The Commerce Department questions the ipad's thousand-dollar tariffs

Morning News reporter Ganghwa Songjie customs to the ipad levy thousand yuan tariff incident gradually "ferment". The Ministry of Commerce recently sent a letter to the General administration of customs, that one of the important commitments after China's accession to the WTO is to implement zero tariffs on all kinds of computers, the customs to the ipad 1000 yuan import tax is inconsistent with the WTO rules, 20% of the tax rate is too high, the ipad duty-paid price　　The head of the Customs Administration said it would answer questions in the near future. Consumers have been hampered by the arrival of the ipad Miss Wang sent her an ipad shortly before her relatives in the United States, and later received a notice from the Pudong customs that the ipad had no 3C certification and could not enter the country. "For the ipad, more than 10 materials and letters were provided, which cost nearly 100 dollars, or were returned."　　"Talking about it, Miss Wang is a little helpless. Also for the ipad entry, many consumers are suffering. September 1 This year, the General administration of Customs on the turnover of personal postal goods management measures to adjust the formal implementation, due to mail, network purchasing and other channels blocked, many consumers and online shopping sellers take the way, the ipad into the territory, but was levied 1 units 1000 yuan tariffs.　　Miss Lu, who has just arrived from Hong Kong, told reporters that she had already bought an ipad, but was afraid of being found, and had to deposit her friends in Hong Kong before bringing it in until the policy was clear.　　Since the ipad is a new product, it seems to have become "Sibuxiang" in the face of previous rules: Consumers believe that the ipad in Hong Kong is only more than 3,000 yuan, and customs in the determination of the tax base, the price was raised to 5000 yuan. The Ministry of Commerce questions the import tax rate: Even at the top rate, the ipad can only levy 17% of the Ministry of Commerce said the customs tax on electronic products such as the ipad is too high. The person pointed out that the postal tax is levied on tariffs, value-added tax and excise tax. January 1, 2009, the implementation of the "People's Republic of China value-added tax provisional regulations" expressly stipulates that individuals carry or mail imported items of personal value added tax together with the customs levy. The current VAT rate is up to 17%, and the computer now has zero tariffs and no excise tax.　　So, even at the top rate, the ipad's import tax rate can only be 17%,20% higher. Duty-Paid Price: Many products have a tax base that exceeds the duty-paying value of the dutiable value, and the person also questioned that the basis of the tariff is the value of the value of the imported goods, that is, the price that is payable or payable when the goods are exported to the importing country.　　Now the computer products, many models prices have not reached 5000 yuan, including the ipad, then all of these products to 5000 yuan as a duty-paid value, is equivalent to 5000 yuan as the "lowest price" for these products, as a basis for tax payment, the actual tax is higher than the amount of tax payable. The person thinks that paying taxes is a citizen's duty, now the question is,The scope of taxation is too large and the tax burden is too heavy, which makes people feel a punitive system.　　The State encourages citizens to travel abroad, citizens have the right to shop outside the country, it is acceptable to pay a little tax on excess of the allowance when returning home, but it cannot be deliberately punished.　　Customs response to the ipad is a tax commodity customs officials said that August 19 this year, China's General Administration of Customs promulgated the 2010 54th Bulletin "On entry passengers baggage inspection standards related matters", the purpose is to strictly tighten the import of excess goods, to combat illegal smuggling. The notice stipulates that the imported resident passengers carry the imported articles of personal use for their own use abroad, the total value of which is less than 5000 yuan (including 5000 yuan), and the Customs shall exempt the duty-free release, but the tobacco products, alcoholic products and the 20 kinds of commodities which the State shall levy should be taxed separately.　　And the ipad is in fact among the 20 products, there is no tax exemption rules. For many people say the ipad is for personal use, why not tax-free? Relevant sources said, in fact, the general administration of Customs is to consider the situation of the passenger for their own use, according to the announcement, the entry of passengers carrying more than 5000 yuan for personal use of imported goods, by the customs audit is only for the use of more than 5000 yuan part of the tax, but the indivisible single items But 20 of items, including the ipad, are not listed.