The Hon. Mujibur Rahman
Mujibur Rahman raised concerns over differing customs duty treatment for BYD ATTO 3 electric vehicles, stating that new imports were declared at 100 kW and charged Rs. 5.5 million while used vehicles were treated as 150 kW and charged Rs. 9.5–10 million, despite BYD listing the model at 150 kW. He questioned whether the lower duty treatment indicated improper links between importers and the government, and urged the Minister and government to release 500–600 vehicles reportedly stuck at the port after payment in foreign currency.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will conclude with this: A brand-new BYD ATTO 3 is imported, declared with motor power at 100 kW, and charged duty of Rs. 5.5 million. A used BYD ATTO 3 is being charged Rs. 9.5–10 million because it is registered as 150 kW. On BYD’s own website, the ATTO 3 motor power is 150 kW—there is no 100 kW model. Yet brand-new units are released as 100 kW with lower duty; used units at 150 kW with much higher duty—creating a Rs. 4.5 million duty gap. Is there some link between the importer and the government similar to the reduced-duty container releases before? We ask the Minister and government to urgently release the 500–600 vehicles stuck at port; dollars are already paid.
¶ 02 Thank you.
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