← Importing a car from China to Sweden / EU: full landed-cost guide 2026
BYD Sealion 7 to Sweden / EU: what it costs landed
Reference ex-works price $23,062 (EXW, new car). Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Sweden / EU, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
$49,798DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $29,520· Sea/land freight reference $5000 per car
Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $23,062 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $1,341 |
| = FOB | $24,403 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.4%) | $5,118 |
| CIF · per car | $29,520 |
| + Inland transport in destination | $200 |
| DAP · per car | $29,720 |
| + Import duty 10% | $2,952 |
| + Countervailing duty 17% (BYD · new BEV) | $5,018 |
| + VAT 25% | $9,373 |
| + Single-vehicle approval + customs € ⚠ | $1,944 |
| + Origin check + registration inspection + plates kr | $441 |
| = Landed costs total | $19,728 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $49,798 |
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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% + VAT (moms) 25% (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
- Sweden has no one-off purchase or registration tax; the malus on high-emission new cars is an increased annual vehicle tax for the first three years, not charged at import ↗ official 2026-09-20
- Imported cars need an origin check (ursprungskontroll, SEK 1,240) and a registration inspection; fixed fees total about SEK 4,600; Chinese-spec cars without an EU COC need single-vehicle approval (enskilt godkännande) ↗ official 2026-09-20
EU duty 10% + VAT 25%; there is no one-off purchase or registration tax (cheaper on this point than Finland, the Netherlands or France); the malus on high-emission cars is an extra annual tax for the first three years, paid by the owner; 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.
BYD Sealion 7 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.