Importing a Chinese EV to Israel: 7% Customs Duty, No EU Countervailing Duty, and the 48% Purchase Tax That Rules Israeli Prices
Importing a Chinese EV to Israel means a 7% customs duty, no EU countervailing duty and 18% VAT — a BYD Seal lands at about $36,023 (+45.9%), some $8,400 cheaper at the border than the same car in Germany. The layer our model excludes is the one that rules Israeli pricing: a 48% EV purchase tax (down from a proposed 52%, far below the up-to-83% gasoline rate), with the next formula signalled for January 2027. Here is the full stack, model by model.