Notice of the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on Relevant Issues Concerning the Adjustment of Import Duty on Imported Articles

Notice of the State Council Customs Tariff Commission on Relevant Issues Concerning the Adjustment of Import Duty on Imported Articles
Tax Commission [2019] No.17

General Administration of Customs:

With the approval of the State Council, the State Council Customs Tariff Commission decided to adjust the import tax on imported goods. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

First, reduce the tax rates of import tax items 1 and 2 of imported articles to 13% and 20% respectively.

II. Amend the annotation of heading 1 "Drugs" to read "Imported drugs subject to import value-added tax at a reduced rate of 3% as stipulated by the state shall be taxed according to the goods tax rate".

Third, the above adjustments will be implemented as of April 9, 2019.

The adjusted Table of Import Tax Rates for Imported Articles in People’s Republic of China (PRC) is attached.

Attachment: People’s Republic of China (PRC) Import Tax Rate Table for Imported Articles.

The State Council Customs Tariff Commission
April 8, 2019

Attachment download：middleTable of Import Tax Rates for Imported Articles of the People’s Republic of China. pdf