Last aluminium frames are manufactured in Asia
4%
Carbon inn Germany.
0%
there is also long waiting lists to contend with
Which is why, at this point, they may prefer to sell hassle free to EU customers, rather than jumping through hoops to sort the vat for you. Think of that 19% as a charge for the hassle, time and additional cost of sorting out a UK order post-Brexit. When supply/demand for bikes calms down, and our import procedures get finalised and settle down, I’m sure they’ll put the time and effort in to make buying from the UK easier. They might even be working on it right now, but over the last 18 months dealing with Brexit hasn’t been the top priority for all companies inside the EEA & CU.