The survey found that 21 % would not continue operations if definitive duties were imposed, 33 % had already stopped imports of electric bikes from the PRC but had still not found an alternative solution, 39 % had to increase the price of their products as a result of the investigation and 37,5 % had been affected financially by the initiation of the dumping investigation.
De plus, lors de l'audition du 5 octobre 2018, le CEIEB a soumis des informations au nom de 15 importateurs, dont 4 ont déclaré qu'ils ne poursuivraient pas leur activité si des mesures définitives étaient instituées.