New Trends Of Import And Export Tariffs Of Leather Products In 2012

The new import and export tariff of the People's Republic of China in 2012 was implemented on January 1. The import and export tariffs of leather industry products in 2012 showed the following new characteristics:

1、 China Leather industry The MFN import tariff rate of products has been completed according to WTO commitments, which is the same as the import tariff in 2010. In 2012, the average import tariff of the most favored nation of leather industry products was 12.14%.

2、 The range and scope of tariff preferences in China's bilateral or multilateral free trade zones continued to increase. Our country implements the agreement tariff rate for the products of countries and regions that have signed free trade agreements, and its tariff rate is lower than the preferential tariff rate. Compared with the previous year, the agreed import tariffs of China's leather industry products in 2012 continued to be lowered from Peru, Taiwan, Chile, New Zealand, Pakistan and other free trade zones; It has also signed a free trade agreement with Costa Rica, which provides greater preferential tariff for leather products imported from Costa Rica.

In 2012, China's average import tariff on leather products imported from Peru was 6.04%, 6.1 percentage points lower than the average import tariff of the most favoured nation, and 1.04 percentage points lower than the previous year. Among them, the import tariff of raw cowhide has been reduced to zero.

In 2012, China reduced the import tariff on some leather chemical materials, plastic or textile bags, boots and shoes parts imported from Taiwan. The average import tariff on leather chemical products fell from 6.28% of the previous year to 4.25%. The import tariff on some plastic or textile bags fell from 10% to 5% or from 5% to 0 Shoe parts The import tariff was reduced from 5% to 0.

In 2012, China's average import tariff on leather products imported from Chile was 0.46%, 11.68 percentage points lower than the average import tariff of the most favoured nation, and 0.15 percentage points lower than the previous year.

In 2012, China's average import tariff on leather products imported from New Zealand was 0.6%, 11.54 percentage points lower than the average import tariff of the most favoured nation, and 2.26 percentage points lower than the previous year.

In 2012, China's average import tariff on leather products imported from Pakistan was 7.45%, 4.69 percentage points lower than the average import tariff of the most favored nation, and 0.37 percentage points lower than the previous year.

In 2012, China's average import tariff on leather products imported from Hong Kong, China was 8.26%, 3.88 percentage points lower than the average import tariff of the most favoured nation, and 0.14 percentage points lower than the previous year.

In 2012, China's average import tariff on leather products imported from the Asia Pacific region was 10.32%, 1.82 percentage points lower than the average import tariff of the most favored nation, and 0.05 percentage points lower than the previous year.

In 2012, China's average import tariff on leather products imported from Costa Rica was 6.21%, 5.93 percentage points lower than the average import tariff of MFN.

3、 Continue to check part and half Finished leather Temporary reduction of import tariff

In 2012, the import tariff of seven semi finished leather customs tariff lines and one finished leather customs tariff line continued to be temporarily lowered by the same amount as the previous year.