The new regulation of the customs administration to adjust the management of entry and exit personal postal articles has been formally implemented. Postal articles entering the territory of China shall be subject to import tax of more than 50 yuan, all of which shall be taxed according to the commodity value. The adjustment of the policy will not only strictly supervise the postal products, but also increase the inspection of passengers' articles and avoid the loss of state revenue. Overseas purchasing will be faced with a re shuffle.

New customs regulations: 50 yuan is the standard line of expropriation line

According to the latest regulations of the General Administration of Customs of China, since September, the import of postal articles into China must be paid more than 50 yuan, which is totally taxed according to the commodity value. Exemption from the current 400 to 500 yuan down to 50 yuan.

For some people who think the regulation "will increase the cost of overseas purchasing," the head of the supervision department of the General Administration retorts that China has different management requirements for the imported commodities, which are different from the different objects of supervision, such as goods and articles. The goods purchased abroad are not goods, but goods. For the goods, no matter how much the value, need to pay taxes.

He said that in the early days of the establishment of People's Republic of China, there was a shortage of goods, and the total amount of goods entering and departing through postal channels was small and the contents were single, mainly for personal belongings. In order to take care of their relatives, given a certain extent of tax exemption China personal postal articles into or out of the territory.

Previously, the tax on personal post items was carried out in accordance with the provisions of the tax exemption regulations issued in 1994. According to the regulation, the personal articles sent or sent to Hong Kong and Macao are 800 yuan, the exemption amount is 400 yuan, the personal articles sent or sent to other areas are 1000 yuan, and the exemption amount is 500 yuan.

An obvious change in the nature of the mail and the lack of consumer security

The director of the customs supervision department said that most of the incoming mail is no longer a gift from relatives and friends. The nature of incoming and outgoing mail has changed to the commodity of transaction nature. Recently, the business of online shopping, mail order and overseas purchase has been developing rapidly. Some criminals attempt to import goods is split into multiple votes, false for personal items, the use of personal belongings allowance provisions, by mail, express channel entry, evade supervision. Such illegal activities not only cause the loss of national tax revenue, but also evade the state's control of imported goods, and make the relevant commodities inflow into the domestic market in the absence of safety, hygiene and quality control, so consumers can not get the proper protection.

He also said that some overseas buyers had been found in an attempt to hoarding goods before the new management policy was implemented in September 1st.

The person in charge said that in the future, personal mail entry and exit items exceeded the prescribed limits, and they should go through the procedures of returning transportation or go through customs formalities in accordance with the provisions of the goods. But there is only one item in the parcel and it is inseparable. After audit, it belongs to personal use. It can go through customs formalities according to the provisions of personal articles.

The Customs General Administration of China stipulates that the total value of the passengers' carrying electrical appliances is less than 5000 yuan, and the carrying value of the non residents is less than 2000 yuan, the customs will be released tax-free.

The buyer seller stockpile "tax evasion" part of the product LED

In the adjustment of the General Administration of customs entry and exit management of personal postal articles before implementation of new regulations in less than a week, the media reported that there are many shopping sites overseas purchasing buyers and sellers are racing against time to sprint to hoard goods, imported milk and imported cosmetics prices have led to. In this regard, the seller explained that "new regulations improve the cost of purchasing overseas". However, the General Administration of customs supervision department official said: overseas purchasing goods with profit, to pay taxes.

These days before the promulgation of new rules, the price of imported products such as imported milk powder and cosmetics on the website was higher than that before the new regulations. 5%-20% rose. Overseas purchasing sellers said: "according to the regulations of the General Administration of customs, mail entry cosmetics rate as high as 50%, while the dutiable value of each perfume, eye cream, lotion etc. are set at 100 yuan, that is to say the past allowance 500 yuan can send 10 perfume, has now become 1." And the price rises, and sales remain undiminished.

A survey by the Jiefang Daily found that in late 8 months, the volume of overseas purchase was "blowout". In an online shopping mall that imports milk powder, the total sales volume in late July is 82, which has soared to 307 in early August, increased by nearly 3 times, and from from August 16th to 26th sales to 368, a customer hoarding 34 cans of imported milk powder at once. The "battlefield" panic buying cosmetics more crazy: one for the Clinique cosmetics purchasing shopkeeper said, in late August the sign "small butter" sales surge: August 1st, buyers have bought the first 45 bottles; and in August 15-19, 5 days, buyers have four orders 5 days total shopping spree. Take 136 bottles, the price more than 25 thousand yuan. If the new rules are implemented, the price of each "small butter" will rise by about 40 yuan.

