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Cutting bikes in half might no longer help Chinese producers dodge EU tariffs

By Poppy Carnell ( September 3, 2019, 14:35 GMT | Insight) -- Bikemakers in China, such as Oyama and Ideal Bike, could face an EU probe into whether halves of bicycles should face dumping tariffs at the bloc’s borders. Chinese producers have been cutting bikes in half and exporting them to separate EU countries in a bid to dodge tariffs, according to EU fraud department Olaf, which has recommended that trade officials open an interim review into extending existing dumping duties.Bikemakers in China, such as Oyama and Ideal Bike, could face an EU probe into whether halves of bicycles should face dumping tariffs at the bloc’s borders....

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