比亚迪起诉美国

据新加坡《联合早报》网站2月10日报道，中国电动汽车巨头比亚迪已加入一众企业行列，要求美国退还加征的关税。

China's BYD Co, one of the world's biggest manufacturers of electric vehicles, has joined hundreds of companies in pushing to be refunded for duties they've paid under US President Donald Trump's import tariffs.

美国加州比亚迪汽车工厂 图源：VCG

多家媒体的报道显示，美国国际贸易法院披露，比亚迪的美国子公司于1月26日提起诉讼，指控美国政府关税政策不合法，要求退还税款。

The company's American units filed a lawsuit in the US Court of International Trade on Jan 26, arguing that a suite of executive orders that underpin the tariffs are invalid, making the collection of the duties unlawful, according to the filing.

比亚迪方面在诉讼中称，该公司在美国设计和生产电动巴士和卡车，为维持业务运营，已为进口材料支付巨额关税。

BYD, which designs and manufactures electric buses and trucks in the US, said in the lawsuit that it has paid and continues to pay "significant" duties on materials it imports to sustain its American operations.

美国最高法院正在审理特朗普关税措施的合法性问题。众多企业均赶在关税清算之前提起相关诉讼，以免丧失退还税款的资格。

比亚迪的美国子公司在诉状中指出，由于无法确保在没有自身案件判决和司法救济的情况下获得退款，因此决定单独起诉。

A US Supreme Court decision on the legality of Trump's signature levies is pending. BYD's units said they've brought their lawsuit as they're not assured of a refund in the absence of their own judgment and judicial relief.

目前已有超过1000家企业实体提起类似诉讼，包括开市客、固特异轮胎、丰田、川崎重工等。

Already more than 1,000 corporate entities, including household names like Costco Wholesale Corp and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, are suing for refunds for their share of the billions of dollars in tariffs that the US has collected so far.

来源：参考消息 彭博社

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