1. A definitive 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 L category vehicles according to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 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 8703 80 10 10) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2. The rates of the definitive 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
Definitive countervailing duty
Definitive TARIC additional code
BYD Group:
17,0 %
BYD Auto Company Limited
89HH
BYD Auto Industry Company Limited
89HI
Changsha BYD Auto Company Limited
89HJ
Changsha Xingchao Auto Company Limited
89HK
Changzhou BYD Auto Company Limited
89HL
Fuzhou BYD Industrial Company Limited
89HM
Hefei BYD Auto Company Limited
89HN
Jinan BYD Auto Company Limited
89HO
Geely Group:
18,8 %
Asia Euro Automobile Manufacture (Taizhou) Company Limited
89HP
Chongqing Lifan Passenger Vehicle Co., Ltd.
89HQ
Fengsheng Automobile (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
89HR
Shanxi New Energy Automobile Industry Co., Ltd.
89HS
Zhejiang Geely Automobile Company Limited
89HT
Zhejiang Haoqing Automobile Manufacturing Company Limited
89HU
Zhongjia Automobile Manufacturing (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
89HV
SAIC Group:
35,3 %
SAIC MAXUS Automotive Company Limited
89HW
SAIC Motor Corporation Limited
89HX
Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation
89HY
SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd.
89HZ
SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd.
89IA
SAIC General Motors Co., Ltd.
89IB
Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
7,8 %
89BZ
Other cooperating companies (Annex)
20,7 %
All other companies
35,3 %
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. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.