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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Raziye Akkoc in Brussels and Ludovic Ehret in Beijing

EU To Slap Extra Tariffs Of Up To 38% On Chinese Electric Cars

The European Commission has ordered a provisional hike to tariffs on Chinese manufacturers including BYD (Credit: AFP)

The European Union threatened on Wednesday to hit Chinese electric car imports with additional tariffs of up to 38 percent from next month following an anti-subsidy probe, a move that risks triggering a trade war.

Brussels provoked China's ire by launching the probe last year in a bid to defend European manufacturers.

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