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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

EU expected to impose import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

BYD electric cars waiting to be shipped for export at Yantai port in China
BYD electric cars waiting to be shipped for export at Yantai port in China. Photograph: Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

The EU is expected to notify China that it will impose tariffs on electric vehicle imports this week, firing the starting gun on a potential summer trade war with Beijing.

A formal pre-disclosure of tariffs could happen as early as Wednesday, after a lengthy investigation into China’s state subsidies for its car manufacturing, which is predicted to conclude that massive support continues to be concentrated on the EV sector.

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