Yes, the BYD Seagull is the model to export if your buyers are looking for the lowest possible entry price into a genuine BYD electric vehicle. It is BYD's most affordable model in this lineup, a mini electric hatchback purpose-built for city driving and first-time EV ownership, and it has become one of the best-known budget EVs globally since launch.

What the Seagull is and who it suits

The Seagull is a mini electric hatchback aimed squarely at urban commuters and first-time car buyers who need compact size, easy parking, and low running costs above all else. It suits importers targeting city-dwelling private buyers, ride-hailing and last-mile delivery fleets that value low per-unit cost and easy maneuverability, and dealers who want an ultra-accessible entry point to introduce buyers to the BYD brand before upselling to larger models.

Battery, range and drivetrain

The Seagull uses a 38.88 kWh Blade Battery pack — sized appropriately for its compact footprint and city-focused use case — delivering a CLTC-rated range of up to 405 km. It uses a front-wheel-drive single-motor layout, which keeps the vehicle light, efficient, and easy to drive in dense urban traffic.

Trims and factory pricing

The Seagull is offered in three export trims:

  • Flying — the entry trim with the core equipment set
  • Free — the mid trim with additional convenience features
  • Trend — the top trim with the fullest feature set

Factory pricing ranges from ¥69,800 to ¥89,800 — the lowest of any model in this lineup by a wide margin. Converted to an indicative FOB price (factory price ÷ 7.2), that's roughly $9,694 to $12,472 per unit before freight, insurance, duty, VAT and clearance.

Estimating your landed cost

Start from the FOB price and add a fixed $1,450 international freight charge, insurance at 1.1% of FOB value, your destination country's import duty rate applied to CIF value, VAT at your local rate applied to CIF plus duty, and a fixed $650 clearance fee. Because the Seagull's FOB price is so low, the fixed freight and clearance fees make up a proportionally large share of the landed cost — ordering close to or above the 5-unit MOQ is the most effective way to keep per-unit landed pricing competitive for resale.

Colors, MOQ and lead time

The Seagull is available in four exterior colors for export: Mint Green, Skiing White, Cosmos Black, and Powder Pink — a distinctly youth-oriented color palette compared to the rest of the lineup. The minimum order quantity is 5 units — the highest MOQ in this lineup, reflecting its volume positioning — with a production and export lead time of 30 days, the fastest of any model here. Both left-hand-drive and right-hand-drive builds are available; confirm the configuration your market requires.

Warranty coverage

Every new Seagull carries BYD's standard new-energy vehicle warranty: 6 years or 150,000 km on the vehicle, and 8 years or 150,000 km on the Blade Battery pack. For a first-car or budget-segment EV, having the same battery warranty length as BYD's flagship sedans is a significant trust signal for buyers who may be new to EV ownership.

Why the Seagull moves fast in export orders

The Seagull's combination of the lowest factory price in this lineup, a genuinely usable 405 km CLTC range, and the shortest production lead time makes it an easy model to move in volume, particularly in markets where affordability is the primary purchase driver. It is frequently the model that introduces new buyers to the BYD brand before they consider a larger model on a future purchase.

Want a landed-cost quote for the Seagull? Message our team on WhatsApp with your destination country and order quantity and we'll send a full breakdown including current freight and duty estimates.

BYD Global Export is an independent export trading company and is not an authorized dealer or representative of BYD Auto Co., Ltd.