中国削减进口关税以促进国内消费

据最新消息，经国务院关税税则委员会研究提出并报国务院批准，对部分日用消费品开展降低进口关税试点。自2015年6月1日起，我国以暂定税率方式降低护肤品、西装、短统靴、纸尿裤等产品的进口关税，平均降幅超过50%。

自6月1日起开始的关税下调产品主要以纺织服装企业的产品为主。其中，毛皮衣服的进口关税由23%直降至10%；喀什米尔山羊细毛制针织或钩编套头衫等进口关税由14%直降至7%；毛制男式大衣、斗篷及类似品和毛制女式大衣、斗篷及类似品的进口关税由16%直降至8%；毛制男式西服套装和毛制女式西服套装的进口关税由17.5%直降至10%。 同时，鞋类产品也成为此次关税下调的重点，如其他橡胶、塑料短统靴(过踝)等五类鞋产品进口关税由24%直降至12%，而纺织材料制面的其他鞋靴进口关税由22%直降至12%。此外，纸尿裤的进口关税由7.5%降低至2%，护肤品的进口关税由5%降低至2%。

从上述可见，这次进口关税下调的力度较大，平均下调值在50%，有的关税下降幅度甚至超过了50%。

财政部关税司发布的公告称，本次调整旨在完善消费品进出口政策，丰富国内消费者购物选择，对国内消费者需求大的部分日用消费品要开展降低进口关税试点。（中国进出口网）

According to the latest news, after the study of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council and approved by the State Council, the pilot project for import tariffs cut on consumer goods will be carried out. From June 1, 2015, in an way of provisional tariff, China will reduce the import tariffs on skincare, suits, short boots, diapers and other products, by an average of more than 50%.

These tariff cut products are mainly textile and garment products. Among them, the import tariff on fur clothes will be reduced straight from 23% to 10%; tariffs on cashmere pullovers knitted or crocheted will be reduced from 14% to 7%; tariffs on men's wool coats, capes and similar articles, and women's wool coats, capes and similar articles will be reduced from 16% to 8%; tariffs on men's wool suits and women's wool suits will be reduced from 17.5% linear to 10%.

Meanwhile, the footwear import tariffs will also be reduced, for example, import tariffs on rubber or plastic short boots and other three footwear products will be reduced from 24% to 12%, while tariffs on the footwear of textile materials will be reduced from 22% to 12%. Moreover, the import tariffs on diapers will be reduced from 7.5% to 2%, import tariff on skincare reduced from 5% to 2%.

From the foregoing, this time the import tariffs will be reduced greatly, with an average reduction of 50% in value, even some items’ tariffs decline by more than 50%.

From the announcement of Treasury Secretary tariff policy department, this adjustment is intended to improve consumer goods import and export policies and broaden domestic consumers shopping options, pilots for import tariff cut will be carried out for those daily consumer goods that domestic consumers have great demand for.