Computer import duties decreased by half from yesterday

The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council issued a notice yesterday and stated that from January 27, the import tax rates for information technology products and cameras, such as computers and video camcorders, have been adjusted from 20% to 10%. This means that the previously high-profile iPad import tax will be reduced from 1,000 yuan to a maximum of 500 yuan.

The half-adjustment notice of the policy adjustment import tax stated that the "Admission Regulations for Admission of Entry Items" has already been approved by the State Council. The specific content is information technology such as computers, video camcorders, etc., which are classified in the tax classification number 2 of the import tax rate table for imported goods. Products and cameras are classified in Tax ID No. 1 and the tax rate is reduced from 20% to 10% accordingly; in addition, the "Camera" originally categorized in Tax No. 2 is renamed as "TV Camera" and the tax rate remains unchanged. The import tax currently referred to includes tariffs, value-added taxes and consumption taxes.

The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council did not give reasons for adjusting the tax rate. The date of informing the notice was January 24 and was sent to the General Administration of Customs.

After the adjustment, the import tax rate of 10%, including new computer, video camcorder, digital camera and other information technology products, including books, publications, educational films, slides, etc.; import tax rate of 20% The grades include textiles and their finished products, television cameras and other electrical appliances, bicycles, watches, watches, etc.; import tax rate is 30% including golf balls, high-grade watches, and the highest import tax rate is 50%. The items covered are still smoke, alcohol, and cosmetics.

Customs said on the scene that it had received a notification. The reporter learned yesterday that some local customs authorities have said that they have received a notice and said that they have complied with the new regulations. For iPad products, the duty-paid prices have also been adjusted differently for different products.

Previously, the Customs determined that the iPad was a computer-based product and that the applicable tax rate was 5,000 yuan. The applicable tax rate was 20%, that is, an import tax of 1,000 yuan should be paid. However, some iPads themselves are only more than 3,000 yuan, but they pay taxes at a duty-paying price of 5,000 yuan, which has caused concern.

The Beijing Capital Airport Customs tax collection staff yesterday said that it has been notified to adjust the tax rate to 10%, for different iPad products have different duty-paying prices, such as storage capacity of 32G duty-paid price of 3,000 yuan, the corresponding import tariff is 300 Yuan, the duty-paying price of 64G is 4,500 yuan, and the corresponding import tax is 450 yuan. By comparing the current domestic and foreign prices of different models of iPad, the customs price determined by Beijing Customs is lower than the actual price.

Shanghai Pudong Airport staff said that the import tax of the iPad is now 300 yuan, and the tax rate was adjusted yesterday, from the previous 20% to 10%; in addition, the duty-paying price of iPad products is not limited to the previously set 5000 Yuan, if the price of invoices that can be provided by the inbound passengers shows a difference of more than 5,000 yuan, it will be calculated in accordance with the duty-paid price of 3,000 yuan, and the corresponding import tax payable is 300 yuan.

Fuzhou Customs said yesterday that it had just been notified at noon that the import tax rate for computer products had been adjusted to 10%, and the duty-paid price had not been adjusted. Shenzhen Customs also stated that it adjusted the import tax rate.

■ A review of the iPad’s $1,000 import tax has been challenged from $1,000 to $300, which means that the iPad’s import tax turmoil, which has received much attention for several months, has resulted.

In October of last year, local customs strengthened the tax collection and management of personal postal articles. With an iPad, it was necessary to pay an import tax of 1,000 yuan. Since many models of the iPad itself are only worth more than 3,000 yuan, the import tax is paying 1,000 yuan, which has caused consumers to question.

In November last year, an official from the Ministry of Commerce said in an interview with the newspaper that customs regulations are not compatible with the WTO rules. The WTO's "Information Technology Agreement" requires IT products to reduce tariffs to zero. At present, China's VAT tax rate is at most 17%. The computer tariff is zero, and there is no consumption tax, so the iPad's import tax rate is significantly higher than 20%; Second, the iPad's many product prices are only more than 3,000 yuan, the customs price of 5,000 yuan for the iPad is stipulated, and the WTO "Customs valuation The agreement is not very consistent, so the import tax of 1,000 yuan is obviously too high.

The General Administration of Customs responded by saying that relevant regulations are in line with WTO regulations and that the applicable duty-paid price of 5,000 yuan is mainly for the convenience of passengers. The tax rate for laptop computers in the mailed goods is 20%, which was approved by the State Council in 2006. Imported goods import tax rate table is implemented.

This time, relevant parties have revised the “Import Tax Tax Rates for Imported Articles”, and this controversy lasted for several months.