Turkey imposes an additional tariff of 40% on pure electric vehicles imported from China.

On March 3rd, according to foreign media reports, according to a presidential decision published in Turkey's official gazette, Turkey has imposed an additional tariff of 40% on pure electric vehicles imported from China. However, foreign media did not disclose the reasons why Turkey took this measure.

According to the official gazette of Turkey, this time Turkey revised its decision to levy additional tariffs on imported products, and levied 40% additional tariffs on electric vehicles (HS codes: 8703.80.10.11 and 8703.80.10.19) produced in China! It is reported that the tax rate of automobile imports in many countries is about 10%, which is much higher than the world average in Turkey.

In 2020, only 800 electric vehicles were sold in Turkey. In February 2021, the Turkish government raised the consumption tax on electric vehicles from the current 3% to 15% to 10% to 60%. Experts pointed out that this move may hinder the popularization and adoption of electric vehicles in Turkey.

With the development of global environmental protection and low carbon, all parts of the world are catching up with the wave of new energy vehicles, and Turkey is no exception. Based on past consumption habits, local consumers in Turkey prefer imported cars, but Turkey has taken actions to promote the development of local electric vehicle industry. Some experts said that in view of the strong growth of China's new energy vehicle exports, the Turkish tariff on imported electric vehicles from China was raised to 40%, which may be to protect local industries.

According to the data of China Automobile Association, in 2022, China's automobile export volume reached 3.111 million, and China became the second largest automobile exporter in the world. Among them, 679,000 new energy vehicles were exported, up by 120% year-on-year, which became one of the important pillars for the growth of automobile export volume in China. The competitiveness of new energy vehicles in China is getting stronger and stronger, which also leads to great competitive pressure for many foreign automobile manufacturers.