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September 15, 2026 · 11 min read

BYD Han vs Tesla Model S: Landed-Cost Reality Check in the EU

BYD Han ($23,700 ex-factory) against the Tesla Model S — full tariff-stack and landed-cost math, with US-import duty nuance on the Tesla side.

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September 15, 2026 · 8 min read

Changan's 20.7% Countervailing Duty: What It Means for Nevo, Deepal, and Avatr Buyers

Changan Group pays the EU's 20.7% countervailing duty — the 'other cooperating companies' rate — on its BEV exports. Full tariff-stack math, a Changan Nevo A07 worked example, and the landed-cost spread across 21 Changan-group BEV models.

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September 15, 2026 · 11 min read

BYD Seal vs Tesla Model 3: Landed-Cost Reality Check in the EU

BYD Seal ($24,690 ex-factory) against the Tesla Model 3 — full tariff-stack and landed-cost math in Germany and the EU, with sourcing and import-duty nuance.

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September 15, 2026 · 9 min read

Chery's 20.7% Countervailing Duty: What It Means for Fulwin, Chery New Energy, and Exeed Buyers

Chery Group pays the EU's 20.7% countervailing duty — the 'other cooperating companies' rate — on its battery-electric exports. Full tariff-stack math, a Chery Fulwin A9 worked example, and the landed-cost spread across 16 Chery-group BEV models.

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September 15, 2026 · 9 min read

Importing a Chinese EV to Canada: 6.1% MFN, 5% GST — and the 49,000-Unit Quota That Decides Everything

Importing a Chinese EV to Canada now means the 6.1% MFN tariff plus 5% federal GST, after the 100% surtax was repealed on 1 March 2026 — inside an annual quota of 49,000 vehicles. A $24,690 BYD Seal lands at about $34,546 (+39.9%), but the quota, not the tax, is the real gate.

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September 15, 2026 · 7 min read

Importing a Chinese EV to Indonesia: 50% Duty After the Exemption Expired

Indonesia's CBU electric-vehicle import duty exemption ended on 31 December 2025. Chinese EVs now face a 50% import duty plus 11% VAT under the general tariff, unless they come through a localisation programme. Here is the landed cost and the worked example.

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