How do you know where my Chevrolet was assembled?

From the production data tied to the VIN, which carries the country and city of the plant. You type in the number, we read the plant and compare it with the condition for the preference. That beats the first character of the VIN, which points only to the manufacturer's country.

What if the Chevrolet was assembled in Mexico?

Then the car enters the EU at the standard 10% rather than 0%. Where you bought it makes no difference: a car won at a sale in the States but assembled in Mexico or Canada fails the origin condition and clears like any other import.

When did zero duty start applying?

The preference has run since 2026-07-01 under the EU–US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. It covers passenger cars finally assembled in the United States; cars from plants in other countries continue to clear at 10%. Checking origin by VIN remains the necessary step before you count on a rate.

Does zero duty change the amount of VAT?

Indirectly, yes. VAT at 23% is charged on customs value with duty added, so 0% instead of 10% also lowers the tax base. Excise follows engine size and comes to 3.1% or 18.6%, and zero duty does not touch it.

Which Chevrolet models should I check first?

The ones built in the States and abroad in parallel. On those Chevrolet models the rate is settled car by car, and the gap between 0% and 10% genuinely moves the maximum figure worth chasing at auction.

Chevrolet from the USA — which models get 0% duty

There is no single rate for the Chevrolet badge. Duty follows the plant that built the individual car: an American line means 0%, a line outside the States means 10%. VAT at 23% is charged on the value with duty added, so the gap reaches further than one line of the bill. The VIN of a single car decides.

Which Chevrolet models are assembled in the USA?

American assembly covers 57% of the Chevrolet cars in our database, but it spreads unevenly across models. Some families are built only in the States, some only outside them, and some in several countries at once. For a model with mixed assembly, 0% or 10% comes out of the VIN.

Model	Assembly countries	Status	Cars in our database
Silverado 1500	Canada, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	158,185
Equinox	Canada, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	144,582
Malibu	Canada, Germany, Israel, United States, Venezuela	Depends on the car	118,177
Cruze	Mexico, South Korea, United States	Depends on the car	72,566
Impala	Canada, Japan, United States	Depends on the car	53,918
Traverse	United States	Can be 0%	49,574
Tahoe	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	40,853
Trax	China, Mexico, South Korea	No preference	39,551
Colorado	United States	Can be 0%	32,821
Camaro	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	30,503
Silverado 2500HD	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	26,298
Suburban	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	24,788
TrailBlazer	South Korea, United States	Depends on the car	23,340
Sonic	United States	Can be 0%	17,269
Blazer	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	13,951
Spark	South Korea	No preference	13,131
Corvette	Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Israel, Taiwan, United States, Venezuela	Depends on the car	11,049
Express Cargo	United States	Can be 0%	9,563
Volt	United States	Can be 0%	9,489
Cobalt	United States	Can be 0%	7,834
Avalanche	Canada, Mexico	No preference	7,547
HHR	Mexico	No preference	6,036
S-10	United States	Can be 0%	5,351
Bolt EV	United States	Can be 0%	5,086
Captiva Sport	Mexico	No preference	4,034
Aveo	South Korea	No preference	2,865
Bolt EUV	United States	Can be 0%	2,533
Express Passenger	United States	Can be 0%	2,222
Cavalier	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	2,220
Silverado 3500HD	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	2,167
Monte Carlo	Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, United States	Depends on the car	1,933
Silverado 2500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	1,513
Equinox EV	Mexico	No preference	1,204
Uplander	United States	Can be 0%	1,163
Impala Police	Canada	No preference	964
Astro	United States	Can be 0%	945
Express	United States	Can be 0%	919
City Express Cargo	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	845
Malibu Classic	United States	Can be 0%	810
Silverado 3500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	790
Malibu Maxx	United States	Can be 0%	772
Silverado 1500HD	United States	Can be 0%	687
Venture	United States	Can be 0%	637
Blazer EV	Mexico	No preference	635
Caprice	Australia, Canada, Japan, United States	Depends on the car	630
Tracker	Canada, Japan	No preference	618
Lumina	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	567
Astro Cargo	United States	Can be 0%	449
SS	Australia, China	No preference	424
Prizm	United States	Can be 0%	404
El Camino	Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, Israel, Mexico, Taiwan, United States	Depends on the car	302
Caprice Police	Australia	No preference	255
Chevy Van	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	240
C10	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	175
Chevelle	Brazil, China, Germany, Israel, Taiwan, Turkey, United States, Venezuela	Depends on the car	149
Silverado SS	Canada	No preference	145
SSR	United States	Can be 0%	138
Silverado EV	United States	Can be 0%	134
K2500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	118
Nova	United States	Can be 0%	113
C2500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	104
C3500	Canada, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	99
Metro	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	77
Express Commercial	United States	Can be 0%	70
K1500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	70
G20	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	65
Tahoe Special Service	United States	Can be 0%	63
C1500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	62
Corsica	United States	Can be 0%	56
Silverado	Canada, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	56
Tahoe Police	United States	Can be 0%	51
K3500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	47
Celebrity	Canada, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	45
C20	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	39
S10	United States	Can be 0%	38
Uplander Cargo	United States	Can be 0%	35
Sportvan	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	27
G30	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	26
Beretta	United States	Can be 0%	23
G10	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	23
Tahoe Police Special	United States	Can be 0%	15
K20	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	14
Lumina Van	United States	Can be 0%	12
C30	United States	Can be 0%	11
K10	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	10
S-10 4WD	United States	Can be 0%	10
Van	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	8
Camaro Police	Canada	No preference	6
C4500	United States	Can be 0%	3
Chevy	Canada	No preference	3
S-10 2WD	United States	Can be 0%	3
Orlando	South Korea	No preference	2
P Series Cargo	United States	Can be 0%	2
Silverado MD	United States	Can be 0%	1

Models of “American” brands without zero duty

Some Chevrolet families were never built in the States, and others moved abroad partway through a generation. Either way the car enters the EU at 10% rather than 0%. Model year and version can therefore give different answers under one and the same model name.

Model	Assembly countries	Status	Cars in our database
Trax	China, Mexico, South Korea	No preference	39,551
Spark	South Korea	No preference	13,131
Avalanche	Canada, Mexico	No preference	7,547
HHR	Mexico	No preference	6,036
Captiva Sport	Mexico	No preference	4,034
Aveo	South Korea	No preference	2,865
Equinox EV	Mexico	No preference	1,204
Impala Police	Canada	No preference	964
Blazer EV	Mexico	No preference	635
Tracker	Canada, Japan	No preference	618
SS	Australia, China	No preference	424
Caprice Police	Australia	No preference	255
Silverado SS	Canada	No preference	145
Camaro Police	Canada	No preference	6
Chevy	Canada	No preference	3
Orlando	South Korea	No preference	2

Made in USA • Tax 0%

How do you check a specific car?

Start with the first three characters of the VIN — on a US-assembled Chevrolet that is most often 000. It is a good hint rather than proof: the prefix describes the manufacturer and the country, while we reach for the record of the actual plant, so the answer covers this one car.

How much will you save?

How much you save follows the customs value, so what you get here is the mechanism rather than a finished number. A Chevrolet from an American plant comes in at 0% instead of 10%, and lower duty also drags down the 23% VAT base. Put your car's details into the calculator and read off the difference.

Work out the import cost

Zero-duty paperwork — our job

We handle customs from end to end. A Chevrolet with an American assembly plant is declared under the preference in force since 2026-07-01; every other car goes in at the standard 10% rate. Which documents are needed follows from the car's own data, not from the seller's description.

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