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[ETCN] China-Japan Tax Convention Covers Japanese New Taxes

China and Japan authorities have agreed on application of China-Japan Tax Convention to Japanese new-added Special Income Tax for Reconstruction and Special Corporation Tax for Reconstruction...

[ETCN] MOFCOM Announcement No. 85, 2012 on Acetone Antidumping Expiry

On June 8, 2008, the MOFCOM decided in its annual announcement no. 40 to levy antidumping duties from June 9, 2008 till June 9, 2013 on acetones from Japan, Singapore...

[ETCN] China Announces Electric-Electronic Waste Disposal Fund Covered Products

In accordance with the Ministry Of Finance notice no. CaiZong [2012] 34, here announced are the product scopes subject to state taxation...

[ETCN] China Puts Consumption Tax on Catalyzing/Coking Substances

Here is China's consumption tax policy on catalyzing and coking substances: Catalyzing and/or coking substances...

[ETCN] China Latest Policies on Consumption Tax

As regards the products made or processed from crude oil or other raw materials except asphalt and showing liquid state under normal temperature and pressure...

[ETCN] AQSIQ Announcement No. 189, 2012 Preventing Yellow Fever from Sudan

As per World Health Organization report of November 14 on the outbreak of yellow fever in Sudan, the AQSIQ hereby announces the requirements as below in accordance...

[ETCN] GACC Announcement No. 59, 2012 on Origin Criteria for Zero-Duty HongKong/Macao Goods from 2013

In accordance with China's Mainland-Hong Kong and Mainland-Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangements (CEPA) respectively, the GACC hereby formulates the Origin Criteria

[ETCN] MOFCOM Announcement No. 86, 2012 on 2013 Rare Earth Export Quota Application

In accordance with China's Foreign Trade Law and its Goods Import & Export Regulations, the MOFCOM hereby promulgates China's Conditions and Procedures for Enterprise Application for Rare Earth Export Quotas of 2013...

[Xinhua] China Expands VAT Trial to 3 More Regions

China expanded the trial of replacing business tax with a value-added tax (VAT) to three more provincial regions on Nov. 29, 2012, the State Administration of Taxation has announced...

[ETCN] MOFCOM Announcement No. 84, 2012 for Retroactive Duties on Solar Polysilicons from U.S., EU & South Korea

On July 20, 2012, the MOFCOM issued its annual Announcements No. 40 and 41 respectively on starting an antidumping probe into solar polysilicons from the U.S. and South Korea and an anti-subsidy probe...