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Tariffs force U.S. bicycle company to halt imports from China

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About 90% of Kent bikes are imported from China .

The rest are assembled in the U.S. at their factory in South Carolina with parts from Asia .

The company had been paying 25% tariffs on bikes and bike parts coming from China since the first Trump administration.

A bicycle wheel that would have previously cost between $10 and $12 increased to $ 30 .

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