Original title: Starting next year, my country will implement temporary tariff rates on 954 imported goods and continue to reduce the most-favored-nation tax rates for some information technology products. Source: CCTV.com
CCTV News: Yesterday (December 15), the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council issued a notice that starting next year, my country will substantially adjust tariffs, involving provisional tariff rates, most-favored-nation tariff rates, and agreed tariff rates, among which there will be more than 900 imports Commodities are subject to temporary import tariff rates. Among these commodities, which ones are related to the lives of ordinary people? What is related to the healthy development of the economy and society? Let’s sort it out by categories.
In order to meet the people’s needs for a better life, import tariffs on some medical products and consumer goods have been adjusted.
From the perspective of the medical field, since 2018, my country has successively cancelled the tariffs on the first and second batches of anti-cancer drugs, raw materials for rare diseases, and some alkaloids used to treat asthma, and reduced artificial heart valves. , Hearing aids and other medical equipment import duties. In 2022, zero tariffs will be imposed on the new anticancer drug radium chloride injection, and the import tariffs on certain medical products such as intracranial embolization stents and artificial joints will be reduced.
From the perspective of consumer goods, since 2015, my country has significantly reduced import tariffs on consumer goods. In order to meet the needs of the people for a better life, follow the consumption upgrade trend, and create a strong atmosphere for the Beijing Winter Olympics, in 2022, import tariffs on certain consumer goods will be reduced, including high-quality aquatic products such as salmon and cod, as well as baby clothing, dishwashers, and ski equipment. .
In addition, with the continuous improvement of my country’s social supply capacity, the broad masses of people’s needs for spiritual culture have become increasingly prominent. In order to meet the needs of cultural consumption, zero tariffs will be implemented on some artworks in 2022.
Among the more than 900 imported commodities, many are aimed at green development and domestic resource guarantees. In 2022, import tariffs will be reduced for gasoline engine particulate traps that can improve vehicle fuel efficiency and reduce exhaust emissions, electronic throttles for automobiles, and peat that can be used for soil remediation. These are mainly to improve environmental quality and promote green and low-carbon development. In 2022, import tariffs will also be reduced for resource products such as pyrite and pure potassium chloride that are in short supply in the country. This is to alleviate the prominent problem of domestic resource constraints.
In addition, the focus of the adjustment of import tariffs also includes assisting the optimization and upgrading of the manufacturing industry. For example, in 2022, the import tariffs on key components such as high-purity graphite accessories and high-voltage cables used in high-speed trains will be reduced. Import tariffs on raw materials required by the chemical industry will also be reduced.
Xu Guangjian, a professor at Renmin University of China: The tariff adjustment plan for 2022 has clear guiding ideologies and principles, and fully embodies the people-centered development idea, especially paying attention to the needs of certain industries and different groups, responding to social concerns, and implementing the new The development concept can promote high-quality development, coordinate development and security, and is conducive to building a new pattern. It should be said that it can better play the role of tariffs in macroeconomic regulation.
In addition to the provisional import tax rate, my country will continue to reduce the most-favored-nation tax rate of some information technology products next year. This is also the seventh step of tax reduction in my country’s implementation of the “Information Technology Agreement” expansion agreement.
In December 2015, my country and 23 other participants including the United States, Europe, and Japan, representing 53 WTO members, reached an agreement on expanding the product range of the “Information Technology Agreement”, and in accordance with the principle of most-favoured-nation treatment, gradually abolished semiconductor and Import tariffs on 201 information technology products including production equipment.
From September 15, 2016, my country implemented tax reductions for the products expanded under the “Information Technology Agreement” for the first time. Since 2017, it will be implemented on July 1 of each year, and six steps of tax reduction have been implemented so far. The seventh step of tax reduction will be implemented in July 2022, involving 62 tax items. The average tax rate will be reduced from 3.4% to 1.7%; the overall average tax rate of information technology products will be reduced from 6.5% in early 2016 to 0.2%.
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