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In case of those who live in China or foreigners who carry purchased articles or currencies in hand during the immigration to China or bring the articles to China as a mail, we've prepared the clearance information so those people can understand easily.
This information is provided free of charge and we would appreciate it if anyone can use it conveniently.
▶ The main contents are as follows.
1) Postal parcel
Information on the amount of tax and customs clearance for mails broughted to China from overseas.
2) Traveler's hand-held article
▪ Information on customs clearance for overseas travel at the time of entry and departure
▪ Tax exemption and taxation of goods purchased at travel countries or duty free shops
▪ The amount of each kind, calculation formula information when taxation of goods purchased from travel countries or duty free shops
▪ Whether or not the hand-held article is subject to self-declaration
▪ Guideline to the FTA with China for your destination and the duty remission
▪ 9 items such as duty-free range, customs clearance, prohibited or restricted items of travel country
▪ Limitations and measures of money and other means of payment held at the time of immigration
3) Visa information etc.
▪ Visa information for Chinese residents on overseas travel
▪ Other matters for Chinese residents to enter China after overseas travel
▪ Other additional information will be constantly updated
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※ This program is based on the assumption that travelers' personal items or postal parcels are for personal use (for self-consumption) or for souvenirs.
※ For the traveler's belongings or postal parcels, it shall be particularly proceeded unlike the general import & export only if it's for the personal use(including self-use and gift).
▶ What are personal or commercial items?
※ Actual case
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▪ taxable amount : [ tax_amount ] CNY
▪ Tax rate : [ tax_rate] %
▪ Tax calculation method : taxable amount X Tax rate X Quantity
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▪ Reference :
The taxable amount means the basic amount for the tax calculation separately proposed for each article by the Chinese customs authorities, and the actual tax calculation is regulated to apply one of the following 2 formula :
① Formula No.1
In case that the actual purchase price(the price on the proof of purchase issued by the seller) is of more than 50% of the taxable amount abovementioned, or of exceeding twice, the tax shall be imposed with the actual purchase price.
( Actual purchase price X Tax rate X Quantity)
② Formula No.2
In case that the actual purchase price is of less than 50% of the taxable amount above mentioned, or of not exceeding twice, the tax shall be imposed with the taxable amount regulated by the Chinese customs authorities.
(Taxable amount X Tax rate X Quantity)
This program provides you with the results calculated with the formula No.2 above mentioned with the presume that the most of purchase price should be within 50%~200% of the taxable amount proposed by the Chinese customs authorities. Therefore, in case of purchase price beyond the range above mentioned, the formula No.1 might be more accurate to calculate.
※ Legal basis for tax calculation : The General Administration of Customs in China Announcement no.2012-15
※ Legal basis for taxable amount : The General Administration of Customs in China Announcement no.2019-63
▪ Taxable amount : Purchase amount
▪ Tax rate : [ tax_rate ] %
▪ Tax calculation method : Actual price per 1 unit(Invoice amount) X Tax rate X Quantity
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▪ Reference :
The article has no taxable amount separately proposed by the Chinese customs authorities.
In this case, one of the following 2 formula may be used to calculate:
① Formula No.1
The tax shall be calculated under the actual purchase price proposed by the buyer(the price on the proof of purchase issued by the seller).
② Formula No.2
In case that the price declared to the competent Chinese customs authorities are suspicious and/or the proof of purchase is hard to recognize its sincerity, the price for the same article recently made its sales shall be used to calculate.
This program provides you with the tax calculated with the formula No.1.
※ Legal basis : The General Administration of Customs in China Announcement no.2012-15
Taxation code here means the tax code given by article for collecting taxes and making statistics to travellers and foreign mails at competent Chinese customs authorities.
The taxable amount, rate and calculation method may be differed by this taxation code. (Please notice that this is not the HS code generally used in general trade areas)
Travellers entered China may not compulsorily learn this, but, if any conflict of customs authorities and/or taxable amount, this may be useful to appeal your stance to the competent Chinese customs authorities.
HS Code means the unique ID value for each article that is being transferred over national boundaries.
The first 6-digit codes are harmonized internationally, and China uses additional 4-digit codes to this existing system, which is 10-digit HS Code.
It means not that articles are being transferred in international trade stages, but their HD Codes.
It is not compulsory that travellers entering China to know, but, in case that formal clearance such as general trade is required to you by the competent Chinese customs authorities, you shall be determined under the relevant regulations for tax rate attached to this HS Code necessarily.
※ This program is based on the assumption that travelers' personal items or postal parcels are for personal use (for self-consumption) or for souvenirs.
※ For the traveler's belongings or postal parcels, it shall be particularly proceeded unlike the general import & export only if it's for the personal use(including self-use and gift).
▶ What are personal or commercial items?
※ Actual case
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The tax exemption principles to import tobacco products to China from Hong Kong and/or Makau are the followings:
▶ Tax free range
※ Those not easily determined under the three standards above-mentioned shall be proceeded under the discretion of the competent customs officer at site.
▶ For those who entered from Hong Kong or Makau
1) In case of carrying 250 cigarettes only
2) In case of carrying 250 cigarettes and/or 75 cigars
※ It's highly advantageous to get the tax exemption for most valuable articles, first
The tax exemption principles to import tobacco products to China for every entrance from the other countries except Hong Kong and Makau are the followings:
▶ Tax free range
※ Those not easily determined under the three standards above-mentioned shall be proceeded under the discretion of the competent customs officer at site.
▶ For those who entered from the other countries
1) In case of carrying 450 cigarettes
2) In case of carrying 450 cigarettes and/or 125 cigars
※ It's highly advantageous to get the tax exemption for most valuable articles, first
You should choose either to carry your belongings in hand or to receive it by mail.
For the rest information, please input the values in accordance with what the program says and click 'View Result'.
※ Note - Target articles applicable to the mail tax(xing you shui, 行邮税) of China
To the <belongings> of travelers entered to China and the <parcels> received in China, the <mail tax> shall be commonly applied in accordance with the corresponding special tax rate.
However, the exemption limit and its range between the belongings and parcels may be differ.
The parcels here mentioned mean the kind of articles received in China by sending them with the mean of mail, from the overseas.
For postal parcel that arrives in China, the shipped country and price determine whether the item is subject to customs clearance.
Please choose the price range per one parcel, which appears after selecting the sending country.
Articles imported into China by mail do not have duty-free system based on the price or quantity of the goods unlike tourist carry-on articels.
However, if the tax is 50 yuan or less, Chinese customs will exempt from tax collection.
Therefore, you must enter the price or quantity of the goods correctly.