Effective January 1, 2025, the tariff rates and tariff lines for these goods will be adjusted.

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2024-12-28

BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — By reporter Shen Cheng: With the approval of the State Council, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council issued an announcement on the 28th, stating that in 2025 it will adjust import tariff rates and tariff lines for certain goods.

According to the announcement, in 2025, provisional import tariff rates lower than the most‑favoured‑nation rate will be applied to 935 items. Specifically, to support the development of new‑type productive forces driven by scientific and technological innovation, import tariffs will be reduced on cycloolefin polymers, ethylene–vinyl alcohol copolymers, automatic transmissions for special‑purpose vehicles such as fire trucks and emergency repair vehicles, and other related products. To help safeguard and improve people’s livelihoods, import tariffs will be lowered on sodium zirconium cyclosilicate, viral vectors used in CAR‑T cancer therapies, nickel‑titanium alloy wires for surgical implants, and other such goods. Furthermore, to advance green and low‑carbon development, import tariffs will be cut on ethane and certain recycled copper and aluminum raw materials.

In addition, in light of developments in the domestic industrial sector and changes in supply-and-demand conditions, and within the scope of China’s commitments upon accession to the World Trade Organization, import tariffs will be raised on certain products, including syrups, sugar‑containing premixes, vinyl chloride, and battery separators.

To expand the global network of high-standard free trade areas, in 2025, preferential tariff rates under 24 free trade agreements and preferential trade arrangements will be applied to certain imported goods originating in 34 countries or regions. Notably, the China–Maldives Free Trade Agreement will enter into force and implement tariff reductions effective January 1, 2025.

To support the development of least developed countries and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, in 2025 we will continue to grant zero-tariff treatment to 100 percent of tariff lines for products originating in the 43 least developed countries that have diplomatic relations with China. At the same time, in accordance with the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement and the exchange of notes between China and the governments of relevant ASEAN member states, preferential tariff rates will remain in place for certain imported goods originating in Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

To support industrial development and technological progress, in 2025, new domestic subheadings will be added for pure electric passenger vehicles, canned king oyster mushrooms, spodumene, ethane, and other items, while the descriptions of tariff lines such as coconut juice and processed feed additives will be refined. Following these adjustments, the total number of tariff lines will stand at 8,960. Meanwhile, to advance the scientific and standardized management of the tariff system, in 2025, new notes to domestic subheadings will be introduced for dried laver, carbon-increasing agents, injection molding machines, and other items, and the wording of notes to domestic subheadings for baijiu, wood‑based activated carbon, thermal print heads, and similar products will be optimized.

(Editor: Wang Jing, Yuan Bo)

Source: Xinhua Net

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