Importing a car from China to Finland / EU: full landed-cost guide 2026

Duties, VAT, who can import, what gets in, shipping — and the DDP price of 28 popular Chinese models in Finland / EU, computed by our rules engine with sources and verification dates.

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Who can import and what gets 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

Tax rules and sources

EU duty 10% + VAT (ALV) 25.5% (since 2024-09-01; on price + freight/insurance + duty + countervailing duty) ↗ 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
Purchase tax (autovero) is a percentage set by WLTP CO₂ and applied to the car's tax-inclusive retail value in Finland: BEVs and hydrogen 0% (first registered on or after 2021-10-01); 1–4 g/km 2.7%, 100 g 6.8%, 120 g 9.5%, 150 g 16.8%, 200 g 29.7%, ≥360 g 48.9% ↗ official 2026-09-20
Chinese-spec cars without an EU COC need single-vehicle approval (yksittäishyväksyntä) at a Traficom-authorised inspection station ↗ official 2026-09-20

EU duty 10% + VAT 25.5% (among the highest in the EU); the autovero purchase tax follows CO₂: BEVs 0%, PHEV / range-extender default to 40 g/km (about 4%), petrol defaults to 150 g/km (about 17%); the base is approximated here by the duty-and-VAT-paid landed value, while the tax office uses the Finnish retail value; Chinese-spec cars need single-vehicle approval; a winter market — buyers expect a heat pump and battery pre-heating; new Chinese-built BEVs get the maker's countervailing duty automatically, used cars exempt.

Popular models: DDP price in Finland / EU

Model	Ex-works	DDP
BYD Atto 3 (Yuan Plus)	$15,244	$37,196
BYD Atto 2 (Yuan Up)	$11,845	$31,757
BYD Sealion 7	$23,062	$49,707
BYD Seal U (Sealion 6)	$17,938	$41,507
BYD Tang EV	$30,750	$62,010
XPeng G6	$24,600	$53,611
Tesla Model Y (Shanghai-built)	$30,750	$57,710
XPeng G9	$34,680	$70,211
Changan Nevo Q05	$14,935	$37,694
BYD Seal EV	$21,525	$47,247
BYD Han EV	$22,550	$48,888
Zeekr 001	$33,660	$67,573
MG4 EV	$18,450	$48,043
XPeng MONA M03	$17,425	$41,795
BYD Dolphin	$11,330	$30,933
XPeng X9	$42,840	$83,649
BYD Song Plus DM-i	$14,935	$33,383
BYD Seal 05 DM-i	$10,815	$27,433
Geely Coolray	$10,815	$30,429
Geely Xingyue L (Monjaro)	$17,425	$41,130
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro	$15,450	$37,932
Changan CS75 Plus	$13,390	$34,598
GWM Haval H6	$13,905	$35,431
MG5	$7,725	$25,427
MG7	$15,887	$38,640
Changan UNI-V	$12,360	$32,930
AITO M7	$38,760	$67,792
AITO M9	$69,020	$111,495