Tesla could be hit with a specially calculated duty on its cars produced in China and imported to Europe as part of of the European Union's decision to raise tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU commissioner for trade, told CNBC on Wednesday that Tesla was making the case for lower tariff rates, which the commission was examining.could be hit with a specially calculated duty on its cars produced in China and imported to Europe as part of of the European Union's decision to raise tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.makers of up to 38%. These provisional dutiies will come into effect from July 4 if the EU does not reach a solution with Chinese authorities.
"We can also look more in depth in a specific situation of Tesla and subsidies Tesla has specifically received in China, and that may lead indeed to different level of countervailing duties," he said.