CHINA PUTS MORE STRINGENT RULES FOR E-COMMERCE ON HOLD FOR ANOTHER YEAR
September 1st, 2017
A REVISED tariff for cross-border e-commerce has been extended by China’s State Council for an extra year enabling food and supplement importers to save on duty.
China had planned the implementation of more stringent rules for e-commerce from January 1, 2018, but on September 20 authorities extended a transitional tariff policy for cross-border e-commerce retailers until the end of the year (2018).
This means that many goods will still be regarded as personal trade as opposed to commercial distribution, allowing importers to save import duties and bypass ...
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