EU Lowers Proposed Tariff on Tesla’s China-Made Electric Vehicles

Brussels initially indicated that it planned to introduce duties of 20.8 percent on the American carmaker.

A Tesla Model 3 car is displayed during the Tesla China-made Model 3 Delivery Ceremony in Shanghai on Jan. 7, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images

The European Union said on Aug. 20 that it intends to lower a planned additional tariff on Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) imported from China to 9 percent amid the bloc’s ongoing probe of Chinese state aid to carmakers.

Brussels initially indicated that it planned to introduce additional duties of 20.8 percent on Tesla vehicles manufactured in China.