為什么臨陣退縮了?一個重要原因是,如果簽署該協(xié)定,印度將會逐步對80%的中國產(chǎn)品減免關稅,同時也對其他國家減免關稅,比如對86%的澳大利亞、新西蘭商品減免關稅,對90%的東盟、日本、韓國商品減免關稅。
據(jù)印度媒體報道,印度總理莫迪曾在國內(nèi)解釋說,RCEP會導致印度“農(nóng)民、貿(mào)易商、專業(yè)人士、產(chǎn)業(yè)、工人及消費者”的利益受損。比如,印度農(nóng)民擔心,來自澳大利亞和新西蘭的乳制品將帶來沖擊;印度工廠主擔心,來自中國的廉價工業(yè)品將“淹沒”印度市場。
隨著印度經(jīng)濟下行,政府正在力推“Make in India”政策,發(fā)展國內(nèi)制造業(yè)。12月3日,消息稱,印度將對350種被視為“非必需品”的商品增加進口費用。
source:https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/in-a-push-for-make-in-india-govt-to-curb-imports-of-over-350-items-report-4694501.html
據(jù)悉,印度已經(jīng)確定了具體的清單,包括玩具、電子產(chǎn)品和紡織品等產(chǎn)品。除此之外,印度還將為這些產(chǎn)品增加一項“質(zhì)量檢查”。
印度政府第一步將是對玩具的質(zhì)量控制。在印度國15億美元的玩具市場中,來自中國的產(chǎn)品占了90%,該舉措可能為了限制中國商品進入印度市場,保護本國產(chǎn)業(yè)。
據(jù)悉,樣品將從每批貨物中隨機抽取,并送至實驗室進行檢測,海關將根據(jù)檢測情況履行質(zhì)檢要求。其顯然并沒有想過給予相關企業(yè)過渡期。這將導致我國許多生產(chǎn)企業(yè)無法及時調(diào)整生產(chǎn)和出運。不符合新規(guī)將無法在印度清關最后可能甚至被銷毀,費用由進口商承擔。我國部分企業(yè)獲知消息已停止向印度出運相關產(chǎn)品貨物。
印度的電子商務市場具有巨大潛力,根據(jù)Statista統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)顯示,2016年印度電商市場規(guī)模達到160.7億美元,2017年達到200.6億美元,預計2018年將達到250.8億美元,呈現(xiàn)超25%的增長率,預計到2022年印度的電商市場規(guī)模將超過500億美元。
6月,孟買海關查獲了約500件Sino India Etail公司的快遞(該公司是中國電商平臺SheIn上的官方印度賣家,主要銷售服裝和電子產(chǎn)品),并且還查封了公司的倉庫。海關給出的理由是,申報的金額過低,并且錯誤申報。孟買的海關也已經(jīng)將此信息同步到了管理避稅的國家風險管理門戶,提醒其他海關也注意此類情況。隨后,印度海關全境停止快遞清關,中國賣家大批貨物被卡海關,苦不堪言。
8月,印度政府要求海關和郵局專注于仔細考慮銷售交易量。DPIIT(工業(yè)和內(nèi)部貿(mào)易促進局)向來自印度各地的港口發(fā)出書面通知,要求仔細核實貨物,以確定它們是否是真正的“禮品”。根據(jù)印度法律,只要向印度人發(fā)送價值5000盧比或以下的禮品,他們就不需繳稅。
事實上,這場風波從2018年底已經(jīng)開始。當時,印度政府指責Club Factory,SheIn等中國電商賣家以“禮品”的形式向印度消費者發(fā)送商品來逃稅。
印度方面認為,從亞馬遜這樣的網(wǎng)站訂購商品沒有太大的問題——他們購買商品時要支付關稅和稅金。但印度電商網(wǎng)站上的許多進口商或分銷商則采取轉(zhuǎn)運等各種手段逃避關稅,貨物的實際價值也沒有如實上報。
今年早些時候,RSS 聯(lián)盟 Swadeshi Jagran Manch 和社交平臺 LocalCircles 已致函印度財政部,強調(diào)中國電商運營商逃稅的行為,與印度當?shù)赝行纬闪说蛢r競爭優(yōu)勢。
最新數(shù)據(jù)顯示,今年第三季度,印度的GDP增速僅錄得4.5%,創(chuàng)下6年來新低,比第二季度的5%還要低;而相比起去年第二季度的高位(8.2%),則更是一次急劇下降。
Obstacles to export to India! Toys, textiles, footwear, electronics and other 350 kinds of goods increase fees!
