← Importing a car from China to France / EU: full landed-cost guide 2026
BYD Dolphin to France / 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 France / EU, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
$30,595DDP 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 |
| + TVA 20% | $4,379 |
| + CO₂ penalty (malus) € (0 g/km, BEV exempt)⚠ | $0 |
| + Single-vehicle approval + customs € ⚠ | $3,240 |
| + Registration certificate (carte grise) + plates € ⚠ | $432 |
| = Landed costs total | $12,705 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $30,595 |
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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% + TVA 20% (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
- 2026 CO₂ penalty (malus écologique): €50 from 108 g/km WLTP, rising gram by gram, capped at €80,000 from 192 g/km; BEVs exempt. Paid at first registration in France, imports included ↗ official 2026-09-20
- 2026 weight penalty (malus au poids): from 1,500 kg kerb mass, progressive €10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 per kg; BEVs exempt throughout 2026; the two penalties together are capped at €80,000 ↗ official 2026-09-20
- Chinese-spec cars without an EU COC need single-vehicle approval through the DREAL (réception à titre isolé, usually with UTAC testing) ↗ official 2026-09-20
EU duty 10% + TVA 20%; a CO₂ penalty (malus) is due at first registration — from 108 g/km up to €80,000; petrol cars default to 150 g/km here (about €4,300), but real values vary enormously, so enter the certified figure; non-electric cars above 1,500 kg also pay a weight penalty (only calculated if you enter the kerb mass); BEVs are exempt from both; Chinese-spec cars need single-vehicle approval; new Chinese-built BEVs get the maker's countervailing duty automatically, used cars exempt.
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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.