Residents of Belarus can enjoy duty-free imports of pure electric vehicles in 2026, and residents of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan will each receive a quota of 15,000 vehicles. The scope of application includes pure electric vehicles and extended-range hybrids..

[Central Asia-Eurasian Market Trends] According to Belarusian media reports, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has reached an arrangement on the quota of "duty-free imports of electric vehicles" for residents of member states in 2026. The new rules will come into effect on January 22, 2026 and will automatically end after countries 'quotas are exhausted.

The report quoted the rules as saying that the "preferential (duty-free)" import quota of pure electric vehicles that Belarusian residents can enjoy in 2026 is 20,000, corresponding to the Eurasian Economic Union tariff code of 8703 80,0003. At the same time, residents of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan each received a quota of 15,000 vehicles. The scope of application includes "pure electric vehicles" and "extended range/serial hybrid vehicles," with the corresponding tax code of 8703 80005.

What deserves the attention of China exporters is that this preferential treatment has clear "crowd and flow restrictions": the preferential treatment is only applicable to local residents who have long lived in Belarus, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan; and these vehicles are not allowed to be sold to citizens of Russia and Kazakhstan. In other words, the policy design is to lock the preference in the domestic consumption end and avoid "reverse flow" to the Russian-Kazakh market through personal duty-free channels.

Brief comment: The signal of the quota mechanism is very clear-the Eurasian system is still using the "limited tax exemption" method to promote electrification, while strictly controlling cross-border arbitrage. For China brands, such policies will often stimulate local individual imports in the short term. Especially in a small market like Belarus, the quota of 20,000 vehicles is not small, and the pace is more like a "quota grab." However, it should also be noted that exemptions from tariffs do not mean an overall reduction in landing costs. Vehicle compliance, registration and possible taxes and fees in various countries will still affect terminal prices. If a company plans to supply goods to the above markets, it is recommended to clearly check the model tariff classification and certificate information with local licensing requirements as soon as possible, and assess in advance the risk of falling demand after quotas are exhausted to avoid betting the annual sales on the "short window".

Source:https://nashaniva.com/ru/384470

Source: Guangdong Good Car

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