Once the new regulations are implemented, there are many sellers who operate overseas buying and buying. There are a lot of business purchasing stores on its home page posted notices to the buyers "complaint", "purchasing costs surge, please don't bargain", "stock clearance is difficult, serious, booked goods please wait", "it is not refundable".

For some people who think the regulation "will increase the cost of overseas purchasing," the head of the supervision department of the General Administration retorts that China has different management requirements for the imported commodities, which are different from the different objects of supervision, such as goods and articles. The goods purchased abroad are not goods, but goods. For the goods, no matter how much the value, need to pay taxes.

According to the "Beijing Youth Daily" reported that overseas purchasing seller has come up with ways to deal with the "break up the whole into parts". "Just be careful not to pay taxes." A seller says, before the 7 bags of American Cranberry can FCL delivery, the price is about 740 yuan, take personal items of mail, do not need to pay taxes. After September 1st, only small package can be used to take a fast track. The only problem is to increase the cost of express delivery. If you still want to buy 7 bags of cranberries, you need to send products in 3 packages, the express fee will increase by 1-2 times, and the price of products will rise.

However, an industry source said that the seller cannot believe anything, "there is still the risk of break up the whole into parts" overseas mail, once the customs check to the customs clearance, also need to pay customs duties, and accept the punishment.

Buying overseas or facing reshuffle

The adjustment of entry and exit personal mail management policy will not only strictly supervise postal products, but also increase the inspection of passengers' articles and avoid the loss of state revenue. Overseas purchasing will be faced with a re shuffle.

See the media in an interview with the Beijing international post office in Jianguomen post office, the post office also significantly increased the post entry inspection, the post office in Beijing, Hebei, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Ningxia, Qinghai and Gansu provinces in this parcel of inbound and outbound mail every day there are nearly a parcel of entry. There are 50 customs offices in the country, such as the customs supervision points of the post office like this. In this post office, every parcel is dismantled. At the same time, the customs should also carry out the risk analysis and focus on the parcel.

It can be said that, since the entry point of postal entry items is reduced to 50 yuan, some buyers are not likely to dismantle the goods and then evade taxes.

For those engaged in overseas purchase, they face a shuffle in the industry.

One engaged in purchasing clothing brands in Germany, Miss Sun said in an interview, the future may switch to purchasing luxury goods, luxury goods "for mail, one hundred or two hundred pieces of increased costs, consumers will not be too concerned about, but for clothing, equivalent to half of the cost increase."

On the Taobao network, many purchase orders have been posted on the price adjustment bulletin, and some other cosmetics, package shops and even "suspend business" notices.

"We have been very worried recently, and we don't know what to do in the future." Some online sellers who specialize in "overseas purchase" say that the new policy has a great impact on them, which may lead them to adjust the direction of their business.

It is reported that the new policy of the customs only involves mailing, and does not involve baggage items of transit personnel. Some online merchants are actively liaising, ready to take the air flight attendants, such as flight attendants, guides, students and other students to take the way of entry to avoid tax.

At the same time, all kinds of "airport purchase" and "stewardess shopping" sprung up. Some online stores even showed stewardess pictures as "store Recruitment" to attract customers.

Compared with other overseas buyers, these "stewardess shopping" industry is very calm: "our price is definitely advantageous, and the future supply is also enough, you can store our store up." Some shopkeepers even said, "after September, our price will not be adjusted, and it must be 'tax price'."

Appendix: the General Administration of Customs announcements 2010 forty-third (related matters concerning the adjustment of the management measures for the entry and exit of individual goods)

In order to further regulate the supervision of inbound and outbound personal post items and to take care of the reasonable needs of the addressee and the sender, the following announcements are made as follows:

First, the customs shall levy import duties according to law, but the customs shall be exempted by the import tax amount under 50 yuan (including 50 yuan).

Two, personal articles sent to or from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are limited to 800 yuan per time, and the value of goods sent or sent to other countries and regions is 1000 yuan per time.

Three. If a person mailing an entry and exit articles beyond the limit of the prescribed limits, they shall go through the procedures for returning the goods or go through customs formalities in accordance with the provisions of the goods. But there is only one item in the parcel, and it is indivisible, though it exceeds the specified limit, it can go through customs procedures according to the provisions of personal articles after customs examination is actually personal use.

Four, postal commercial mail import and export, customs clearance procedures in accordance with the provisions of goods