Guides
Guides
China’s import rules are published in Chinese and change without much notice abroad. These guides explain the rules that decide what your shipment costs. Each one links to the government source for every limit and rate it states.
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How to return Amazon FBA inventory to China
Create a removal order in Seller Central and send the units to a warehouse in the same country. From there the stock travels to China and enters as returned exports. If the goods left China under a cross-border e-commerce customs code and come back within six months in original state, China charges no import duty and no import VAT.
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China import duty and tax on parcels and e-commerce orders
China taxes inbound goods under three regimes. A personal parcel pays one combined tax, waived when the amount due is RMB 50 or less. A cross-border e-commerce order pays 0% tariff plus 70% of the normal VAT and consumption tax, inside set limits. General trade cargo pays the full tariff for its HS code, plus import VAT.
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Three ways to clear goods into China, compared
Consumer goods clear Chinese customs as a personal parcel, a cross-border e-commerce order or general trade cargo. Personal parcels suit individuals and cap at RMB 2,000. Cross-border e-commerce suits overseas brands selling online and carries the lowest tax, inside limits of RMB 5,000 per order and RMB 26,000 per person per year. General trade has no limits and the most paperwork.
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How to sell in China without a Chinese company
China’s cross-border e-commerce rules let a company registered outside China sell to Chinese consumers through an online platform. You need a product on the government’s import list, a store on a platform that reports to customs, and a company registered in China to act as your customs agent. You do not need a Chinese entity, and the first-import product registrations do not apply.
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