Move, to be applied provisionally from July, would trigger duties of more than €2bn a year
Wed 12 Jun 2024 09.55 EDT
The EU has notified Beijing that it intends to impose tariffs of up to 38% on imports of Chinese electric vehicles, triggering duties of more than €2bn (£1.7bn) a year and a likely trade war with China.
The tariffs will be applied provisionally from next month in line with World Trade Organization rules, which give China four weeks to challenge any evidence the EU provides to justify the levies on imported EVs.
The charges come on top of the existing 10%…