The personal baggage allowance is 5, yuan, and the excess is taxed according to the new postal tax standard.
"Today, it was taxed. The customs told me that the tour leader had no tax allowance, and he had to pay tax for buying a dollar." On the 9th, the message in the WeChat "friend circle" was widely forwarded. The publisher said that the goods carried with him, such as biscuits, masks and lipsticks, were counted, and the goods worth 6, yuan were taxed at 1,916 yuan. Because the publisher described the incident with "personal experience", many people believed it.
"Are there any cosmetics missing? Go to the airport terminal and pick it up. Now I would rather throw it away than be taxed. " On the first day of the implementation of the new regulations, there were also incidents of people throwing cosmetics when they entered the country, and "there are pictures and the truth". These rumors have aroused many people's worries: Do you want to buy from buy buy when you go abroad in the future? Will you be taxed at a high level when you return to China?
So, is there no duty-free quota for individuals to go abroad for shopping after April 8th? Do you really have to pay taxes on things that cost one yuan?
"This statement is groundless. Whether traveling abroad, traveling on business or visiting relatives and friends, the personal baggage allowance of 5, yuan has not changed when returning home." A relevant person from the Ministry of Finance said that this adjustment is mainly the tax policy for cross-border e-commerce retail imports and the postal tax policy. If the inbound resident passengers carry a reasonable number of articles for personal use obtained abroad, with a total value of less than 5, yuan (including 5, yuan), the customs will release them duty-free.
"If the value of purchased goods exceeds 5, yuan, the excess will be taxed according to postal tax." This person explained that if the inbound resident passengers carry articles for personal use exceeding 5, RMB, which are really for their own use after examination by the customs, the customs will only levy taxes on the excess articles for personal use, and the undivided single articles will be fully taxed. Specifically, it will be levied according to the new postal tax items and tax rates implemented since April 8.
the new postal tax rate has been adjusted from the original fourth grade of 1%, 2%, 3% and 5% to the third grade, with the tax rates of 15%, 3% and 6% respectively. At the tax rate of 15%, goods include computers, cameras, food, drinks, toys, games, etc. At the tax rate of 3%, goods include clothes, bicycles, cameras, etc. 6% of this file, products include eye shadow, perfume, high-end watches and so on.
From this point of view, according to the "publisher", if the personal belongings are 6, yuan and the quantity is reasonable, after deducting the tax allowance of 5, yuan, 1 yuan needs to pay taxes, and the tax will definitely not reach 1,916 yuan. Also, the postal tax rate of skin care products in cosmetics is 3%, and it is also taxed according to the carry-on items of more than 5, yuan. The statement that a bottle of skin care products of several hundred yuan "would rather be thrown away than taxed" is not very credible.
Of course, if this "publisher" brings a large number of cosmetics into China that are not for his own use, he may also face high taxes. Last October, some media photographed China tourists buying a lot of cosmetics at the Korean airport. In the photo, cosmetics were piled on the ground, and there were many packing boxes and bags next to them. The number was staggering. This is obviously beyond the scope of "self-use". If the customs check is so strict now, the tax payable by the parties concerned is not a decimal.
The single transaction limit of cross-border e-commerce is 2, yuan, and the individual can enjoy zero tariff and 3% discount on import value-added tax and consumption tax.
There is also a rumor that "resident passengers will pay taxes in full for more than 2, yuan in 2 when they bring their luggage back to China". This may be a rumor that "confuses" the tax policy for cross-border e-commerce with the tax policy for individual entry.
there are two main contents of the new tax policy for cross-border e-commerce: first, the retail imports of cross-border e-commerce are no longer levied according to postal tax, but customs duties, import value-added tax and consumption tax are levied according to the goods within the shopping limit, and the tax rate can enjoy a 3% discount. The limit of a single transaction is 2 yuan, and the limit of an individual annual transaction is 2 thousand yuan. Second, there is no exemption for value-added tax and consumption tax in import links.
after the implementation of the new deal, how big is the market impact?
The reporter's investigation found that in the past two days, many cross-border e-commerce promotion methods have begun to expand from the previous "postal package" to "tax package", trying to attract customers and seize the opportunity in the face of the new round of tax policy adjustment.
Before the implementation of the New Deal, many cross-border e-commerce platforms used this as a "tax card" to promote sales, so as to attract consumers to hoard goods in advance. Shops on cross-border e-commerce platforms such as Tmall International put up slogans such as "If you don't buy, the price will rise".
Honey Bud Baby is a comprehensive cross-border e-commerce platform specializing in maternal and child products. On April 8, Honey Bud announced that all cross-border brand milk powder sold on the platform will be launched from 1: am, and promoted policies such as "milk powder tax special session", "diapers tax special session" and "clothing over 199 minus 6" will be launched to attract consumers to buy. Another cross-border e-commerce company, Paramita, also announced on the 8th that it will provide users with a transitional subsidy policy. All users can get a "tax-included coupon" after placing an order through the bonded area, which can fully reduce the tax, and there is no upper limit on the amount of single reduction.
Netease koala haibu, a comprehensive cross-border e-commerce platform, launched a "koala doesn't raise prices" campaign specifically for milk powder on the homepage, offering different amounts of "tax-saving subsidy coupons" for different brands of milk powder. For example, in the overseas version of Mead Johnson, users can receive "4% less than 299" and "5% less than 399" subsidy coupons, but some more popular milk powder brands, such as Ai Taimei, did not provide them.
However, although many websites advertised the policy of "including tax" after April 8th, the prices of commodities still rose to a certain extent. Although the prices of some commodities have not changed, the original promotional methods such as coupons can no longer be used. Ms. Yang, who lives in Chaoyang District, Beijing, usually buys maternal and child products online. Milk powder and diapers are her main purchases. "On April 1st, I bought three packs of Kao diapers made in Japan for my baby, and the price was 39 yuan. On the 9th, I went online and saw that although I didn't have to pay taxes, the price became 33 yuan. Fortunately, I bought 15 packs of diapers in advance last month, which is enough for children to use for several months. "
"At present, China only levies 17% value-added tax on general imported consumer goods, and the final tax rate after 3% discount is equal to 11.9%, slightly higher than the previous 1% postal tax rate." Zhang Bin, director and researcher of national academy of economic strategy Tax Research Office, believes that the adjustment of cross-border e-commerce tax policy has little impact on ordinary residents and will not add too much burden to consumers. However, due to the cancellation of tax exemption, the tax burden of commodities below 5 yuan has increased. For food, health products, milk powder, diapers, etc., it remains to be seen whether the increased tax burden is reflected in the price or will be digested by cross-border e-commerce.
There are also some "pickpockets" who may feel that the quota is not enough: the annual transaction limit of an individual is only 2, yuan, and it costs tens of thousands of yuan to buy a bag. What should I do if it exceeds the standard? In fact, consumers who exceed this limit can still buy, but they have to pay taxes in full according to the general trade method, and they can't enjoy a 3% discount.