请看《中国日报》的报道:
Lu said the new regulation is expected to force private shopping representatives and small companies to quit the business or transform their business model.
鲁振旺说,新规定将迫使个人代购和小公司要么洗手不干,要么转变经营模式。
个人代购就是private overseas shopping representatives,也就是私人海外代购,海外代购简称“海代”。这些人靠在网上卖免税外国商品来赚钱。
但是海关现在规定,从事cross-border e-commerce(跨境电子贸易)的所有企业和个人都必须go through the process of customs declaration(走报关流程)。购买的物品将按行邮税(行李和邮递物品进口税的简称)征税。
这对于天猫、京东等large online platforms with proper customs declarations(走正规报关流程的大型网络购物平台)是个好消息,但是对于那些在“灰色地带”游走的个人代购却是毁灭性打击。