BYD Seal EV to Poland / 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 Poland / EU, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
$38,842DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $23,966· Sea/land freight reference $2400 per car
| Ex-works price | $21,000 |
| + Domestic transport & export clearance | $447 |
| = FOB | $21,447 |
| + Freight & insurance | $2,519 |
| CIF · per car | $23,966 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $300 |
| DAP · per car | $24,266 |
| + Import duty 10% | $2,397 |
| + Countervailing duty 17% (BYD · new BEV) | $4,074 |
| + Excise akcyza 0% | $0 |
| + VAT 23% | $7,001 |
| + Homologation + customs € | $1,080 |
| + Registration € | $324 |
| = Landed costs total | $14,875 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $38,842 |
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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
- Excise (akcyza): ≤2.0 L 3.1% / >2.0 L 18.6%; hybrids (incl. MHEV/PHEV) ≤2.0 L 1.55%, 2.0–3.5 L 9.3%; EVs exempt ↗ official 2026-09-02
- EU duty 10% + VAT 23% ↗ verified 2026-09-02
- China-built new BEV countervailing duty by maker: BYD 17.0 / Geely 18.8 / SAIC 35.3 / Tesla 7.8 / others 20.7 ↗ official 2026-09-04
- 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
EU duty 10% + VAT 23%; Polish excise by engine size and powertrain, BEV exempt; 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 exempt; 1,324 Otomoto listings to compare against.
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