Facts & Figures
EU Regulations
Preferential Import Duty Rates (updated for 2009)
MAARSSEN, The Netherlands - In line the with the GSP, the EU has exempted a group of countries from import duties on bicycles, parts and accessories. Another group is subject to 10.5% import duties on all bicycles and 1.2% on bicycle parts and bicycle accessories.
Countries that are completely exempted from EU import duties on bicycles, parts and accessories:
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Afghanistan
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Ethiopia
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Mozambique
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Albania
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Falkland Islands
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Namibia
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Algeria
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Faroe Islands
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Nepal
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Andorra
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Fiji
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Netherlands Antilles
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Angola
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French Polynesia
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New Caledonia & dependencies
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Antigua & Barbados
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Gambia
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Nicaragua
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Aruba
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Georgia
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Niger
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Bahamas
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Ghana
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Norway
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Bangladesh
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Greenland
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Occupied Palestinian Territory
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Barbados
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Grenada
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Panama
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Belize
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Guatemala
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Papua New Guinea
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Benin
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Guinea
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Peru
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Bhutan
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Guinea-Bissau
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Rwanda
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Bolivia
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Guyana
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Samoa
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Haiti
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San Marino
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Botswana
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Honduras
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Sénégal
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Burkina Fasso
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Iceland
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Serbia
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Burundi
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Israel
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Seychelles & dependencies
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Cambodia
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Ivory Coast
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Sierra Leone
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Cameroon
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Jamaica
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Solomon Islands
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Cape Verde
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Jordan
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Somalia
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Cayman Islands
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Kenya
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South Africa
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Central African Republic
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Kosovo
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Sri Lanka
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Ceuta
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Laos
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Sudan
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Chad
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Lebanon
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Suriname
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Chile
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Lesotho
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Swaziland
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Colombia
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Liberia
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Switzerland
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Comoros
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Liechtenstein
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Syria
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Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Macedonia
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Tanzania
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Congo (Republic)
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Madagascar
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Togo
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Costa Rica
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Malawi
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Croatia
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Maldives
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Tunisia
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Djibouti
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Mali
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Turkey
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Dominican Republic
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Mauritania
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Tuvalu
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East Timor
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Mauritius
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Uganda
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Ecuador
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Melilla
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Venezuela
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Egypt
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Mexico
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Yemen
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El Salvador
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Moldova
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Zambia
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Equatorial Guinea
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Mongolia
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Zimbabwe
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Eritrea
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Morocco
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The following countries mentioned in the list underneath are subject to 10.5% import duties on all bicycles, 2.5% on bicycles with auxiliary engines (pedelecs and E-bikes) and 1.2% on bicycle parts and bicycle accessories.
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Argentina
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Iraq
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Qatar
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Armenia
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Kazakhstan
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Russian Federation
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Azerbaijan
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Kuwait
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Saudi Arabia
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Bahrain
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Kyrgyzstan
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Tajikistan
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Bermuda
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Libya
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Turkmenistan
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Brazil
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Macao
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Ukraine
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Brunei
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Malaysia
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United Arab Emirates
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Cuba
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Micronesia
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Uruguay
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Gabon
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Nigeria
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Uzbekistan
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Gibraltar
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Oman
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Vietnam
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India
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Pakistan
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Virgin Islands of the U.S.
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Indonesia
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Paraguay
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Iran
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Philippines
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More EU regulations
- 04-12-2009 - Dumping Investigation on Chinese Made Saddles (updated for 2009)
- 31-03-2009 - New EPAC Standard for Safe e-Bikes
- 04-12-2008 - EPAC Standard Comes with Electro Magnetic Compatibility Requirements
- 04-12-2008 - EU modernises customs procedures and makes imports safer (updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - EU Legislation on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - VAT Reduction on All Bicycle Products and Services (updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - EU-Commission Appoints Trade Hearing Officer (updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - Trade Defence Mechanisms under Review (updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - Rapid Exchange of Information on Unsafe Products (updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - European Standard for Childs Seats for Bicycles (updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - Anti-Circumvention Duties under Review (Updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Saddles (updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - New EU Directive on Poisonous Substance in Electrical Appliances
- 04-12-2008 - Anti-Circumvention Duties on Certain Chinese Parts (Updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - CEN Safety Standards for Bicycles Acknowledged by European Commission (updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - No Dumping Duties on Chinese E-Bikes and Pedelecs (updated for 2009)
- 04-12-2008 - Tighter checks on EU imports (updated for 2009)
- 26-11-2008 - Timetable Anti-Dumping and Anti-Circumvention Measures (updated for 2009)
- 26-11-2008 - New Generalised System of Preferences for 2009 - 2012 (updated for 2009)


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