RCEP flinches
Worried about the impact on various industries in the country, in early November, India officially announced that it would not join the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement).
Why did you shrink back? An important reason is that if the agreement is signed, India will gradually reduce tariffs on 80% of Chinese products, and also reduce tariffs on other countries. 2. Tariff reduction and exemption for Korean goods.
According to Indian media reports, Indian Prime Minister Modi has explained in the country that RCEP will cause damage to the interests of India's "farmers, traders, professionals, industries, workers and consumers". For example, Indian farmers worry that dairy products from Australia and New Zealand will have an impact; Indian factory owners worry that cheap industrial products from China will "inundate" the Indian market.
Trade protection intensifies
As India ’s economy declines, the government is pushing for a “Make in India” policy to develop domestic manufacturing. On December 3, the source said that India would increase import fees for 350 types of goods deemed "non-essential."
source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/in-a-push-for-make-in-india-govt-to-curb-imports-of-over-350-items-report- 4694501.html
It is reported that India has established a specific list, including toys, electronics and textiles. In addition, India will add a "quality check" for these products.
The Indian government's first step will be the quality control of toys. In India ’s $ 1.5 billion toy market, products from China account for 90%. This measure may be to restrict Chinese products from entering the Indian market and protect domestic industries.
It is reported that the samples will be randomly selected from each batch of goods and sent to the laboratory for testing, and the customs will fulfill the quality inspection requirements according to the testing situation. Obviously, it has not thought about giving the relevant enterprises a transition period. This will cause many production enterprises in China to be unable to adjust production and shipment in a timely manner. Failure to comply with the new regulations will not result in customs clearance in India and may even be destroyed at the expense of the importer. Some Chinese enterprises have learned that they have stopped shipping related products to India.
Official notification from India
The Indian government also believes that increasing import tariffs on televisions and mobile phones will boost domestic manufacturing, with electronics accounting for most of India's trade deficit.
Cross-border e-commerce encounters ambush
The Indian e-commerce market has huge potential. According to Statista statistics, the Indian e-commerce market size reached US $ 16.07 billion in 2016 and US $ 20.06 billion in 2017. It is expected to reach US $ 25.08 billion in 2018, showing a growth rate of over 25% It is estimated that by 2022, India's e-commerce market will exceed 50 billion U.S. dollars.
However, in terms of policy control, India is becoming stricter. India will step up its review of e-commerce imports and is also moving forward with the revision of its e-commerce regulations.
In the middle of this year, China's cross-border e-commerce sellers encountered a large-scale ambush from India.
In June, Mumbai Customs seized about 500 courier deliveries from Sino India Etail (the company is an official Indian seller on Chinese e-commerce platform SheIn, which sells clothing and electronics), and also sealed the company's warehouse. The reason given by the customs is that the declared amount is too low and the declaration is wrong. Mumbai's customs have also synchronized this information to the national risk management portal that manages tax avoidance, reminding other customs to pay attention to such situations. Subsequently, the Indian customs stopped express delivery across the country, and a large number of goods from Chinese sellers were blocked by customs.
In August, the Indian government asked the customs and post offices to focus on carefully considering the volume of sales transactions. DPIIT (Industrial and Internal Trade Promotion Agency) issued written notices to ports from across India asking for careful verification of the goods to determine if they were truly "gifts." Under Indian law, Indians are not required to pay tax as long as they send gifts worth Rs 5,000 or less.
In fact, this storm has begun from the end of 2018. At the time, the Indian government accused Chinese e-commerce sellers such as Club Factory and SheIn of sending gifts to Indian consumers in the form of "gifts" to evade taxes.
India believes that ordering products from sites like Amazon is not a big problem-they pay duties and taxes when they buy them. However, many importers or distributors on Indian e-commerce websites use various methods such as transshipment to evade tariffs, and the actual value of the goods is not reported truthfully.
Earlier this year, the RSS alliance Swadeshi Jagran Manch and the social platform LocalCircles have written to the Indian Ministry of Finance, emphasizing the tax evasion behavior of Chinese e-commerce operators and forming a low-cost competitive advantage with their local counterparts in India.
The latest data show that in the third quarter of this year, India ’s GDP growth rate was only 4.5%, a 6-year low, lower than the 5% in the second quarter; compared with the high of the second quarter of last year (8.2%) , It is even a sharp decline.
In the face of a sluggish export market, our suppliers must pay close attention to policy trends and avoid risks.