(Reuters) – The European Union plans to vote on whether to impose tariffs of up to 45% on imported electric vehicles made in China on Oct. 4, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter with the case.
Member states have received a draft regulation for the proposed measures, the report said, adding that the new date could still change.
According to the report, the vote among the bloc’s member states was delayed somewhat during last-minute negotiations with Beijing to try to find a resolution that would avoid the new tariffs.
The European Commission did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The European Commission is about to propose final tariffs of up to 35.3% on electric cars built in China, on top of the standard 10% import duty on EU cars.
The proposed final tasks will be voted on by the 27 members of the EU. They will come into force at the end of October unless a qualified majority of 15 EU members, representing 65% of the EU population, vote against the levies.
(Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Frances Kerry)
