EU Trade Defence Measure
Countervailing duty on battery electric passenger cars from China: 35.3%
The headline rate
The country-wide rate for battery electric passenger cars from China is 35.3% (named cooperating exporters as low as 17%), applied in addition to the MFN duty rate.
The legal basis
The duty is imposed by Reg. (EU) 2024/2754 (October 2024). Major recent measure. BYD 17.0%, Geely 18.8%, SAIC 35.3%; cooperating non-sampled 20.7%; non-cooperating 35.3%. Subject to ongoing EU-China negotiations on price undertakings.
What products are covered
HS prefix: 8703.80. Origin: China.
Worked example: €50,000 customs value
Imagine you are importing €50,000 of battery electric passenger cars from China into PL. The MFN duty for the chapter is around 10.0%. With CVD of 35.3% layered on top, the total customs duty rate is 45.3%.
| Customs value | €50,000 |
| Customs duty (MFN + AD/CVD) (45.3%) | €22,650 |
| Import VAT | €16,710 |
| Brokerage | €77 |
| Customs-only landed total | €89,437 |
Verify on TARIC before commitments
This page is a calibrated curated snapshot — the EU Trade Defence database is the legal authority. Before any commercial commitment, look up the specific 8-digit HS line on https://taric.ec.europa.eu and check named-exporter eligibility.
What if you sourced elsewhere?
Most importers of measures-affected products discover the AD/CVD only when their first shipment clears customs at a 60%+ effective duty rate. The Import Plan Builder runs the same calculation against alternative origins (VN/IN/BD/TR) so you can see the saving before signing your first PO.
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