Overseas purchasing high tax rate is accused of double-edged sword experts say it is necessary to lower

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Quit stewardess Li Xiaohai for overseas purchasing cosmetics, was accused of evading customs import tax more than 1.09 million yuan, first trial was sentenced to 11 years. Recently, the case of the second trial.

This case has not only aroused people's discussion about purchasing, but also attracted attention to the issue of import tax rate. Netizens said Li Xiaohai "smuggling" more than 40 times can evade 1.09 million yuan, enough to explain the high import duty rate. In this respect, some experts said that China's purchasing industry is strong, the main reason is that the domestic market, the retail price of goods is much higher than the international market, some goods import tax rate does have to adjust the necessary.

Events Review

Former stewardess is sentenced to 11 years ' overseas purchasing

Recently, the High-profile departure stewardess Li Xiaohai overseas purchasing case second trial. Li Xiaohai in 2008 after leaving with her boyfriend in Taobao opened a cosmetics shop. Prosecutors allege that between August 2010 and August 2011, Li Xiaohai and her boyfriend went to Korea with cosmetics 46 times. Passengers with goods from the no declaration of the way to carry the entry, have not declared to the customs, total evasion of customs import tax more than 1.13 million yuan (after the determination of more than 1.09 million yuan).

In July this year, the first trial of Beijing Second Chinese court to smuggle ordinary goods sentenced to Li Xiaohai imprisonment for 11 years, a fine of 500,000 yuan. Li Xiaohai appealed against the verdict and filed an appeal in September 2012.

January 28, the General administration of customs released data showed that last year in the "Shield of the country" operation, the national Customs has filed a case of smuggling crime cases 1832, involving 34.28 billion yuan, compared with the same period in 2011, respectively, growth of 2.6% and 77.9%. Hit a 10-year high.

Industry voice

"Purchasing is to play the edge"

Puppet Theatre actors ("Love the Blood Struggle Station" webmaster, has done overseas purchasing):

I did before the overseas purchase is required to go through the customs procedures, most of the transshipment is a formal declaration, will also be customs tax. But does not exclude other people's partial transshipment and the purchase is passes through some illegal channels to pass through the entry, if is found to be suspected of smuggling. Big sellers may still go gray channel more, because now legal declaration, each package should provide recipient ID card, they are difficult to operate. Some big sellers with "roads" don't worry about customs matters.

Purchasing and friends to help bring things from abroad, are walking the postal tax, that is, import goods duty-paid price list. In the case of commercial use, tariffs, import value-added tax and excise tax will be levied. Simply put, from abroad with something if it is to buy their own from the use is legitimate, if brought back to resell on suspicion of smuggling, so the Customs document has been stressed "reasonable use." Purchasing is actually playing the edge, for example, I help others purchasing, but the recipient and Customs declaration ID is someone else's, so can be understood as the person for personal use, I just help him to order.

"Love to Fight" website has customs duty-paid price list, according to the regulations, cosmetics tariff is 50%, I estimate "stewardess smuggling case" tax evasion 1.09 million should not only be tariffs, but also related to business excise tax and value-added tax, otherwise not so high.

Expert advice

"Import tariffs need to be lowered"

Zhao (Deputy Director, Department of Consumer Economics Research, Ministry of Commerce):

For higher-end cosmetics, a 30% excise tax, 17% value-added tax and tariffs are levied. Tariff rates depend on the country of origin of consumer goods, and if MFN is a 10% tariff, other countries may achieve a 20%-30% tariff rate. So even for cosmetics with MFN status, the total tax rate for the three taxes is around 57%.

Of course, the purchase of more than 40 times tax evasion more than 1 million and its sales also related.

Cosmetics Import link Tax is high, I think in addition to the very high-end cosmetics brands, other positioning of high-end people's cosmetics import links tax should be reduced. With the improvement of living standards, these consumer goods are not luxury, so it is necessary to reduce import tariffs. There is no need to adjust the cosmetics for high-end luxury goods, because even if the tariffs are lowered, they will still raise prices sharply.

At present, our domestic purchasing is very common, purchasing industry is also very exuberant, the main reason is that the domestic market of goods in the retail price is much higher than the international market. Import and export links tax is one of the reasons, others include high costs and high profits. The problem of regulating tariff solves an internal cause, but it can't solve the problem of high price, and can not prevent the occurrence of purchasing behavior.

Onlookers said

"Consider why purchasing is universal"

Sun (26-year-old company white-collar)

I often find a purchase on Taobao or let foreign friends back home to help bring some items. Under normal circumstances, purchasing from abroad than the domestic counter cheaper one-third or even half the price. A lot of friends around here are doing this.

The stewardess to purchase more than 40 times the amount of tax evasion can reach 1.09 million yuan, I think stewardess purchase after the profits are not so much money. This is enough to show that some of our country's imports of consumer goods are taxed too high.

I think it's time to think about why it's so common now that the high tariffs lead to high prices, which is certainly a reason for the management and institutional problems that the Government should consider rather than finding fault with the people.

"Tax exemption should be increased"

Chu Baochang (Director of Beijing Hui Jia Law Firm):

According to the provisions of the customs, the entry passengers can be duty-free carrying the entry value of 5000 yuan of personal belongings, individual mail imported goods, apply for import taxes in RMB 50 yuan (including 50 yuan) below, the customs exemption.

It is suspected of tax evasion, especially for for-profit purposes, if it exceeds the duty-free standards set by the customs and does not make a declaration, which involves smuggling.

One of the problems is that not everyone understands the customs declaration requirements and limits. From this point of view, the popularization of laws and regulations is very important, customs should be in the clearance when there is a clear reminder, citizens should also consciously declare.

There is also the unreasonable system. Many years ago, the customs stipulated that the duty-free carrying of articles of personal use in the value of not more than 5000 yuan, is still the standard. With the development of the economy, people's living standards and wages have increased, the duty-free limit of supplies should be raised.