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2025 BIKE INDUSTRY TRADE AND TARIFF UPDATES

February 20 Update

Supreme Court Rules in Bike Industry’s Favor Regarding IEEPA Tariffs

On February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that the sweeping global import tariffs imposed under the 1977 emergency powers law (IEEPA) were unlawful, determining that the president exceeded his authority by using the statute to unilaterally impose broad tariffs on imports from nearly all U.S. trading partners. The Court affirmed the judgment of the Court of International Trade in Trump v. V.O.S. Selection, a case brought by 12 states and five small companies, including Terry Precision Cycling, a Vermont-based bicycle clothing company.

This decision represents a significant check on executive tariff authority and will shape presidential tariff policy going forward. It’s important to note that while this ruling removes a key legal basis for IEEPA tariffs, it does not affect tariffs imposed under other legal authorities, including Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs. While it is anticipated that billions of dollars in duty collected under IEEPA will be refunded to importers, the process and timetable for that to happen is not yet clear.

As your trade association, PeopleForBikes is actively advocating to reduce and eliminate tariffs affecting our industry. We remain committed to advancing fair, pro-industry trade policy. With your support, we will continue this essential work.

The IEEPA ruling will likely encourage the administration to pursue alternative sources of tariff revenue. PeopleForBikes is actively pushing back against the proposed inclusion of bicycle and e-bike HTS codes under Section 232 tariffs. In the coming weeks, the Commerce Department will decide which products will be added under the latest round of tariff inclusion requests. Our industry has submitted more comments in opposition than any other industry, and federal leadership understands there is significant opposition to these proposed tariffs.

The most effective action you can take right now is contacting your members of Congress and telling them how harmful Section 232 tariffs would be for your business. Lawmakers need to hear directly from businesses in their districts about the jobs, economic impact, and consumer consequences at stake. If you don’t already have contact information for your members of Congress, please contact PeopleForBikes Director of Federal Policy Chris Bell at chris@peopleforbikes.org. When you contact your members of Congress, feel free to use PeopleForBikes’ Section 232 talking points to discuss the negative impacts of these proposed inclusions on your business.

PeopleForBikes will continue to monitor developments and assess how the Supreme Court’s ruling might intersect with other ongoing tariff issues that impact bicycle imports and supply chains.

If you have questions about what this latest news means for your business, please don’t hesitate to reach out to PeopleForBikes Vice President of Government Relations Dr. Ash Lovell (ash@peopleforbikes.org) or General and Policy Counsel Matt Moore (matt@peopleforbikes.org).