Beijing’s reaction to the imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric cars by Europe

report Mehr News Agency, citing Sputnik, China expressed concern about the imposition of tariffs on its electric vehicles by the European Union.

According to Chinese customs data, the new tariffs that the European Union intends to impose on electric cars imported from this country will cover about 31% of the total exports of such cars. will affect.

Data from China’s customs service also showed that the country exported $8.5 billion worth of electric vehicles to the European Union in the first eight months of 2024, which 30 It constitutes 8% of China’s total export volume.

China customs statistics show that Belgium was the biggest buyer of Chinese electric cars between January and August 2024 with imports worth 4.7 billion dollars from China. . Germany came in second with the purchase of electric cars worth 1.19 billion dollars, and Spain came in third with 1.06 billion dollars.

Slovenia, Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, France, Poland, Romania are in the next ranks.