The increase of duty and compensatory fees so far this year import from chinaas well as the new measures imposed by the Tax Administration Service (SAT) to monitor your incomeit is to be “stricter” and ensure that taxes are paid, said Miguel Ángel Landeros, president of the Mexican Western Foreign Trade Council (Comce).
“We have had a problem, for a long time, of the real evasion of taxes on products that come from Asia, particularly from China. “It is good that the government is redoubling its efforts with all these measures that are aimed at preventing intermediaries, importers and companies that sell these products from lying, committing fraud or evading taxes,” he said.
He stressed that Mexico lives in a globalized economy “and Products from all over the world come herejust as we send to other nations, but the thing is to comply with the regulations and the law,” he added.
Before the next T-MEC reviewLanderos stressed that it must be achieved that Chinto be a Mexico’s trade ally to avoid problems with the United Stateswhich is why he indicated that dark or unfair practices should not be part of the relationship with Chinabecause it not only affects the United States, but the country.
“Obviously it is an enormous risk because it is an economic power, because It is the factory of the world and we have to understand that what is happening in the United States is happening to us, so it is time to protect our economy and understand where our alliances should be,” he said.
Strategy
Since last June, the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), Rogelio Ramírez de la O, said in a conference that the Mexico needs “produce more than you consume” warning of the need to reduce imports from Asia, mainly of China.
Since then, the Ministry of Economy (SE) has been issuing resolutions through the Official Gazette of the Federation that modify and increase the income tax. import from china.
Recently, the SAT modified its regulations to reinforce the supervision so that courier companies identify those who acquire goods from that continent without paying the corresponding obligations and verify that the goods declared are the same as those that were sent.
He added that they will implement new requirements so that organizations that carry out imports temporary companies obtain registration as a certified company, or the acceptance of the guarantee of taxes such as VAT and IEPS in order to ensure that the goods return abroad and do not remain.
In addition to the fact that the SAT will ask that the online stores as Temu, Shein and AliExpressamong others that operate as intermediaries, must register in the Federal Taxpayer Registry (RFC) and withhold the taxes that correspond to the operations through their platforms.
Footwear
Another measure was to impose temporary quotas on footwear from Asia, It was through the DoF that a preliminary resolution of the ex officio administrative antidumping investigation procedure on imports of footwear originating in the People’s Republic of Chinaregardless of the country of origin, and imposed provisional compensatory duties
The SE also indicated that the ex officio administrative investigation procedure in matters of unfair international trade practicesin its form of price discrimination and the following provisional compensatory duties are imposed on the value of imports of footwear originating from Chinaregardless of the country of origin.
The compensatory fees They remained at 17.99 percent for imports from the Apache Footwear company; 17.59, for Bidibi Shoes; 12.13 for Xinlong Footwear; 13.79 for imports from the other export-producing companies that appeared and were not selected.
Tires
Another brake on imports was the imposition of compensatory duties on imports of chinese tiresthrough the DOF published the conclusion of the administrative investigation procedure antidumping about the imports of new pneumatic tires of radial construction for automobiles and pickup truck (light truck).
It was last September when Economía declared the administrative investigation procedure regarding unfair international trade practicesin its form of price discrimination, for which it imposed definitive compensatory duties on imports of said pneumatic tires.
The compensatory fees They remained at: 19.37 percent for imports from Shandong Linglong; 7.16 percent, for Shandong Changfeng Tires; 32.24, to Wanli Tire imports; 5.18, to Zodo Tire and 11.55 percent to Shandong Haohua Tire.
In addition to a compensatory fee of 14.82 percent on imports from Zhongyi Rubber, Shandong Fengyuan Tire Manufacturing, Shouguang Firemax Tire, Qingdao Nexen Tire, Prinx Chengshan (Shandong) Tire, Giti Tire (Fujian), Yuanxin Tire, Shandong New Continent, Shandong Yongfeng Tires, Giti Radial Tire (Anhui),or Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group.
Also those of Shandong Yongsheng Rubber Group, Kenda Rubber (China), Shandong Wanda Boto, Tercelo Tire, Sichuan Tire & Rubber, Anhui Jichi Tire, Shandong Changlu Hong Tire, Triangle Tire, Jiangsu Hankook Tire, Shandong Province Sanli Tire Manufacture, Qingzhou Rydanz Rubber, Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial, Kenda Rubber (Tianjin), Shan Dong Lu Tai Rubber and Hankook Tire China.
And 32.24 percent to imports from Zhaoqing Junhong, Chongqing Hankook Tire, and the other production-export companies that did not appear in the investigation procedure.
gun nails
Also last month, Economía reported the initiation of an antidumping investigation into the import of gun nails of Chinese origin.
He detailed, through a DOF publication, that the Deacero company requested that the agency investigate the imports of these products for alleged unfair international trade practices in the form of price discrimination.
It indicated that it determined that the imports that will be investigated are those that enter the country, through tariff items 7317.00.99 of the Tariff of the Law of General Import and Export Taxes (Tigie) and under the Eighth Rule. , through tariff item 9802.00.01 or any other.
He also pointed out that This product is used as a mechanical fastening elementmainly used in the manufacture of pallets, pallets, boxes and other similar wooden items; in furniture manufacturing.
Also in the fixation of moldings and fine wood works and, on a smaller scale, as an element of various wooden structures in the domestic sector and in the construction sector.
soybean oil
In September, the Ministry of Economy (SE) also reported that it was beginning an antidumping investigation on imports of epoxidized soybean oil from Brazil and China, regardless of the country of origin.
He commented that the companies Especialidades Industriales y Químicas, (Eiqsa), OMM Grupo Químico, (OMM), and Promociones Químicas y Petrochemicals, (PQP), requested that the federal agency investigate the imports of these products for alleged unfair international trade practices.
It was determined that the imports that will be investigated will be those that enter the country, through tariff items 1518.00.02 and 3812.20.01 of the TIGIE, or through any other.
In addition to pointing out that this product is used as a plasticizer or co-stabilizer (secondary thermal stabilizer), in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) formulations or compounds, it is also implemented as a pigment dispersion medium, as well as an acidity reducing agent. in inks, varnishes and coatings.
“As a result of the extraction of soybean oil, the concentrated input is used in the paint industry, animal feed formulation, as well as the chemical industry, while the pure material is used in the pharmaceutical, chemical, food and cosmetics,” he explained.
The requesting companies argued that imports of epoxidized soybean oil originating in Brazil and China were made in significant volumesas well as in price discrimination conditionscausing material damage to the national industry.
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