Three ministries issue the Announcement on Adjusting the Technical Requirements for Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Products to Enjoy Vehicle and Vessel Tax Preferential Treatment.

On October 10th, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and two other departments jointly issued the "Announcement on Adjusting the Technical Requirements for Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicles Eligible for Vehicle and Vessel Tax Benefits". The announcement proposes to update the comprehensive fuel consumption limit standards for energy-saving passenger cars, energy-saving light commercial vehicles, and energy-saving heavy commercial vehicles mentioned in the first item and the second item of the first article of document No. 74 of the Ministry of Finance and Taxation in 2018, and adjust the technical requirements for new energy vehicle products mentioned in the second item of the second article of document No. 74 of the Ministry of Finance and Taxation in 2018. Other technical requirements for energy-saving and new energy vehicle products eligible for vehicle and vessel tax benefits will continue to be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of document No. 74 of the Ministry of Finance and Taxation in 2018. The announcement will be implemented from January 1, 2026. Original text: Announcement on Adjusting the Technical Requirements for Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicles Eligible for Vehicle and Vessel Tax Benefits No. 25 in 2025 In order to adapt to the development and technological progress of the energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, combined with the implementation of standards such as "Passenger Car Fuel Consumption Limit" (GB 19578-2024), "Light Commercial Vehicle Fuel Consumption Limit and Evaluation Indicators" (GB 20997-2024), and "Heavy Commercial Vehicle Fuel Consumption Limit" (GB 30510-2024), the following matters regarding the technical requirements for energy-saving and new energy vehicle products eligible for vehicle and vessel tax benefits in the "Notice of the Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Ministry of Transport on the Policy of Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicles Enjoying Vehicle and Vessel Tax Benefits" (Finance and Taxation Document [2018] No. 74) are hereby announced: 1. Update the comprehensive fuel consumption limit standards for energy-saving passenger cars, energy-saving light commercial vehicles, and energy-saving heavy commercial vehicles mentioned in the first item and the second item of the first article of document No. 74 of the Ministry of Finance and Taxation in 2018. See Annex 1, Annex 2, and Annex 3 of this announcement for details. 2. Adjust the technical requirements for new energy vehicle products mentioned in the second item of the second article of document No. 74 of the Ministry of Finance and Taxation in 2018. See Annex 4 of this announcement for details. 3. Other technical requirements for energy-saving and new energy vehicle products eligible for vehicle and vessel tax benefits will continue to be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of document No. 74 of the Ministry of Finance and Taxation in 2018. 4. This announcement will be implemented from January 1, 2026. The announcement of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Finance, and State Administration of Taxation No. 10 of 2024 is simultaneously repealed. For applications completed by enterprises before January 1, 2026, the relevant technical requirements will continue to be implemented in accordance with the provisions of document No. 74 of the Ministry of Finance and Taxation in 2018 and the announcement No. 10 of 2024. Starting from January 1, 2026 (inclusive), energy-saving and new energy vehicle models applying for vehicle and vessel tax benefits shall have their technical requirements implemented in accordance with this announcement. Eligible models will be included in the new "Catalog of Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicles Eligible for Vehicle and Vessel Tax Exemptions" (referred to as the new "Catalog"). The new "Catalog" will start from the eighty-second batch. After the announcement of the new "Catalog", the sixty-fifth batch to the eighty-first batch of the old "Catalog" will be simultaneously repealed, and models in the old "Catalog" that meet the technical requirements of this announcement will be automatically transferred to the new "Catalog". Models that do not meet the technical requirements of this announcement should complete rectification and reapplication before January 1, 2026, and eligible models can be included in the new "Catalog". 5. Before the announcement of the new "Catalog", energy-saving and new energy vehicles already included in the fourth batch to the eighty-first batch of the old "Catalog", regardless of whether they have been transferred, can continue to enjoy the policy of vehicle and vessel tax deductions and exemptions. This announcement is hereby made. This article is excerpted from the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, GMTEight editor: Jiang Yuanhua.