographic restrictions. Ribble, Merlin, Bike24, etc. have been shut down shipping OEM parts to the US that can be bought through normal channels in the US. Grey market enforcement.

 

[osric]

That's not just tariffs, that's manufacturers enforcing geographic restrictions. Ribble, Merlin, Bike24, etc. have been shut down shipping OEM parts to the US that can be bought through normal channels in the US. Grey market enforcement.

The things I order from shops in Europe aren’t available from distributors in the US or Canada. Try finding a Hebie chain guard, Ursus Hopper, or nearly any brand of dynamo powered lights.