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GACC Customs Policy Update -March 2019

Pubdate:2019-04-23 Source:KPMG Writer:KPMG Click: Print FontSize: small medium big


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Joint Announcement on Policies for Deepening VAT Reform (Ministry of Finance, General Administration of Customs(i.e. GAC), State Administration of Taxation Joint Announcement [2019] No. 39 )

From 1 April 2019, for general VAT payers' sales activities or imports that are subject to VAT at an existing applicable rate of 16% or 10%, the applicable VAT rate is adjusted to 13% or 9% respectively. For exported goods or labour services that are subject to VAT at 16%, with the applicable export refund at the same rate, the export refund rate is adjusted to 13%; and for exported goods or cross-border taxable activities that are subject to VAT at 10%, with the export refund at the same rate, the export refund rate is adjusted to 9%.

For details, please see the link below:

http://www.chinatax.gov.cn/n810341/n810755/c4160283/content.html

 

 
 

Announcement on the Imminent Expiration of Certain Anti-dumping and Anti-subsidy Measures in the Second Half of 2019 (Ministry of Commerce Announcement [2019]) No. 8)

For informational purposes, the Ministry of Commerce announced anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures that are set to expire during the period from 1 July to 31 December 2019. Two commodities that are affected by these expirations are single-mode optical fibre and tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), both of which are imported from India. Please refer to the annexes of the announcement for details, as the Ministry of Commerce will not announce the expiry dates of individual measures.

For details, please see the link below:

http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/c/201903/20190302840847.shtml

 

 
 

Announcement of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council (i.e. CTC) on the Continuation of the Suspension of Additional Tariffs on Motor Vehicles and Parts Originating from the U.S. (CTC Announcement [2019] No. 1 )

From 1 April 2019, the imposition of the additional 25% tariff on 28 items listed in Annex 1 of <the Announcement on Suspending the Imposition of Additional Tariffs on Motor Vehicles and their Parts Originating from the U.S. issued by the Customs Tariff Commission> (CTC Announcement No. 10 [2018]) continues to be suspended. The imposition of the additional 25% tariff on 116 items listed in Annex 2 of CTC Announcement No. 10 [2018] continues to be suspended; and the imposition of the additional 5% tariff on 67 items listed in Annex 3 of CTC Announcement No. 10 [2018] continues to be suspended.

For details, please see the link below:

http://gss.mof.gov.cn/zhengwuxinxi/zhengcefabu/201903/t20190331_3209705.html

 

 
 

Joint Announcement on Relevant Arrangements for China Compulsory Certification (CCC) Exemption (State Administration for Market Regulation (i.e. SAMR), GAC Joint Announcement [2019] No. 13 )

From 1 April 2019, the SARM will take over matters related to CCC exemption. Relevant applicant entities can still submit documents through the Management System for Tests and Processing of CCC-exempted Imports and Special Purpose Imports, and application and administration requirements remain unchanged.

 

The SAMR will take charge of organising and supervising the implementation of the CCC system. The GAC will be responsible for the authentication of imported products subject to CCC. The SAMR and GAC will establish checking mechanisms via interconnected networks, through which they can collaborate with each other on CCC certificates and supporting documents.

For details, please see the link below:

http://gkml.samr.gov.cn/nsjg/rzjgs/201903/t20190320_292207.html