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Chinese e-bike importer hit by 87% combined AD+CVD — full landed cost analysis

e-bikesCN→PLAD+CVD€97k duty

A Polish reseller importing pedal-assist e-bikes from a Shenzhen supplier, €100,000 customs value per shipment. The wizard surfaces both EU measures: AD 70.1% (Reg. 2019/73) plus CVD 17.2% (Reg. 2019/72) — a combined 87.3% on top of the 10% MFN. €97,300 of duty per €100,000 shipment, before VAT. Importers who plan against MFN-only numbers go bankrupt at the port. The matrix shows VN as a viable alternative origin under EVFTA at 0%.

The numbers

97.3%
Duty %
€97,300
Duty per shipment
€252,632
Landed cost / shipment
€651,408
Annual landed cost (×12)
Saving via preferential
2
Compliance regimes triggered

What the wizard surfaces

  • 2 active EU trade-defence measures on this HS code + origin (top: AD 70.1% on Electric bicycles (e-bikes), Reg. (EU) 2019/73).
  • No preferential origin pathway from this country with the EU.
  • 2 EU regulatory regimes applicable (top severity: EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542).
  • Annual landed cost ≈ €651,408. Cash conversion cycle ≈ 0 days at default 60d inventory + supplier terms.
  • Customs value is in EUR. Add a quoteCurrency in the wizard to surface FX risk on supplier payments.

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