Import duty from Georgia to China
For a typical commercial shipment of cotton T-shirts from Georgia to China worth 70,000.00 CNY, duties, taxes and fees come to about 15,881.15 CNY, or 22.69% of the goods value, before any China–Georgia FTA preference. Use the calculator below with your own figures.
Quick estimate: what are you shipping from Georgia?
- 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.
- Trade agreement
- China–Georgia FTA: qualifying goods can enter at 0% with proof of origin.
- Extra tariffs on goods from Georgia
- No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
- Other fees
- Consumption tax on some goods (cosmetics, jewellery, watches, alcohol, tobacco).
Detailed calculator: Georgia to China
Typical duty rates
| Product | MFN | China–Georgia FTA |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel – cotton knit (HS 6109) | 7% | 0%* |
| Leather footwear (HS 6403) | 10% | 0%* |
| Towels / home textiles (HS 6302) | 6% | 0%* |
| Computers / phones (HS 8471, 8517) | 0% | 0%* |
Worked example: 70,000.00 CNY of cotton T-shirts by sea
Goods 70,000.00, freight 5,600.00, insurance 350.00 CNY; commercial import; duty rate 7%.
| Line | CNY |
|---|---|
| Customs duty 7% × 75,950.00 CIF | 5,316.50 |
| Import VAT 13% × 81,266.50 | 10,564.65 |
| Total duties and fees | 15,881.15 |
| Landed cost (CIF + duties) | 91,831.15 |
With China–Georgia FTA proof of origin the same shipment would cost 9,873.50 CNY in duties and taxes.
Small parcel: 600.00 CNY online order
A consumer ordering goods worth 600.00 CNY plus 90.00 shipping by post would pay about 62.79 CNY in import charges.
| Line | CNY |
|---|---|
| Customs duty Cross-border e-commerce order up to RMB 5,000: no duty | 0.00 |
| Import VAT 9.1% × 690.00 (70%) | 62.79 |
| Total duties and fees | 62.79 |
| Landed cost (CIF + duties) | 752.79 |
Frequently asked questions
How much is import duty from Georgia to China?
It depends on the product's tariff code. As an example, cotton T-shirts worth 70,000.00 CNY shipped commercially by sea pay about 15,881.15 CNY in duties, taxes and fees (22.69% of the goods value). No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
Is there a duty-free limit for parcels to China?
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.
Does Georgia have a trade agreement with China?
Yes. Under China–Georgia FTA, goods that meet the rules of origin can enter at reduced or zero duty with proof of origin.
How is import VAT calculated in China?
13% VAT (9% food and books) on CIF + duty; 70% of it for cross-border e-commerce orders.
Shipping from Georgia to other markets
- Georgia → United States
- Georgia → United Kingdom
- Georgia → European Union
- Georgia → Canada
- Georgia → Australia
- Georgia → Türkiye
- Georgia → Japan
- Georgia → South Korea
- Georgia → Switzerland
- Georgia → Norway
- Georgia → Singapore
- Georgia → United Arab Emirates
- Georgia → New Zealand
- Georgia → India
- Georgia → Saudi Arabia
- Georgia → Israel
- Georgia → Malaysia
- Georgia → Thailand
- Georgia → Vietnam
- Georgia → Philippines
- Georgia → Mexico
- Georgia → Chile
- Georgia → Colombia
Other origins shipping to China
- Türkiye → China
- United States → China
- Germany → China
- Italy → China
- France → China
- United Kingdom → China
- India → China
- Vietnam → China
- Japan → China
- South Korea → China
- Canada → China
- Mexico → China
- Australia → China
- Bangladesh → China
- Thailand → China
- Indonesia → China
- Pakistan → China
- Taiwan → China
- Brazil → China
- Malaysia → China
- Singapore → China
- Philippines → China
- Hong Kong → China
- Cambodia → China
- Sri Lanka → China
- United Arab Emirates → China
- Saudi Arabia → China
- Israel → China
- Egypt → China
- Morocco → China
- South Africa → China
- Switzerland → China
- Norway → China
- New Zealand → China
- Chile → China
- Colombia → China
- Peru → China
- Argentina → China
- Kazakhstan → China
- Ukraine → China
- Spain → China
- Netherlands → China
- Poland → China