Friends who are engaged in foreign trade often ask, how to check the import tax rate of the target market? Let’s make a summary today.
Tips: The product code used in query must be the code of the destination country, which may be different from my country's HS code . It is recommended to enter the first 6 digits and then check the product code in the region based on the specific product description.
01万能
Ministry of Commerce Public Business Information Service Network
http://wmsw.mofcom.gov.cn/wmsw/
This website is very practical, I recommend that everyone save it. It can easily query:
Let’s use the desk lamp product to demonstrate:
You can see the query results, which are very clear and detailed. There is even a landed cost calculator, as well as an overview of U.S. taxes and fees. It can be said to be very useful.
So this website is highly recommended to everyone.
02 United States
United States International Trade Commission official website
https://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm
Query method:
1. Enter the above website and search the current Harmonized Tariff Schedule under Tariff Assistance... Enter
2 in the search box below. Enter China HS The first six digits of the CODE, such as table lamp 940520****,
3. The left border of the search results page has detailed HTS CODE,
4. Select the HTS CODE according to your product.
For specific products, you can see that there are several columns under "Rates of Duty". Which column should you look at?
"General" in "1" refers to the tariff on imported products from most of the world (including China), and "Special" refers to the import tariff from countries with relevant free trade agreements with the United States (often free, but that Not for our enjoyment);
"2" refers to the import tariffs of special countries with restricted trade (such as North Korea) that have no trade relations with the United States.
So, for we look at the “General” tax rate .
03EU
The most important part of EU trade policy is the customs union. Products imported from third countries are subject to the same import duties regardless of which country they enter the EU.
In addition to the United Kingdom, which is in the midst of Brexit, the other 27 countries are: Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Cyprus, Czech , Croatia , Denmark , Estonia, Finland , France, Germany, Greece , Hungary , Ireland , Italy, Latvia, Romania , Lithuania , Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland , Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.
EU Tariff Database (TARIC)
https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/taric/taric_consultation.jsp?Lang=en
04 Russia
The official query website for Russian import tariffs
https://customsbrokers.ru/
The left column can also query the code, and the right part is the download of the tax rate document of the specific tax code.
05日本
Japan will no longer grant GSP tariff preferences to goods exported from China to Japan starting from April 1, 2019.
The official query website for Japanese import tariffs
http://www.customs.go.jp/english/tariff/2019_4/index.htm
The latest version in April 2019 is also based on the tax rules and looks at the column of tax rates for WTO member countries.
06 Free Trade Agreement Countries
There are also some countries that have signed free trade agreements with my country. How to check preferential tariffs?
China Free Trade Zone Service Network
http://fta.mofcom.gov.cn/
The countries that have signed trade agreements are as follows:
Indonesia , Malaysia , Vietnam , which have been relatively prosperous in recent years. Philippines and other markets are all under the ASEAN free trade agreement.
Markets such as India, Bangladesh, , and South Korea belong to the "Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement", and the tax rates can also be queried on this website.
What I am most looking forward to in the future is that the China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Agreement can be negotiated.
07 Global customs data
Youmao.com foreign trade precision marketing platform
https://www.b2b3.com/
Global customs data free query: quickly obtain massive buyer clues and analyze global trade trends; you can check the buyer and seller transaction analysis report to understand Buyers’ purchasing habits; comes with a variety of foreign trade marketing tools.
08 anti-dumping tax rate
Finally, I would like to remind everyone to pay special attention to the anti-dumping and countervailing tax rates imposed by other countries on our country!
China Trade Remedy Information Network
http://cacs.mofcom.gov.cn/index.shtml
Those markets that are particularly fond of anti-dumping against China, such as India, the United States, Argentina , do your homework before exporting, and be sure of it!
