Notice of reducing export value added tax ("VAT") refund rates

 

With effective from July 1st 2007, the Ministry of Finance ("MOF") and State Administration of Taxation ("SAT") jointly introduces significant changes on export VAT refund rates on merchandise listed below:

1. Withdrawal of export VAT refund
  1.1)Endangered animals, flora and its products;
  1.2) Salt, solvents, cement, propane, liquefied, other liquefied petroleum gases and other mineral substances;
  1.3) Some fertilizers (except urea and diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate which are exempted items already.);
  1.4) Chlorine, dyes and other chemical products (not including refined chemical products);
1.5) Metal carbide and activated carbon products;
1.6) Leather;
1.7) Certain lumber and one-time-use wooden products;
1.8) General tube welding products (except oil or gas pipelines);
1.9) Unalloyed aluminum poles and other non-ferrous metal processed goods;
1.10) Segmented ships and non-mechanical boats
   
  For details of applicable tariff codes and tax ordinance, please refer to circular issued by Tax Bureau and China Custom.
   
2. Reduction of export VAT refund rates
  The VAT export refund rate has been reduced in different ranges for 15 major groups of export commodities including furniture and clothing. For details of applicable tariff (HS) codes and tax ordinance, please refer to circular announced by Tax Bureau and China Custom.
   
3. VAT exempted merchandise
  Products are: Peanut kernels, oil paintings, engraved plaques, postage and revenue stamps. For details of applicable tariff codes and tax ordinance, please refer to circular issued by Tax Bureau China Custom.

All above refund rates changes are effective from 1 July 2007, using the export date listed on the "Customs Declaration Form (Export Rebate Only)" as the date of reference.

 

關於調低部分商品出口退稅率的通知

 

經國務院批准,從2007年7月1日起,對下列商品的出口退稅率進行調整

1. 取消下列商品退稅
1.1) 瀕危動物、植物及其製品;
1.2) 鹽、溶劑油、水泥、液化丙烷、液化丁烷、液化石油氣等礦產品;
1.3) 肥料(除已經取消退稅的尿素和磷酸氫二銨);
1.4) 氯和染料等化工產品(精細化工產品除外);
1.5) 金屬碳化物和活性碳產品;
1.6) 皮革;
1.7) 部分木板和一次性木製品;
1.8) 一般普碳焊管產品(石油套管除外);
1.9) 非合金鋁制條杆等簡單有色金屬加工產品;
1.10) 分段船舶和非機動船舶。
具體商品名稱及稅則根據稅局及海關發出之通知為准。


2. 調低下列商品的出口退稅率
包括傢俱,服裝在內的15類商品出口退稅率有不同程度的降低,具體商品名稱及稅則根據稅局及海關發出之通知為准。

3. 下列商品改為出口免稅
花生果仁、油畫、雕飾板、郵票、印花稅票
具體商品名稱及稅則根據稅局及海關發出之通知為准。

以上出口退稅調整從2007年7月1日起執行,具體執行時間以海關出口貨物報關單上注明的日期為准。