Countervailing duties on electric cars imported from China
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2754 of 29 October 2024 imposes a definitive countervailing duty on new battery electric vehicles for passenger transport originating in China, following an anti-subsidy investigation opened on the Commission's own initiative on 4 October 2023.
Measure originators
European origin
EUMesure de défense commerciale de l'Union (règlement antisubventions (UE) 2016/1037)
No official estimate found for this measure.
Measure impact
Rates on top of customs duties: 17.0% for the BYD group, 18.8% for Geely, 35.3% for SAIC, 7.8% for Tesla (Shanghai), 20.7% for other cooperating companies and 35.3% for all others. Applies from 30 October 2024; affects importers and, if passed on, buyers.
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Procedure timeline
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