AMSTERDAM, 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:
Afghanistan | Eritrea | Morocco |
Albania | Ethiopia | Mozambique |
Algeria | Falkland Islands | Namibia |
Andorra | Faroe Islands | Nepal |
Angola | Fiji | Netherlands Antilles |
Antigua & Barbados | French Polynesia | New Caledonia & dependencies |
Armenia | Gambia | Nicaragua |
Aruba | Georgia | Niger |
Azerbaijan | Ghana | Norway |
Bahamas | Greenland | Occupied Palestinian Territory |
Bangladesh | Grenada | Panama |
Barbados | Guatemala | Papua New Guinea |
Belize | Guinea | Paraguay |
Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Peru |
Bhutan | Guyana | Rwanda |
Bolivia | Haïti | Samoa |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | Honduras | San Marino |
Botswana | Iceland | Sénégal |
Burkina Fasso | Israel | Serbia |
Burundi | Ivory Coast | Seychelles & dependencies |
Cambodia | Jamaica | Sierra Leone |
Cameroon | Jordan | Solomon Islands |
Cape Verde | Kenya | Somalia |
Cayman Islands | Kosovo | South Africa |
Central African Republic | Laos | Sri Lanka |
Ceuta | Lebanon | Sudan |
Chad | Lesotho | Suriname |
Chile | Liberia | Swaziland |
Colombia | Liechtenstein | Switzerland |
Comoros | Macedonia | Syria |
Congo (Democratic Rep.) | Madagascar | Tanzania |
Costa Rica | Malawi | Togo |
Croatia | Maldives | Trinidad & Tobago |
Djibouti | Mali | Tunisia |
Dominican Republic | Mauritania | Turkey |
East Timor | Mauritius | Tuvalu |
Ecuador | Melilla | Uganda |
Egypt | Mexico | Venezuela |
El Salvador | Moldova | Yemen |
Equatorial Guinea | Mongolia | Zambia |
Eritrea | Montenegro | Zimbabwe |
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.
Argentina | Iraq | Qatar |
Armenia | Kazakhstan | Russian Federation |
Azerbaijan | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia |
Bahrain | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan |
Bermuda | Libya | Turkmenistan |
Brazil | Macao | Ukraine |
Brunei | Malaysia | United Arab Emirates |
Cuba | Micronesia | Uruguay |
Gabon | Nigeria | Uzbekistan |
Gibraltar | Oman | Vietnam |
India | Pakistan | Virgin Islands of the U.S. |
Indonesia | Paraguay | |
Iran | Philippines |
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