On August 20, local time, the European Commission disclosed to relevant parties the draft decision on the final anti-subsidy tax on pure electric vehicles imported from China. The proposed tax rate was slightly adjusted. The final anti-subsidy tax rates of the three sampled Chinese electric vehicle companies were 17.0%, 19.3%, and 36.3%, respectively. The average tax rate for cooperative enterprises was 21.3%, and the tax rate for non-cooperative enterprises was 36.3%.
The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (hereinafter referred to as “China Chamber of Commerce for Machinery and Electronic Products”) expressed firm opposition on behalf of the Chinese automobile industry.
This investigation was not an active complaint by the EU industry, but an active case filed by the European Commission based on the threat of damage. The European Commission did not correct many erroneous determinations in the preliminary ruling in the disclosure of the final ruling. In addition to the serious lack of transparency in the procedure, it did not fundamentally solve the underlying representativeness problems caused by sampling in violation of the rules and previous practices, nor did it objectively analyze the EU industry damage indicators, and the causal relationship was still wrongly determined.
The China Chamber of Commerce for Machinery and Electronic Products strongly requested the European Commission to correct the erroneous determination in the final ruling, and will continue to carry out response work on behalf of the Chinese electric vehicle industry and resolutely defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese electric vehicle companies through various means.