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.

Does the model year affect the duty rate?

Not directly, though it often matters in practice: manufacturers shift production between plants partway through a generation. The same Chevrolet model from two model years can have a different assembly country, which is why the rate is set for one VIN rather than for a model name.

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	169,661
Equinox	Canada, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	154,651
Malibu	Canada, Germany, Israel, United States, Venezuela	Depends on the car	125,852
Cruze	Mexico, South Korea, United States	Depends on the car	77,015
Impala	Canada, Japan, United States	Depends on the car	57,470
Traverse	United States	Can be 0%	53,378
Tahoe	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	43,875
Trax	China, Mexico, South Korea	No preference	42,885
Colorado	United States	Can be 0%	35,411
Camaro	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	32,487
Silverado 2500HD	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	28,124
Suburban	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	26,641
TrailBlazer	South Korea, United States	Depends on the car	25,124
Sonic	United States	Can be 0%	18,293
Blazer	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	15,151
Spark	South Korea	No preference	13,993
Corvette	Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Israel, Taiwan, United States, Venezuela	Depends on the car	11,886
Volt	United States	Can be 0%	10,079
Express Cargo	United States	Can be 0%	10,042
Cobalt	United States	Can be 0%	8,288
Avalanche	Canada, Mexico	No preference	8,027
HHR	Mexico	No preference	6,377
S-10	United States	Can be 0%	5,706
Bolt EV	United States	Can be 0%	5,360
Captiva Sport	Mexico	No preference	4,250
Aveo	South Korea	No preference	3,026
Bolt EUV	United States	Can be 0%	2,676
Express Passenger	United States	Can be 0%	2,520
Cavalier	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	2,323
Silverado 3500HD	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	2,320
Monte Carlo	Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, United States	Depends on the car	2,067
Silverado 2500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	1,616
Equinox EV	Mexico	No preference	1,366
Uplander	United States	Can be 0%	1,242
Impala Police	Canada	No preference	1,017
Astro	United States	Can be 0%	1,000
Express	United States	Can be 0%	992
City Express Cargo	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	902
Malibu Classic	United States	Can be 0%	850
Silverado 3500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	834
Malibu Maxx	United States	Can be 0%	830
Silverado 1500HD	United States	Can be 0%	719
Blazer EV	Mexico	No preference	699
Venture	United States	Can be 0%	691
Caprice	Australia, Canada, Japan, United States	Depends on the car	666
Tracker	Canada, Japan	No preference	645
Lumina	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	600
Astro Cargo	United States	Can be 0%	484
SS	Australia, China	No preference	443
Prizm	United States	Can be 0%	427
El Camino	Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, Israel, Mexico, Taiwan, United States	Depends on the car	329
Caprice Police	Australia	No preference	269
Chevy Van	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	243
C10	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	188
Silverado SS	Canada	No preference	157
Chevelle	Brazil, China, Germany, Israel, Taiwan, Turkey, United States, Venezuela	Depends on the car	156
SSR	United States	Can be 0%	148
Silverado EV	United States	Can be 0%	144
Nova	United States	Can be 0%	122
K2500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	112
C3500	Canada, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	104
C2500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	96
Silverado	Canada, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	93
Metro	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	84
G20	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	73
K1500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	72
Express Commercial	United States	Can be 0%	71
Tahoe Special Service	United States	Can be 0%	65
C1500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	63
Corsica	United States	Can be 0%	60
Tahoe Police	United States	Can be 0%	52
Celebrity	Canada, Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	46
C20	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	42
K3500	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	42
S10	United States	Can be 0%	42
Sportvan	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	32
G30	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	30
Beretta	United States	Can be 0%	26
G10	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	25
Uplander Cargo	United States	Can be 0%	21
Tahoe Police Special	United States	Can be 0%	16
K20	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	15
C30	United States	Can be 0%	13
Lumina Van	United States	Can be 0%	12
K10	Canada, United States	Depends on the car	11
S-10 4WD	United States	Can be 0%	11
Van	Mexico, United States	Depends on the car	8
Camaro Police	Canada	No preference	6
S-10 2WD	United States	Can be 0%	6
K10 Blazer	United States	Can be 0%	4
C4500	United States	Can be 0%	3
Chevy	Canada	No preference	3
P Series Cargo	United States	Can be 0%	3
Silverado MD	United States	Can be 0%	3
Orlando	South Korea	No preference	2
Bolt	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	42,885
Spark	South Korea	No preference	13,993
Avalanche	Canada, Mexico	No preference	8,027
HHR	Mexico	No preference	6,377
Captiva Sport	Mexico	No preference	4,250
Aveo	South Korea	No preference	3,026
Equinox EV	Mexico	No preference	1,366
Impala Police	Canada	No preference	1,017
Blazer EV	Mexico	No preference	699
Tracker	Canada, Japan	No preference	645
SS	Australia, China	No preference	443
Caprice Police	Australia	No preference	269
Silverado SS	Canada	No preference	157
Camaro Police	Canada	No preference	6
Chevy	Canada	No preference	3
Orlando	South Korea	No preference	2

UPD 01.09

No customs agency currently clears cars at the 0% duty rate due to strict guidance from EU customs authorities. We keep pressing for the correct rate to be applied and will announce any change in a separate message.

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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