I was not aware of the 10% base duty for all cars into EU.
But the rates you state are general for a brand, but do not account for per model negotiations:
It is not who owns the company that matters, but that they are made in China, and how much the factory has been subsidiced. The Tavascan is built on a Chinese owned factory, where VW has a minority ownership.
VW has 75% ownership in the Tavascan factory since 2020.
VW got an exemption on the additional import fees based on certain conditions (agreements on minimum selling price level, EU car industry investment assurances)
I was not aware of the 10% base duty for all cars into EU.
But the rates you state are general for a brand, but do not account for per model negotiations:
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eu-tariffs-imports-china-made-evs-2026-02-11/
Cupra Tavascan has achieved a 0% duty, and Tesla is 7.8%.
I suspect several of the more popular Chinese models, have negotiated lower rates too.
Thanks for the follow up. It is worth mentioning that both Tesla and Cuprsa Tavascan are not Chinese owned.
The biggest/most popular Chinese manufacturers in the EU are BYD, SAIC, Geely, NIO and Xpeng.
It is not who owns the company that matters, but that they are made in China, and how much the factory has been subsidiced. The Tavascan is built on a Chinese owned factory, where VW has a minority ownership.
VW has 75% ownership in the Tavascan factory since 2020.
VW got an exemption on the additional import fees based on certain conditions (agreements on minimum selling price level, EU car industry investment assurances)