Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1866 of 3 July 2024 imposing a provisional countervailing duty on imports of new battery electric vehicles designed for the transport of persons originating in the People’s Republic of China
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1866 of 3 July 2024 imposing a provisional countervailing duty on imports of new battery electric vehicles designed for the transport of persons originating in the People’s Republic of China
Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗
1. A provisional countervailing duty is imposed on imports of new battery electric vehicles, principally designed for the transport of nine or less persons, including the driver, excluding L6 and L7 categories vehicles according to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 ( 503 ) and motorcycles, propelled (regardless of the number of wheels set in motion) solely by one or more electric motors, including those with an internal combustion range extender (an auxiliary power unit), currently falling under CN code ex 8703 80 10 (TARIC code 8703801010) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2. The rates of the provisional countervailing duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:
Company
Provisional countervailing duty
TARIC additional code
BYD Group:
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BYD Auto Company Limited
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BYD Auto Industry Company Limited
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Changsha BYD Auto Company Limited
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Changsha Xingchao Auto Company Limited
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Changzhou BYD Auto Company Limited
—
Fuzhou BYD Industrial Company Limited
—
Hefei BYD Auto Company Limited
—
Jinan BYD Auto Company Limited
17,4 %
89BL
Geely Group:
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Asia Euro Automobile Manufacture (Taizhou) Company Limited
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Chongqing Lifan Passenger Vehicle Co., Ltd.
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Fengsheng Automobile (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
—
Shanxi New Energy Automobile Industry Co., Ltd.
—
Zhejiang Geely Automobile Company Limited
—
Zhejiang Haoqing Automobile Manufacturing Company Limited
19,9 %
89BM
SAIC Group:
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SAIC MAXUS Automotive Company Limited
—
SAIC Motor Corporation Limited
—
Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation
—
SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd.
—
SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd.
—
SAIC General Motors Co., Ltd.
37,6 %
89BN
Other cooperating companies (Annex)
20,8 %
All other companies
37,6 %
8999
3. The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States’ customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows:
‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of new battery electric vehicles sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the People’s Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’
If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.
4. The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security deposit equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.
5. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
1. Interested parties shall submit their written comments on this regulation to the Commission within 15 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2. Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Commission shall do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
3. Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings are invited do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Hearing Officer shall examine requests submitted outside this time limit and may decide whether to accept such requests if appropriate.
1. Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/785.
2. Data collected regarding products which entered the Union for consumption not more than 90 days prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be kept until the entry into force of possible definitive measures, or the termination of this proceeding.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Article 1 shall apply for a period of four months.
Supplementary provisions
Cooperating Chinese exporting producers not sampled
