Moving Production Out of China

With US imports of bicycles, bike frames, and components from China now under higher tariffs, it’s time for American brands to consider moving production out of China. The immediate choice would be moving production to Taiwan, but costs have increased and are generally geared towards higher end bicycles and ebikes. Cambodia has been growing rapidly in the past decade as a bicycle assembly hub, but in the past few months, the authoritarian government has cracked down on opposition parties, endangering its trade status with the USA and Europe. Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and India are perhaps the cheapest options currently. However, quality and lead times are generally lacking and there’s only a handful of factories which are managed professionally and produce quality product.

Contact Oerus if your brand needs to relocate production out of China due to the current trade war. We can help you source reliable suppliers from Taiwan and Southeast Asia.