Responding To The Concerns Of Enterprises, The Customs Strengthened Training To Help Textile Enterprises Seize The New Opportunity Of RCEP

Economic Daily - China economic network, Beijing, May 10 - there are some differences in the rules of origin of the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement (RCEP) from the previous free trade agreements, such as the regional accumulation rules, the approved exporter system, etc. What benefits can these arrangements bring to enterprises and what enterprises need to pay attention to in the implementation process? Not long ago, Shenzhen customs made a questionnaire survey in textile and garment enterprises. The results show that: all enterprises are eager to understand the process of tax reduction, 85% of enterprises want to know the rules of origin, 60% of enterprises want to know about the customs clearance facilitation measures.

"In April 2019, after Japan cancelled the generalized system of preferences for China, the order volume of Japanese customers was significantly affected. Now what we want to know most is the list of Japan's tax reductions under RCEP. " Liu, manager of the foreign trade department of Huizhou nanxuan wool weaving factory Co., Ltd., said that the Japanese market share of the company would drop from more than 20% to 15% in 2020.

The voice of enterprises is the direction of work. Shenzhen Customs has carried out a series of RCEP training. Manager Liu is pleased that after RCEP is officially implemented, Japan's tariff rate on woolen pullovers will be reduced from 10.9% to zero within 15 years after the implementation of the agreement. It is expected that the company will enjoy a tariff reduction of about 700000 yuan in the first year of tax reduction. When the product is reduced to zero tariff, this figure will reach 11 million yuan.

"Our company generally purchases fabrics from Vietnam, Cambodia and other ASEAN countries, and then exports the finished products after domestic design and processing. Can the products enjoy tariff reduction?" Mr. Wang, the customs officer of Shenzhen virgin Garment Co., Ltd., is concerned about the regional accumulation rule, which is an important content of RCEP rules of origin.

"Under the China Australia Free Trade Agreement, the original materials imported from Vietnam cannot be regarded as the original materials of China, and the export to Australia after reprocessing cannot obtain tariff reduction." Shenzhen Customs officers patiently explained, but using RCEP regional accumulation rules, "these are no longer problems.".

The regional accumulation rule of RCEP is that when determining the origin qualification of a product, the original materials of enterprise members used in the production process can be accumulated as the raw materials of the producing country, so that the export products can easily meet the conditions of tariff reduction.

"Compared with bilateral free trade agreements, the RCEP cumulative rules with 15 parties will further reduce the threshold for products to obtain tariff concessions and be more conducive to expanding product exports." Jiang Feng, director of the Customs Department of the General Administration of customs, said.

In addition to regional accumulation rules, the approved exporter system is also an important part of RCEP rules of origin. According to the person in charge of the customs and customs office of Shenzhen customs, most free trade agreements currently require certificates of origin issued by visa agencies to enjoy tariff concessions. After the implementation of RCEP, the Customs approved exporters will be able to issue a declaration of origin as a certificate of tariff concession.

"For the non-woven fabrics exported to ASEAN, our company applies for more than 20 certificates every week. After RCEP is implemented, it is possible for the company to make an independent declaration instead of applying for certificates." Ms. Cao, director of customs affairs of Shenzhen robust Medical Products Co., Ltd., expressed her expectation for this convenience.

Shenzhen enterprises are not the only ones full of expectations for RCEP. Mao Liping, manager of Foreign Trade Department of Jiaxing Zhenzhou Garment Co., Ltd., was very excited after attending the RCEP special policy propaganda meeting of Jiaxing customs affiliated to Hangzhou Customs. "We have been looking forward to negotiating a free trade agreement with Japan as soon as possible, and hope that RCEP will be implemented as soon as possible," she said

"The customs will do a good job in publicity, training and guidance for the vast number of import and export enterprises, and also invite enterprises to pay attention to the release of relevant policies, learn and apply the rules of origin, and fully enjoy tariff concessions." Jiang Feng said（ Guan Xuan)