China News Service, Zhengzhou, November 25 (Kan Li) Recently, the "Henan Province's Pilot Work Plan for Developing Cross-border E-commerce Retail Imported Drugs" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") was officially issued.
This means that ordinary consumers will be able to buy zero-tariff imported drugs at their doorstep.
Is this safe?
The answer is given in the "Scheme".
The Henan Provincial Department of Commerce notified the public on the 24th that the "Plan" has been officially issued.
This means that China's only cross-border e-commerce retail import drug pilot has truly entered the implementation stage.
So, how will the safety of imported drugs be guaranteed?
It is clearly stated in the "Plan" that Henan Province will establish a pilot drug information traceability system, and carry out the entire process of supervision before, during and after the event.
Relevant parties explained that companies participating in the pilot program must file with the drug regulatory authority in accordance with the regulations and report the results of the record to the customs; the drug regulatory authority is responsible for drug access management, and does not file records for drugs that are not allowed to be imported. Enterprises shall conduct supervision and inspection, conduct random inspections of the first-run pilot drugs, and implement an exit mechanism for enterprises that have violated laws and regulations and are unqualified in random inspections.
According to another report, after the drugs are sold online, the pilot enterprises must fill in the commodity declaration list, and the customs will complete the formalities such as document review and inspection.
"Second-sale" of imported drugs is never allowed.
According to the previous approval plan, Henan's cross-border e-commerce retail import drug pilot drugs are 13 non-prescription drugs that have been approved for marketing in China, and they are also commonly used overseas non-prescription drugs by the masses.
The pilot drug catalogue is jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the State Drug Administration. In principle, it will not be expanded during the pilot period.
So, what are the benefits of the formal implementation of the pilot?
Relevant parties stated that the import drug customs clearance form is not checked during the customs clearance process; the import drug tariff rate is 0% within the transaction limit, and the import link value-added tax and consumption tax are levied at 70%, which greatly reduces the burden on consumers. It's fast and economical!"
In May of this year, the Fifth Global Cross-Border E-Commerce Conference was held in Zhengzhou, Henan.
At that time, Long Yongtu, co-chairman of the Global CEO Development Conference and chairman of the Global Cross-border E-commerce Conference, said at the conference that the cross-border e-commerce import drug pilot is a major innovation that Henan has once again launched as a highland of cross-border e-commerce innovation and development. This innovative achievement will help solve the plight of ordinary people in purchasing imported medicines and help eliminate unreasonable price increases in various links.
It is reported that Henan Province is a big province in the sales of imported medicines. The total annual sales of imported and exported medicines and health products exceeds 100 billion yuan, of which imported medicines account for about 30%.
After the pilot is officially launched, pharmacies, patients, physical hospitals, etc., as the demand side, can place online orders to purchase imported drugs.
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