China’s 2013 Tariff Schedule: Three Key Changes for Printing Equipment Imports
Starting January 1, 2013, the 2013 Import and Export Tariff Schedule of the People’s Republic of China came into force. Policies related to printing equipment imports drew attention from industry professionals. Comparing the 2012 edition of the Tariff Schedule with the 2013 edition, the main changes in the new schedule are concentrated in three areas.
First, the new tariff schedule added two equipment tariff headings: 'cross-cutting knife units for paper cutting machines' and 'inkjet printing equipment with 297 mm < web width < 360 mm, capable of connecting to a network or automatic data processing equipment.' Corresponding most-favored-nation import duty rates and interim duty rates were set. As a result, the number of printing equipment items eligible for interim duty rate preferences increased from 18 in 2012 to 20. The interim duty rates for the same 18 tariff subheadings as the previous year remained unchanged.
Second, the printing speed of folio sheet-fed offset presses rose from 16,000 folio sheets/hour in 2012 to ≥17,000 folio sheets/hour. The printing speeds of other sheet-fed offset press models remained unchanged.
Third, the linear speed of aniline presses (flexographic presses) rose from 300 m/min in 2012 to ≥350 m/min.
Source: This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn); original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-362000.html
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