Recently, Mexico’s National Tax Administration (SAT) issued a report announcing the implementation of preventive seizure measures on a batch of Chinese goods with a total value of about 418 million pesos.
The main reason for the seizure was that the goods could not provide valid proof of their length of stay in Mexico and their legal quantity. The number of goods seized is huge, more than 1.4 million pieces, covering a variety of daily consumer goods such as slippers, sandals, fans and backpacks.
Some industry sources disclosed that Mexican customs has seized nearly 1,000 containers from China for a customs clearance, and the incident has had an impact on the Chinese goods involved, causing many sellers to worry.However, the authenticity of this incident has yet to be confirmed, and official sources should be used as accurate sources.
In the January-June period, SAT conducted 181 inspections of various departments and commodities, seizing items estimated to be worth 1.6 billion pesos, according to the agency.
Of the total inspections conducted, 62 included quick home visits to the Marine, machinery, furniture, footwear, electronics, textiles and automotive industries, totaling about 1.19 billion pesos (about $436 million).
The remaining 119 inspections were carried out on highways, seizing goods worth 420 million pesos (about $153 million) in the machinery, footwear, clothing, electronics, textiles, toys, automobiles and metallurgical industries.
The SAT has installed 91 verification points on the country’s main roads, which have been identified as the places with the highest flow of foreign goods. These checkpoints allow the government to exert financial influence over 53 percent of the country and allow the seizure of more than 2 billion pesos (about 733 million yuan) of goods throughout 2024.
With these actions, the State Administration of Taxation reiterates its commitment to eliminate tax evasion, tax avoidance and fraud by strengthening its surveillance actions, with the aim of combating the illegal introduction of goods of foreign origin into the national territory.
Emilio Penhos, president of the National Garment Industry Chamber of Commerce, said the policy allows e-commerce apps to ship up to 160,000 items per day on a box-by-box basis via parcel services without paying any taxes. Their calculations show that more than 3 million packages from Asia entered Mexico without paying taxes.
In response, SAT issued the first amendment to Annex 5 of the Foreign Trade Rules 2024. The e-commerce platform and express delivery enterprises during the import of clothing, home, jewelry, kitchenware, toys, electronic products and other goods tax avoidance behavior, defined as smuggling and tax fraud. Specific violations include:
1. Split orders shipped on the same day, week or month into packages of less than $50, resulting in an undervaluation of the original value of the order;
2. Directly or indirectly participating in or assisting in order splitting to evade taxes, and failing to describe or misdescribe the ordered goods;
3. Provide advice, consultation and services to split orders or participate in the implementation and implementation of the above practices.
In April, Mexican President Lopez Obrador signed a decree imposing temporary import duties of 5 to 50 percent on 544 items, including steel, aluminum, textiles, clothing, footwear, wood, plastics and their products.
The decree came into effect on April 23 and is valid for two years. According to the decree, textiles, clothing, footwear and other products will be subject to a temporary import duty of 35%; Round steel with a diameter of less than 14 mm will be subject to a temporary import duty of 50%.
Goods imported from regions and countries that have signed trade agreements with Mexico will enjoy preferential tariff treatment if they meet the relevant provisions of the agreements.
According to the Mexican “Economist” reported on July 17, a WTO report released on the 17th showed that Mexico’s share of China’s total exports in 2023 reached 2.4%, a record high. In the past few years, China’s exports to Mexico have been showing a continuous increase
Post time: Aug-29-2024