GBA Series by Macau Business (JUNE 2022)

Hengqin further facilitates export tax rebate

Authorities in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin are focusing on reducing export tax rebate documents, procedures and paper qualification proof in order to speed up tax rebate approvals customs clearance of returned cargo, and on-site due diligence.

The aim is to further facilitate the development of export enterprises in the cooperation zone and improve the business environment of foreign trade, Newsgd.com reports.

According to official statistics, a quarter of Hengqin companies applying for export tax refunds are selling products to Macau.

“There will be no need to fill in declaration forms for export tax rebates. The customs declaration information and the receipts of export goods can be immediately found online, which is very useful for exporting companies,” Zhong Jian, CEO of Zhuhai Weichao Technology Co., Ltd. said.

Official data shows that the total foreign trade volume of the Hengqin cooperation zone in 2021 reached RMB31.47 billion, among which the total export value was RMB13.98 billion. With the development of Hengqin’s industrial clusters and the unleashing of corporate vitality, Hengqin’s export enterprises are gradually enlarging business scales and moving towards industrialization. The amount of export tax refund in Hengqin increased rapidly from RMB48 million in 2019 to RMB639 million in 2021.

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