← Importing a car from China to Spain / EU: full landed-cost guide 2026
BYD Dolphin to Spain / EU: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $11,330 (EXW, new car). Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Spain / EU, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
$29,302DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $17,239· Sea/land freight reference $4500 per car
Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $11,330 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $1,341 |
| = FOB | $12,671 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.4%) | $4,569 |
| CIF · per car | $17,239 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $300 |
| DAP · per car | $17,539 |
| + Import duty 10% | $1,724 |
| + Countervailing duty 17% (BYD · new BEV) | $2,931 |
| + IVA 21% | $4,598 |
| + Registration tax IEDMT 0% (BEV / PHEV / range-extender ≤120 g/km) | $0 |
| + Single-vehicle approval + customs € ⚠ | $1,944 |
| + DGT registration fee + ITV + plates € | $216 |
| = Landed costs total | $11,412 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $29,302 |
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Can this car get in?
- • Who can import: Individuals and companies can import; companies need an EORI number
- • 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% + IVA 21% (on price + freight/insurance + duty + countervailing duty; Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla are taxed differently and not covered here) ↗ official 2026-09-20
- Countervailing duty on new Chinese-built BEVs by maker: BYD 17.0 / Geely 18.8 / SAIC 35.3 / Tesla 7.8 / others 20.7 (Reg. (EU) 2024/2754; new cars only: <6 months or <6,000 km) ↗ official 2026-09-20
- Registration tax IEDMT by WLTP CO₂: ≤120 g/km 0% / 121–159 4.75% / 160–199 9.75% / ≥200 14.75%, on the price before IVA; BEVs and most PHEVs pay 0%. Regions may add up to 15% (Andalusia, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Catalonia, Murcia and Valencia have done so) ↗ official 2026-09-20
- Chinese-spec cars without an EU COC need single-vehicle approval (homologación individual: technical-service report + ITV inspection) ↗ official 2026-09-20
EU duty 10% + IVA 21%; registration tax (IEDMT) in four CO₂ bands — BEV / PHEV / range-extender default to 0%, petrol defaults to the 121–159 g/km band at 4.75% (change it for bigger engines); some regions charge more; Chinese-spec cars need 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 cars exempt.
BYD Dolphin in other countries
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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.