China News Service, Macau, March 1. The Information Bureau of the Macau SAR Government announced on March 1 that the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone will officially implement separate management and closed operations from 0:00 on the 1st, and implement the liberalization of "first-line" and "second-line" operations. "Controlled line management model.
According to the "Overall Plan for the Construction of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone", the connection between Hengqin and the Macao Special Administrative Region is set as the "first line", and the connection between Hengqin and other areas within the customs territory of the People's Republic of China is set as the "second line".
Recently, the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs, the State Administration of Taxation, etc. issued relevant policies, clarifying that the cooperation zone will implement a tax policy of "first-line" liberalization and "second-line" control.
The so-called "front-line" liberalization refers to the liberalization of tax administration, inspection and quarantine, and greatly simplified customs procedures, while the "second-line" control refers to the regulation of duty-free, bonded goods and tax-related items leaving the area.
After the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone implemented separate management and customs closure, the policy for people to bring luggage and items into the country through the "front-line" Hengqin Port has changed significantly.
The first is to implement a special tax policy. For passengers entering the country for the first time within 15 days, if the luggage items they carry are for personal use, within a reasonable amount, and comply with relevant management regulations, the customs will grant tax exemption unless national laws and administrative regulations clearly stipulate that they are not exempt. Release.
Secondly, eligible Macao residents are allowed to bring cooked meat (including organs) and their products, dairy products, cooked eggs and their products, fresh vegetables and fruits, fresh cut flowers, etc. into the cooperation zone.
There are no restrictions on the entry and exit of people in the "second line". For luggage and items (i.e. duty-free items) that are released duty-free from the ports open to the outside world in the cooperation zone and then enter the mainland, the customs will supervise and collect taxes in accordance with regulations.
If passengers (excluding non-resident passengers) who enter the mainland from the cooperation zone through the "second line" for the first time within 15 days carry no more than 8,000 yuan (inclusive) of duty-free items, the customs will grant duty-free release.
If non-resident passengers carry duty-free items not exceeding 2,000 yuan (including 2,000 yuan), the customs will release them duty-free.
Li Weinong, Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macao SAR Government and Director of the Executive Committee of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, said that promoting the moderate diversification of Macao’s economy is the original intention of building the Hengqin Cooperation Zone, and implementing separate management and closed customs operations is the original intention of the cooperation zone. mission-critical measures.
This policy is a major exploration for the cooperation zone to implement high-level institutional opening up. It will effectively promote the more efficient and convenient flow of logistics, people, capital and information between Macao and Qinzhou, allowing Macao residents to study, work, start businesses and live in the cooperation zone. , feel that the living environment is more similar to Macao, and create valuable new space for the development of new industries and new business formats in Macao.
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