China to adjust import tariffs in 2025, boosting high-quality imports

发布日期：2025-01-02 作者：GlobalTextiles 点击：

Published: 2025-01-02

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From January 1, 2025, China will adjust import tariffs, applying provisional rates below most-favoured-nation levels to 935 commodities to boost high-quality imports.
Zero-tariff treatment will continue for 43 least-developed countries.
Under 24 trade agreements, tariffs will be reduced, including the China-Maldives deal, cutting nearly 96 per cent to zero.

China will adjust import tariff rates and categories to stimulate domestic demand and enhance openness from January 1, 2025. Provisional tariffs below most-favoured-nation rates will apply to 935 commodities as part of the annual tariff adjustment plan, aiming to encourage imports of high-quality products, according to the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council.

The tariff reduction is designed to nurture new high-quality productive forces through scientific and technological innovation, improve public well-being, and encourage green, low-carbon development, reported state-owned media citing the commission.

China will maintain zero-tariff treatment on all tariff lines in 2025 for 43 least developed countries with which it has diplomatic ties, aiming to support their development and promote mutual benefits, as per the report.

In 2025, China will implement conventional tariff rates under 24 trade agreements with 34 countries or regions to expand its high-standard free trade network. The China-Maldives free trade agreement, effective from January 1, will reduce tariffs to zero on nearly 96 per cent of tariff lines between the two parties.