BYD Seal EV to Germany / EU: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $21,000 in China, new car. Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Germany / EU, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
$38,012DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $23,866· Sea/land freight reference $2300 per car
| Ex-works price | $21,000 |
| + Domestic transport & export clearance | $447 |
| = FOB | $21,447 |
| + Freight & insurance | $2,419 |
| CIF · per car | $23,866 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $300 |
| DAP · per car | $24,166 |
| + Import duty 10% | $2,387 |
| + Countervailing duty 17% (BYD · new BEV) | $4,057 |
| + VAT 19% | $5,759 |
| + Individual approval TÜV + customs € ⚠ | $1,620 |
| + Registration € | $324 |
| = Landed costs total | $14,147 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $38,012 |
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Can this car get in?
- • No EU COC → individual vehicle approval
- • Glass light transmission ≥70%, EU-spec headlights
- • Businesses need an EORI number to import
Rules and sources
- EU duty 10% + VAT 19% (on price + freight/insurance + duty) ↗ verified 2026-09-02
- Countervailing duty on Chinese BEVs 7.8–35.3% (by maker; new cars only: <6 months or <6,000 km) ↗ verified 2026-09-02
- A price undertaking (minimum import price + annual quota) can replace the countervailing duty, but only for producers whose offer the Commission has accepted; no accepted case was public at the verification date, so the duty remains the default ↗ official 2026-09-05
- China-spec cars without COC need §21 StVZO individual approval (TÜV) ↗ verified 2026-09-02
EU duty 10% + VAT 19%, no registration tax; Chinese-spec cars need TÜV single-vehicle approval; new Chinese-built BEVs get the maker's countervailing duty automatically (BYD 17 / Geely 18.8 / SAIC 35.3 / Tesla 7.8 / others 20.7), used (>6 months and >6,000 km) exempt.
BYD Seal EV in other countries
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