Overview
- Removal of the compensatory duty takes effect on 11 February 2026, while the EU’s standard 10% customs tariff still applies.
- The undertaking sets a confidential price floor and caps yearly imports of the model, with Brussels withholding the figures.
- Volkswagen’s Anhui subsidiary and Seat’s Martorell operation accepted the commitments under the EU’s trade‑defence procedure.
- The Commission said the price threshold stems from an investigation concluding it would not harm EU industry.
- The exemption is limited to the Cupra Tavascan, leaving broader tariffs on Chinese EVs unchanged and signaling a pathway other manufacturers can pursue.