Destination guide · 2026-10-18

Importing into China: duties, VAT and fees

What you pay at the border when goods arrive in China, and how it changes by country of origin.

Duty is charged on: CIF value
Duty-free threshold: Cross-border e-commerce: no duty up to RMB 5,000 per order and RMB 26,000 a year; personal postal tax waived if it is RMB 50 or less.
VAT / sales tax: 13% VAT (9% food and books) on CIF + duty; 70% of it for cross-border e-commerce orders.
Other fees: Consumption tax on some goods (cosmetics, jewellery, watches, alcohol, tobacco).
Official tariff: General Administration of Customs of China
Preferential agreements: China–Korea FTA, ChAFTA, China–NZ FTA, China–Singapore FTA, China–Switzerland FTA, China–Chile FTA, China–Peru FTA, China–Georgia FTA, RCEP, RCEP / ACFTA, China–Pakistan FTA, CEPA (Hong Kong), APTA (LDC)

Preferential trade agreements

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