Poland is a key EU gateway for Chinese vehicles via rail and sea, and importing a Chinese-built passenger car requires customs clearance, approval and registration under the EU framework. For cars from a non-EU country such as China, customs applies the EU Common Customs Tariff of 10% on the CIF value. Import VAT is 23% — the highest rate in the EU — charged on the CIF value plus duty plus excise. An excise duty (Akcyza) also applies: 3.1% for petrol/diesel up to 2.0 L, 18.6% above 2.0 L; 1.55% for standard hybrids up to 2.0 L; plug-in hybrids up to 2.0 L are exempt until the end of 2029; battery-electric vehicles are zero-rated. On conformity, the car must hold EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA); if the manufacturer does not provide a European Certificate of Conformity (CoC), individual approval by TDT (Transport Technical Supervision) is required. Clearance runs through the AIS/PUESC system, with Gdańsk port and the Małaszewicze rail terminal as main entry points; registration is handled at the county office (Starosta), and Chinese documents must be accompanied by a sworn translator's certified translation. EZ Auto Global provides China export preparation, export documentation, CIF quotations and Polish clearance and registration support.
| Import duty & taxes | For cars from a non-EU country such as China, customs applies the EU Common Customs Tariff of 10% on the CIF value. Import VAT is 23% — the highest rate in the EU — charged on the CIF value plus duty plus excise. An excise duty (Akcyza) also applies: 3.1% for petrol/diesel up to 2.0 L, 18.6% above 2.0 L; 1.55% for standard hybrids up to 2.0 L; plug-in hybrids up to 2.0 L are exempt until the end of 2029; BEVs are zero-rated. |
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| Authority & certification | The car must hold EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA); if the manufacturer does not provide a European Certificate of Conformity (CoC), individual approval by TDT (Transport Technical Supervision) is required. |
| Main ports / entry | Clearance runs through the AIS/PUESC system, with Gdańsk port and the Małaszewicze rail terminal as the main entry points. |
| Required documents | Registration is handled at the county office (Starosta), and Chinese documents must be accompanied by a sworn translator's certified translation. |
| Steering | Left-hand drive (LHD); drives on the right. |
Figures indicative. Poland is a gateway for Chinese cars into the EU via rail and sea: cars from China bear the EU Common Customs Tariff of 10% duty (on CIF) plus 23% import VAT (the highest rate in the EU) and the Akcyza excise (by displacement, zero for BEVs); EU WVTA is required, with TDT individual approval where no CoC is provided; clearance runs through AIS/PUESC, with Gdańsk port and the Małaszewicze rail terminal as the main entry points, registration at the county office (Starosta), and Chinese documents requiring a sworn translation. Sources: Polish National Revenue Administration (KAS, gov.pl/web/kas); EU Taxation and Customs Union (taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu). Last reviewed 2026-10.
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EZ Auto's team has 15–20 years of experience in China's car export business, working from our base in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China. We are not a European company and do not claim a local European office: we serve European importers directly from China, with the same order-based, document-complete model we use in every market. Vehicles reach Europe either by sea from Chinese ports to major European gateways such as Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona and Gdańsk, or overland on the China–Europe rail service through terminals such as Małaszewicze. We do not rely on transshipment shortcuts; every car is sourced directly in China, inspected before payment, and shipped with full export documents. A typical order runs in seven steps: you confirm the model, specification and quantity; we source and verify availability in China; you approve the unit and we sign the contract; inspection takes place before payment; export clearance and booking are arranged in China; the vehicle leaves a Chinese port or rail terminal and we send you the shipping documents; you clear customs on arrival with your local broker. Payment terms, delivery windows and inspection scope are agreed in the contract for each order. Our role ends at the port of entry; import clearance, national approval and inland delivery are handled locally, with our document support throughout.
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