US bike imports slide 25% due to tariffs
US bicycle imports fell 25% year-on-year in the first half of 2025 to just over four million bikes, with Q2 alone down 35% due to the new tariff rules that took hold, Bike Europe reports. China's June shipments dropped 74% from a year earlier, and the overall second quarter of 2025 exports from China were similarly down 55%.
Meanwhile, imports from Cambodia were up 80% year-on-year, and Taiwan held its place as the high-end supplier, exporting about 200,000 units in the first half of the year, with an average Q2 unit value of US$692 versus US$41 from China.
