There Is A Downward Trend In The Pricing Of Luxury Goods In Switzerland.

< p > < strong > Switzerland shows the trend of domestic decline now < /strong > < /p >
< p > high-end consumer goods such as watches, bags and other products, the mainland market is 50% higher than the overseas price difference. Mr. Zhao told reporters that he bought a Swiss watch in Europe last year. The price of the European counter is less than RMB 40 thousand yuan, while the price of the watches of the same style is priced at 60 thousand yuan in the domestic counter, and the difference is 20 thousand yuan. < /p >
< p > but it is worth noting that Swiss watch has been on the decline in domestic sales since last year. According to the report of the Swiss Federation of watch and clock industry, although the mainland of China is still the third largest outlet of the Swiss watch (the top two are Hongkong, China and the United States), the sales of 1 billion 650 million Swiss francs in 2012 had little growth compared with the 1 billion 640 million Swiss Franc in 2011. In the first quarter of this year, the volume of watches exported to the mainland dropped by 26% compared with the same period last year. < /p >
< p > industry experts say that if tariffs can be substantially reduced, the purchasing power of luxury goods will be alleviated to a certain extent, and the downward trend of Swiss watch sales in mainland China will be eased. However, the pricing of luxury goods not only includes tariff, but also includes import tax, consumption tax and the pricing policy of different brands in different countries, so the price range is limited. < /p >
< p > < strong > luxury price fixing riddle < /strong > /p >
< p > experts explain that the import of high-end consumer goods in the mainland usually requires three import duties, consumption tax and value-added tax, while value-added tax and consumption tax exceed the tariff rate. However, the national development and Reform Commission recently issued the "opinions on deepening the reform of the economic system in 2013". Luxury goods and consumer goods related to environmental protection may be included in the scope of consumption tax, and the tax rate of some products will be reduced. In addition, the channel counters or a plus profit, so the price presented in front of consumers is mostly the result of stacking up. < /p >
< p > < strong > what is a free trade agreement? < /strong > /p >
< p > Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a legally binding contract between two countries or countries, with the aim of promoting economic integration. One of its objectives is to eliminate tariff and non-tariff trade barriers for most goods and allow products and services to flow freely among countries. < /p >