iPad hard to find a wave of goods sent to Hong Kong

Now Apple products such as the iPad and iPhone4 are already “hard to find” in the Mainland, and some Shenzheners have come to Hong Kong to scan the goods. They can buy the spot once and the price is lower. However, Hong Kong's supply of these two products is also very tight. Even if Hong Kong people need to use ID cards to make an appointment to purchase, and mainlanders purchase other electronic products, they will not even get the cash. As a result, Hong Kong people specializing in reselling iPad and iPhone 4 also appeared near the Hong Kong gate. It is understood that for every iPad sold, they can earn 400 yuan, and the business is very good.

Recently, Apple iPad Tablet PC products need to pay a thousand yuan tariff to pay attention. The relevant department of the Ministry of Commerce stated that it has received advice on the import tariff treatment of computer products and has sent a request to the General Administration of Customs for a response. The customs reminded the public that the iPad is classified as a computer and is one of the commodities that the state requires to be taxed. No matter whether the price of the iPad is more than 5,000 yuan, the tax should be paid. The citizen should calculate the cost when purchasing in Hong Kong.

iPad hot to ignite the Tablet PC market iPad fiery ignited the enthusiasm of many manufacturers to force the Tablet PC market, the world's major IT vendors Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung Electronics, Sharp and other companies have competed to enter the tablet market, launched a similar Tablet PCs, Motorola, etc. will also be involved in this area.

According to the latest research data released by market research firm Gartner, this year's tablet PC sales forecast will reach 19.5 million, and in 2011 it is estimated to soar to 54.8 million, a year-on-year increase of 181%, and in 2012 it will exceed 100 million yuan. In 2014, it soared to 208 million. The iPad, as a representative of the new tablet computer, changed the definition of the traditional tablet computer, greatly reduced the price, approached the acceptance level of most customers, and created a precedent for use in the hands of consumers. Therefore, the iPad became the majority of consumers. Preferred.

According to industry sources, the current domestic sales of iPhone parallel shipments may exceed 2 million, and iPad's parallel sales also exceeded 500,000, Zhuhai, Shenzhen has become a distribution center for apple parallel imports. According to the Apple agent on the first floor of Xianghai Computer City, Zhuhai, Zhuhai’s iPad is currently purchased mainly from Hong Kong and Guangzhou, but these places are now seriously out of stock. According to the merchant, it is because of tight supplies that the price of the iPad has been rising. In addition, Apple’s Chinese consumers are mainly fashion groups who are not sensitive to prices, and the vast majority of consumers go for fun software applications and games. The chain reaction based on these reasons led to the phenomenon that the iPad is now difficult to obtain.

The immigration and taxation administration of immigration taxation has been strictly handled. According to reports, passengers carrying the iPad, which is currently selling hot-selling Apple tablet computers from abroad, entered the Fuzhou Changle International Airport and were required by the customs to levy a tax on the laptop. The passenger wondered why the laptop was purchased for personal use. It was a personal item but still required taxation. According to the General Administration of Customs’ stipulations: For individuals with imported resident passengers to bring their own self-used imported goods overseas, the total value of which is within 5,000 yuan (including 5,000 yuan), the customs shall grant tax exemption. However, 20 kinds of products such as tobacco products are handled in accordance with relevant regulations, and computers and mobile phones are also included. The iPad is classified as a computer, regardless of whether the price exceeds 5,000 yuan, it should pay taxes. And in accordance with the relevant regulations, ordinary computer duty-paid price is 5,000 yuan per piece, the tax rate is 20%, so the passenger must pay 1,000 yuan for the iPad tax. For each iPad, a levy of 1,000 yuan on the postal tax was imposed on consumers, and some consumers considered it unfair. Consumers claim that the ipad products purchased in Hong Kong are only more than 3,000 yuan, but when determining the tax base, why did they raise the price to 5,000 yuan, and now many computer products, such as netbooks, are now less than 5,000 yuan, if they are Calculated as 5,000 yuan, it seems unfair. In addition, whether the iPad is a computer is also worth discussing.

In addition to consumer confusion, the relevant ministries have begun to pay attention to this issue. According to reports, regarding the current taxation of the iPad by the General Administration of Customs, relevant departments of the Ministry of Commerce have received advice on the import tariff treatment of computer products, and issued an advisory letter to the relevant departments of the General Administration of Customs, asking for the import tariff treatment on computer products. Answer suggestions.

High taxes and fees for consumers to buy still need to calm the same 16GWIFI version of the iPad, the domestic mainstream price is 3988 yuan, while in Hong Kong only 3,500 yuan, a huge gap in the price of a lot of travel to Hong Kong, overseas travel Mainland residents have “shun road” purchases, and many “fruit powders” are also enjoying relishing the iPad through overseas purchasing and outbound shopping.

However, a new announcement issued by the General Administration of Customs recently has caused many consumers to be overwhelmed with cold water. According to the new regulations of the Customs, after the tax of 20% is levied on the standard of 5,000 yuan, if the user carries the iPad when passing the customs, he must pay a postage tax of 1,000 yuan. Many users said in the forum that the Hong Kong version of the iPad after taxation is more expensive than buying domestic products. Some "fruit powder" tried to evade tariffs through EMS express delivery, but after the introduction of the new regulations, the method of sending iPads overseas was also included in the taxation category. In Taobao and other third-party trading websites, some online stores have suspended purchasing services. A shopkeeper in Guangzhou stated that he has already given up buying from Hong Kong and looking for other ways.

After the introduction of the new regulations, many users have made quite a few comments. According to professional analysis, the introduction of this policy by the General Administration of Customs reflects the government's determination to regulate the market, but it has also caused a serious blow to the domestic purchasing industry. In the controversy concerning the imposition of a 1,000-yuan postal tax on the immigration of iPads, on the one hand, ordinary consumers believe that the taxation price is overpriced, and on the other hand, compared to the difference between the iPad domestic market and nearly one thousand yuan in Hong Kong and other countries, plus The “cost” of the 1,000 yuan is a good price for combating smuggling and the Cattle Dust Party. As for the balance between the interests of ordinary consumers and the fight against smuggling, it depends on the final issue of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs. The result of the negotiations. Therefore, if domestic consumers want to purchase an iPad that they own through overseas purchase, they still need to be calmly considered.