The Kamler family, the owner of Fairfield, New Jersey based on the basis of the international center, was in a four-generation bicycle.
“When I joined the company in 1972. years, we had six employees, including my parents and me,” said former Central Director of Kent Arnold Kamler. “And from a few months ago, we had over 200 employees.”
Arnold took over Kent International from his father. Now his son Scott Kamler, the director. They sell about two million bikes per year in the USA and they are one of Walmart’s largest suppliers. But President Trump’s Tariff plan is Tossing the key into their American dream.
About 90% of bicycles Kent is imported from China. The rest is composed in the US in their factory in South Carolina with parts from Asia. Kent paid 25% of the tariffs on bicycles and parts of the bicycle from China from the first Adutian administration. But under the tariffs conducted by Mr. Trump last month, the recent consignment that had been late and arrived during the new tariff period forced the company to pay the combined 181.47% in import duties and tariffs.
During a one-month period from 20. March to 20. April, Kent Bikes paid $ 3.1 million tariffs with tariffs.
Under new tariffs, a cycling wheel imported from China that would previously cost between 10 and 12 dollars increased to about $ 30, cites Arnold.
He says he feels “really bad” and “angry”.
“China doesn’t pay these tariffs,” Arnold said. “We have an account with American customs in which they automatically refuse once a month, import duty, from our account. And so, it’s not just importance, but these tariffs are delighted.”
The company has canceled its new orders from China for April, and there is no plans to place new orders in May.
Even if the tariffs against China is reduced by the trump, there are Dozens of other countries faced with new tariffs. So trying to find other foreign suppliers makes it vain.
“We have already transferred some our jobs, almost half of our business, in several countries in that list,” Kramer said. “And we go out of China and now we’re still slamming. It’s just completely unfair.”
Arnold indicates that fully production and compilation of bicycles in the US is not financially captured from the cost of perspective.
“I can’t even calculate so tall,” Kramer said about what he thinks the bike would cost to produce here. “I’ll just tell you a quick story. She was a company that came to us a few years ago. We have made our own money for us, and a half. I was a price for a simple BMX handle. How could you be? ” Well, there’s a lot of work. ‘ And I said, “Okay, thanks, you can lose my number.” So you can take (as) the species … I think, here would be $ 100 bike if all the parts are made right now. ”
2025-05-07 01:06:00
