Canada Considering Tariffs on Chinese EVs, Launches Consultation

Ottawa is considering imposing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its 30-day consultation in response to unfair competition from China, the deputy prime minister has announced. “Chinese producers are quite intentionally generating a global oversupply that undermines EV producers around the world, including here in Canada,” Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said during a June 24 press conference in Vaughan, Ont. Ms. Freeland said the federal government will launch the 30-day consultation on July 2 to receive potential policy responses in order to protect 550,000 Canadian jobs related to the sector. Ottawa will be considering policy actions such as a surtax on imports of Chinese EVs under section 53 of the Customs Tariff, changing which cars are eligible for Canada’s existing federal incentives for the Zero-Emission Vehicles program, and “potentially broader restrictions in Canada.”...