Zhang Xiaoji: Six Hundred Billion, To Import Overseas, We Need To Lower Import Tariffs On High-End Goods.

< p > the Ministry of finance has rejected the relevant proposals of the CPPCC. It is considered that there is a certain price difference for some commodities, such as the tax system, exchange rate and other factors.

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< p > "this year also proposes to reduce import tariffs on high-end consumer goods."

Zhang Xiaoji, Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Research of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the State Council Development Research Center (hereinafter referred to as the National Research Center), said yesterday (March 3rd) in an exclusive interview with reporters.

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In 2011, members of the CPPCC Economic Committee jointly submitted a group proposal entitled "reducing import tariffs and import links consumption tax" of P.

When the two sessions were held in 2012, the proposal was rejected by the Ministry of finance.

The Ministry of Finance replied that it was China's tax system with Europe and the United States, the market environment and exchange rate and other factors that caused some commodities to have a certain price difference, and the marketing mode had greater impact.

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< p > according to the research of the National Research Center, in 2013, through the form of tourism shopping and purchasing, the high-end consumption of overseas was about 600 billion yuan.

"This is not a small number!"

Zhang Xiaoji said, "it is necessary to reduce import tariffs on high-end consumer goods, which has a high portion of tariffs, at least 10%. down" /p.

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At that time, Wang Dacheng, a member of the CPPCC National Committee, read a letter from the Deputy Minister of Finance on the spot why he rejected the proposal. The letter said that the issue of purchasing power pferred from China's outbound purchases of consumer goods is worth noting. P

From a seller's point of view, a high price is a pricing strategy. Taking the initiative to lower prices will damage its image and reduce sales.

This can be seen from the prices of Estee Lauder, Cartire and other brands after the Ministry of Finance announced that the import tariffs of more than 730 kinds of commodities should be cut down.

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The reply of the Ministry of Finance (P) also believes that Japan and Korea have experienced the situation that the prices of high-end consumer goods are lower than domestic prices. This phenomenon will improve with the rise of local brands, the rationalism of consumer spending and the government's further improvement in the import tariff regulation of consumer goods.

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< p > "I disagree."

Zhang Xiaoji said, "but we have a problem with this proposal, the focus is" luxury ".

In his view, the formulation of luxury goods is not accurate. At first glance, there is a tendency to encourage luxury. This persuasion of the joint proposal is greatly reduced.

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< p > as for the category of travel shopping and purchasing, from the research of the National Research Center, it is not luxury, mainly < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/" target= "_blank" > clothing < /a > a href= "http://www.91se91.com/" target= "http://www.91se91.com/" > shoes > hat, bags, jewelry and a small amount of food and medicine.

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< p > "these can not be called luxury goods, but high-end consumer goods."

Zhang Xiaoji said that in addition to about 70000000000 yuan online shopping, about 500000000000 Yuan of high-end consumer goods were purchased by about 90000000 of China's overseas tourists.

"These about 90000000 tourists are middle and high income people, not all of them."

Therefore, the term "luxury" is not accurate.

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< p > it is worth mentioning that < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/" target= "_blank" > textile < /a > clothing and a href= "http://www.91se91.com/" target= "http://www.91se91.com/" > shoes and hats "bags" are made in China. Some of these products are actually originated from China, because the global high-end clothing, bags, shoes and hat brand enterprises mostly choose Chinese enterprises to do OEM production.

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"P > the same commodity, Zhang Xiao Ji calculated that the price difference between China and abroad could reach 30%." in China, and the price at home and abroad is hanging upside down, and foreign countries are cheaper than domestic ones.

The reason is not in production, but in circulation.

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< p > "price difference is a phenomenon at home and abroad, and tariff is a contributing factor, raising the import tax base of these commodities."

Zhang Xiaoji said.

Clothing, bags, shoes and hats import tariffs on these commodities, on average, more than 15%.

Zhang Xiao Ji calculated an account: "100 yuan of imports, plus tariffs to 115 yuan, 115 yuan plus 1.17 (17% of the import link consumption tax), which has raised the tax base of imported goods."

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< p > Zhang Xiaoji said this is the product left by China's accession to the world trade organization.

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< p > textile and clothing exports are one of the strong points made in China. If a country's textile exports do not reach 3% of its total export volume, it will not discuss the ability to set the import tariff with the other side.

In terms of spinning and weaving, import tariffs has the final say in China.

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< p > Zhang Xiaoji believes that the remaining tariff level is an important reason for the consumption of 600 billion yuan overseas.

In 2013, the total retail sales of consumer goods in China above designated size enterprises amounted to 3 trillion yuan.

In other words, overseas consumption accounts for 1/5. < /p >

In 2011, when they made joint proposals, overseas shopping consumption was 200 billion ~3000 billion yuan, and 3 years doubled.

"This problem should be taken seriously."

Zhang Xiaoji said.

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< p > the reduction of import tariffs on high-end goods is directly influenced by the Chinese customs.

"The central government's dependence on customs duties and tax collection is more than 30%. If customs duties are lowered, the central tax revenue will be reduced.

As a result, the central and local tax distribution must be adjusted. "

But Zhang Xiaoji insists that import tariffs on medium and high grade goods can be reduced by at least 10 percentage points.

"This will bring back 300 billion yuan of consumption, and some foreign brands will enter China. This will not only increase employment, but also increase the personal tax and business tax."

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