Switching bicycles sourcing from Cambodia to Myanmar

Few procurement levers move landed cost on bicycles as fast as switching country of origin. At 21%, Cambodia sits well above Myanmar's 11%; on $100,000 of annual buying that difference is around $10,550. Unlike freight or FX, the duty rate is set by which country's stamp the goods carry — a choice made at the contract, not at the port. The breakdown below itemises both duty stacks so the figure is auditable, not asserted.

How the tariff stacks compare

Here is how US Customs builds the bill for each origin. Shipped out of Cambodia, the product is hit with an 11% Most-Favoured-Nation base duty and a 10% forced-labor Section 301 duty on its bicycles, an effective 21% once the $49.74 in processing fees are added. Myanmar-made goods carry an 11% Most-Favoured-Nation base duty on its bicycles, an effective 11% once the $49.74 in processing fees are added. Processing and harbor fees apply identically whichever country ships the goods ($49.74 here), confirming the saving is pure duty, not fee. Subtract one stack from the other and $1,055.00 per $10,000 shipment separates the two origins. That same per-dollar gap is about $2,637 on a $25,000 order and $10,550 on $100,000 of annual volume. At order level, $25,000 of goods carries roughly $2,637 more duty from Cambodia than from Myanmar.

Trade context

The category, HTS 8712, takes in Road bikes, Mountain bikes, E-bikes, Children's bikes, Bicycle frames, Bicycle components, and Electric bicycle motors among other bicycles. Demand for bicycles is broad and price-sensitive, which is exactly why a duty wedge of this size reshapes who can supply the US market competitively. On carve-outs: some bicycle parts may have temporary S301 exclusions; Taiwan is a major supplier not subject to S301. Cambodia, in Asia-Pacific, ships the US mainly clothing garments, footwear, and furniture. With no preferential deal in force, Cambodia bicycles faces the standard rates plus any applicable surcharge. Myanmar's trade profile leans toward clothing garments, food, and lumber wood products, and it sits in Asia-Pacific. Myanmar has no agreement to soften the stack, so its bicycles carries the full column-1 plus surcharge load. With both origins in Asia-Pacific, freight lanes and transit times are broadly similar, so duty is the cleanest variable to compare. For a buyer committed to Cambodia, Myanmar is a concrete diversification target whose tariff math is settled and whose remaining diligence is commercial. Sourcing diversification has shifted from resilience theatre to margin necessity, and a documented second source like Myanmar is how buyers act on it.

Recommendation

Where Myanmar is a viable supplier, expect roughly $10,550 at $100,000, rising to about $26,375 at $250,000 and $105,500 at $1,000,000 as volume grows. Every figure is produced by the same tariff engine behind the site's calculators, holding FOB value, freight and insurance constant so only the duty effect of origin shows through. These figures reflect tariff and fee savings only, assuming equal product cost — your actual landed cost also depends on price and freight, which vary by supplier. If any price premium from Myanmar is smaller than the duty saving, the switch still wins on net landed cost. Before acting, confirm the Myanmar supplier classifies under the same HTS heading, can meet your volume and certifications, and faces no product-specific exclusion or quota that shifts the duty. Lock the comparison to a quote date; a surcharge added or lifted can change the ranking between negotiation and purchase order. Open the Tariff Savings Finder to rank every feasible origin for your specific volume.