Imports Of Cross-Border Electricity Supplier Enterprises Or High-Profile Pformation, Or Low-Key Death.

Although the pilot of cross-border electricity providers started in 2012, the initial policy focused on exports, especially retail exports.

The reason why 2014 was the first year of the import of cross-border electricity suppliers was due to the promulgation and implementation of Customs document No. 56 and No. 57.

56 is civilized. Customs import cross-border electricity suppliers.

That is, the three single docking; the 57 document gives the legal identity of the online shopping bonded import, that is, 1210 regulatory code.

In June 2015, the State Council promulgated the guiding opinions on promoting the healthy and rapid development of cross-border e-commerce.

The document clearly points out that it is necessary to reasonably increase imports of consumer goods through cross-border e-commerce.

During his inspection in Zhengzhou, Premier Li Keqiang encouraged the import of cross-border electric business enterprises to grow in doubt.

It seems that although the import cross-border electricity policy still has some uncertainty, its gradual and clear regulation will make the industry fairer and healthier.

In 2015, the General Administration of Customs promoted the practice of landing policy.

In May, the notice on adjusting matters concerning customs operation time and customs clearance deadline for cross border trade e-commerce supervision enhanced the efficiency of customs clearance of imported commodities and won wide acclaim from the industry. In September, the letter on strengthening the supervision of bonded imports of cross-border e-commerce online shopping has cracked down on the irregular practices in the online shopping bonded pilot, such as tax evasion and tax avoidance, and online shopping bonded businesses in non pilot cities.

From this it can be seen that customs efforts are doing two things: first, to strengthen Customs clearance facilitation, so that enterprises can make quick clearance at low cost, corresponding to the May documents; two, increase supervision and prevent non-performing enterprises from using cross-border imports.

The channel is engaged in smuggling illegal activities, corresponding to the September documents.

To some extent, the two are contradictory: strict regulation will lead to a reduction in the efficiency of customs clearance, and a loose customs environment will lead to regulatory loopholes.

Balancing the two is the biggest challenge for customs supervision.

It is the AQSIQ that faces the same challenge with customs.

In May 2015, AQSIQ finally issued a policy document on the import of cross-border electricity providers, "opinions on further promoting the role of inspection and quarantine functions in promoting the development of cross-border e-commerce."

The "cross border e-commerce inventory management system" proposed by the document (except for the following prohibition of cross-border e-commerce), is a typical negative list, which should be regarded as a heavy profit in the industry.

However, in October, "online shopping bonded mode of cross-border e-commerce supervision and management of imported food safety regulations (Draft)" will soon be engaged in food and cosmetics online shopping bonded cross-border electricity supplier ice-cream, especially infant formula milk powder, its regulatory mode is almost the same as the general trade entry.

The document has not been formally promulgated and implemented, so there is some uncertainty.

If the draft is released according to the opinions, the food and cosmetics under the bonded import mode will be greatly affected, and the direct mail import will have greater development.

In terms of foreign exchange, in January 2015, the safe issued the guiding opinion on payment of cross-border foreign exchange payment in 7, replacing the previous 5 article.

The pilot area covers the whole country, and the pilot application of the third party payment institutions is open.

At present, more than 30 third party payment agencies obtain cross-border payment licences.

For imported cross-border electricity providers, the use of domestic bank cards or Alipay and other acquirers, and then through cross-border payment of third party payment agencies to buy foreign exchange, and even directly through the opening of cross-border electricity supplier payment business bank purchase, can successfully complete foreign exchange payment to foreign partners.

In terms of Finance and taxation, the policy is still blank.

It is certain that in 2016, tax policies for import cross-border electricity suppliers will be introduced, and the policy formulation is based on the fairness with general trade. It is not clear what the final concrete policies will look like. The industry generally agrees that the direct purchase mode should continue to execute the postal tax method, but cancel the 50 yuan exemption amount; the online shopping bonded mode will carry out the comprehensive tax, and the specific tax rate is thirty percent off of the tariff plus value-added tax (otherwise the unification is 11.9%), and the tax exemption will be abolished.

Once the policy is implemented, the cost of cross-border electricity suppliers will increase.

Theoretically speaking, it will exacerbate the gray customs clearance such as water passenger carrying and mail express entry.

However, as long as the customs increases the intensity of verification at the entry point, the grey customs will be difficult to grow, and the import of sunshine cross-border electricity providers is still the best choice for scale enterprises.