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Customs or Import duty for Manuals to China

The Customs or Import duty for Manuals to China is classified under Books,Newspapers and Magazines(cdf categories).

The HSCODE applied for Manuals is 49-1-99-0-0

The tax is applied on the total sum of item cost, insurance cost and shipment cost.

The custom/import taxes are:

General duty is 0%

Special Tariff rate 1 is NULL

The average VAT rate applicable in China is 0.03 or 0.17

Note: If the special tariff rate is NULL then general duty is applicable.

The other taxes applicable are:

Consumption tax

To know more information on which tariff rate is applicable from the country you are importing to, look here

To get the accurate amount, calculate here

Calculation method:

Customs Duties or Import duty and taxes will be pending and need to be cleared while importing goods into China whether by a private individual or a commercial entity.

The valuation method is CIF.

Below table provide the Duty and Sales tax for China:

Duty Rates Average Duty Rate Sales Tax(GST) Threshold on goods
0% to 100% (Some electronic products are duty free) 12.47% 17%(CIF + Duty + consumption tax) Duty and VAT are exempted if both duty and VAT are less than RMB 50.

Consumption tax is imposed on imports of alcohol, petrol and cars. The relevant rates are between 1% and 45% and It is calculated on (CIF + Duty).

For more information on related topics and other details of individual taxes please visit China-Individual-Other-taxes website.

For more information on related topics and other details of Corporate-Other-taxes please visit Corporate-Other-taxes website.

For more information on import procedures, import restrictions and prohibitions please visit Chinese Customs website.

Prohibited Items:

  • Banderols or tax stickers
Other related items:

Book covers of leather
Harry potter and the sorcerer’s stone
Children’s book
Workshop manual
Manuals
prayer books and other religious books
Maps
Guitar tab
Travel guides
Catalogues
Magazines
Newspapers