Customs: You must pay postage with 2 iPads

Passengers are allowed to enter 2 iPads and one of them must pay the postal tax. The reporter learned from the customs authorities yesterday that, in the supervision channels for the entry of passengers' luggage, the inspection of the customs has continued to increase.

According to the Customs and Excise Department Customs Officer of the Ningbo Customs, a foreign passenger carried three new iPads at the inspection site. Ningbo Airport Customs imposed a postal tax on two of the iPads that exceeded the reasonable range for their own use in accordance with relevant regulations and tariffs.

According to the relevant regulations of the Customs, passengers entering the country carrying personally-owned imported goods for overseas use shall have a total value of RMB 5,000 (including RMB 5,000), and non-resident passengers shall bring their own personal entry articles intended to be kept in China. If the total value is within 2,000 yuan (including 2,000 yuan), the customs will grant tax exemption. However, if the excess part is verified by the customs for its own use, then the postal tax shall be paid in accordance with the duty-paid price and tax rate corresponding to the “Tax Completion Price Table for Inbound Passenger Luggage Items and Personal Postage Items”.

According to the "Duty-Payment Price Table for Inbound Passenger Luggage and Personal Postage Items", the duty-paying price of laptop products is 5,000 yuan and the tax rate is 20%. If passengers bring more than one iPad into the country, they will exceed the tax exemption range, and the excess will be subject to a tax of RMB 1,000.

"If you add the postal tax, buying an iPad from abroad is not worth it." An Apple product enthusiast said. According to reports, the current iPad 16G version in the United States Apple store price of 499 US dollars, or about 3,500 yuan, plus 1,000 yuan after the postal tax is equivalent to 4,500 yuan; and in the domestic appliance stores, iPad official retail price for each 3988 yuan.