The EU will impose duties on electric vehicle imports from China from Thursday
The European Union says it will impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China from Thursday, after talks between Brussels and Beijing failed to find an amicable solution to their trade dispute
BRUSSELS — The European Union will impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China from Thursday after talks between Brussels and Beijing failed to find an amicable solution to their trade dispute, European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill said Tuesday.
Electric vehicles have become a major flashpoint in a broader trade dispute over the influence of Chinese government subsidies on European markets and Beijing’s burgeoning exports of green technology to the bloc.
According to the European Commission, sales of Chinese-built electric cars jumped from 3.9% of the EV market in 2020 to 25% by September 2023, in part by unfairly undercutting EU industry prices.
Gill said that the duties would stay in force for a period of five years, but he said that the EU and China continue to negotiate on a solution.
“Any such solution would have to be effective in addressing the problem identified by the (EU) investigation, as well as World Trade Organization-compatible,” he told reporters. The commission manages trade on behalf of the 27 EU member countries.
The duties on Chinese manufacturers are expected to be 17% on cars made by BYD, 18.8% on those from Geely and 35.3% for vehicles exported by China’s state-owned SAIC. Geely has brands including Polestar and Sweden’s Volvo, while SAIC owns Britain’s MG, one of Europe’s bestselling EV brands.
Other EV manufacturers in China, including Western companies such as Volkswagen and BMW, would be subject to duties of 20.7%. The commission has an “individually calculated” rate for
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