Belgium is only slightly larger than New Jersey........and it has a large number of bicycle manufactures for a country so small.....at least a dozen........Belgium is a very rich country with a high standard of living........A Belgium bike exported to the USA would be quite expensive........Price a new Merckx........most of the bikes they produce are upright utility cargo and roadster type bikes for commuting and everyday transportation and are of very high quality but not very popular in the US.......there is. a market for the bikes they produce but the US aint it......they have been producing top end bikes there for over 100 years.....you have to go there to get one