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Eying tax cut to avoid losses
By Feng Jianmin |
February 21, 2011, Monday
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CHINA may reduce import duty and consumption tax on some products to avoid tax losses through "unusual import methods," China National Radio reported.
The State Administration of Taxation plans to cancel the consumption tax for cosmetic products and abolish it for gold and jewelry in the longer term, according to the radio. The action aims to trim prices of imported products and encourage domestic consumption, an unidentified official said.
Purchasing through oversea agents amounted to 12 billion yuan (US$1.8 billion) last year in China, according to a report on e-commerce. The report didn't give a comparative figure from the previous year.
These agents offer lower prices as they usually evade duty and other administrative fees by bringing the items in personally.
The authorities are worried over the loss of several billion yuan in taxes annually.
Cosmetics are the most popular imported products and are subject to a tax of more than 50 percent when they enter the Chinese market.
Milk powder is another popular item following a massive melamine contamination scandal in 2008 that hit consumer confidence on domestic products. Japanese milk powder costs as little as 104 yuan in Hong Kong but 298 yuan in authorized shops on the mainland, a web user said.
"An ordinary product for foreigners can be a luxury for domestic consumers because of heavy taxes," Zhao Ping, a researcher with the Ministry of Commerce, told the Economic Observer. "This is a misfortune for Chinese consumers."
In late January China reduced the import tax on computers, video and digital cameras as well as other IT products from 20 percent to 10 percent.
The State Administration of Taxation plans to cancel the consumption tax for cosmetic products and abolish it for gold and jewelry in the longer term, according to the radio. The action aims to trim prices of imported products and encourage domestic consumption, an unidentified official said.
Purchasing through oversea agents amounted to 12 billion yuan (US$1.8 billion) last year in China, according to a report on e-commerce. The report didn't give a comparative figure from the previous year.
These agents offer lower prices as they usually evade duty and other administrative fees by bringing the items in personally.
The authorities are worried over the loss of several billion yuan in taxes annually.
Cosmetics are the most popular imported products and are subject to a tax of more than 50 percent when they enter the Chinese market.
Milk powder is another popular item following a massive melamine contamination scandal in 2008 that hit consumer confidence on domestic products. Japanese milk powder costs as little as 104 yuan in Hong Kong but 298 yuan in authorized shops on the mainland, a web user said.
"An ordinary product for foreigners can be a luxury for domestic consumers because of heavy taxes," Zhao Ping, a researcher with the Ministry of Commerce, told the Economic Observer. "This is a misfortune for Chinese consumers."
In late January China reduced the import tax on computers, video and digital cameras as well as other IT products from 20 percent to 10 percent.
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