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China-EU electric vehicles: investigation, duties and negotiations

Trace the EU subsidy investigation, provisional and definitive duties, and the later route for price-undertaking offers.

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Reviewed 9/21/2026

October 2023-January 2026. This records policy milestones, not a current customs-rate quotation.

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Provisional duties take effect

Provisional countervailing duties on Chinese battery electric vehicles took effect, beginning a temporary stage before a final decision.

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The Commission announced the measures on July 4 and specified July 5 as their application date.

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EU adopts five-year definitive duties

The Commission concluded its investigation and adopted definitive countervailing duties for five years.

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Rates differed by producer. The earlier provisional duties were not collected, according to the Commission.

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Commission sets out a price-offer process

The Commission issued guidance for submitting price-undertaking offers concerning Chinese electric vehicles subject to the duties.

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Guidance creates a way to assess offers. It is not itself a blanket agreement to remove the duties.

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Through 1/12/2026

October 2023-January 2026. This records policy milestones, not a current customs-rate quotation.

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