← Importing a car from China to Austria / EU: full landed-cost guide 2026
Tesla Model Y (Shanghai-built) to Austria / EU: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $30,600 (EXW, new car). Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Austria / EU, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
Example configuration (reference price) · Battery electric
$67,030DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $36,085· Sea/land freight reference $4,000 per car
Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $30,600 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $1,341 |
| = FOB | $31,941 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.4%) | $4,144 |
| CIF · per car | $36,085 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $550 |
| DAP · per car | $36,635 |
| + Import duty 10% | $3,608 |
| + Countervailing duty 35.3% (invoice not issued by the manufacturer) | $12,738 |
| + VAT 20% | $10,486 |
| + Single-vehicle approval + customs clearance (estimate) | $2,700 |
| + NoVA registration tax (BEV 0; 1.5T petrol at WLTP 130–150 g/km approx. 6–10% of net value, EUR 1,250–2,050) (estimate) | $0 |
| + Approval-database entry (capped at EUR 180) (estimate) | $205 |
| + Registration + plates (approx. EUR 270) (estimate) | $308 |
| = Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal | $30,045 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $67,030 |
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Can this car get in?
- • Who can import: Individuals and companies can import; companies need an EORI number
- • A China-spec car without an EU CoC needs individual approval and a technical inspection before registration
- • EU duty is 10%; new China-built BEVs and range-extender cars also carry the EU countervailing duty, used cars (registered over 6 months and over 6,000 km) do not
- • NoVA is based on WLTP CO2 and zero-emission cars are exempt; third-country used cars pay in full on the net fair value under the law at the registration date, without intra-EU depreciation
Rules and sources
- EU common duty on third-country passenger cars is 10%; import VAT at the national rate ↗ official 2026-10-03
- National standard VAT rates (AT 20 / GR 24 / HU 27 / HR 25 / SI 22 / MT 18) ↗ official 2026-10-03
- Countervailing duty on new China-built BEVs / range-extenders (Reg. (EU) 2024/2754 art. 1): manufacturer rate only with a listed maker's invoice declaration, otherwise 35.3%; used cars (C/2025/330: registered over 6 months and over 6,000 km) outside ↗ official 2026-10-02
- Registration in the EU requires a certificate of conformity or individual approval plus a roadworthiness check ↗ official 2026-10-03
- BMF: third-country car import duty 10%, import VAT 20% (base includes duty and costs to destination); NoVA is paid separately before registration ↗ official 2026-10-03
- BMF: from 1 July 2025 the M1 NoVA rate is round((WLTP−91)/5)% capped at 80%, plus EUR 80 per g above 155 g/km, less EUR 350 ↗ official 2026-10-03
- BMF: zero-emission (0 g/km) electric / hydrogen cars are NoVA-exempt ↗ official 2026-10-03
- BMF: third-country imports pay NoVA under the law at registration on the fair value excluding VAT; a lower value needs evidence ↗ official 2026-10-03
- oesterreich.gv.at: without EU type approval an individual / exceptional approval is needed; approved vehicles still need a database entry, fee capped at EUR 180 ↗ official 2026-10-03
EU duty 10% + VAT 20%, plus the NoVA registration tax: BEVs pay 0; a 1.5T petrol car (WLTP 130–150 g/km) pays round((CO2−91)/5)% of the net value less EUR 350, roughly 6–10% of the net price (EUR 1,250–2,050), with EUR 80 per gram above 155 g/km. New China-built BEVs and range-extender cars carry the EU countervailing duty: 35.3% unless a listed manufacturer issues the invoice with the required declaration; used cars (registered over 6 months and driven over 6,000 km) are outside it. Austria is landlocked: cars arrive via Koper or Trieste and continue by road. China-spec cars without an EU CoC need single-vehicle approval (cost estimated).
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Indicative figures: exchange rates, freight and tax rules change; what customs actually charges and the quote LandedCar confirms prevail. Free and not a basis for refunds or claims — see Terms.