The New Policy Issued: November 1 Raised The Export Tax Rebate Furniture

Recently, the Ministry of Finance, Stateproducts, some steel products, furniture, and viscose
Administration of Taxation jointly issued "on thefiber. " Furniture export tax rebate rate down to
improvement of export tax rebate rate of some11%, or 9%, part of the wood products export tax
commodities notice", from November 1, 2008, therebate rate down to 5%. The new export tax
appropriately increasing the textile, clothing, Furniturerebate policy implementation,
Export tax rebate rate and other labor-intensiveAppreciation of the renminbi, making furniture
products, some of which Furniture Export tax rebateexports, profits have fallen sharply, the
rate to 11%, 13%, the 2% increase in the number ofexport-oriented furniture industry of hardship ahead.
furniture enterprises, nothing less than amnesty, aIn the first half, China's furniture enterprises above
piece of paper. Experts point out that the fourthdesignated size reached 85.3 billion yuan output value,
quarter of fiscal stimulus, or frequent appearance.increase speed of up to 30.22%%; entire industry
Furniture export growth continues to declineexports reached 8.43 billion U.S. dollars, up by 29.2%.
The latest Customs statistics show that fromNot a good thing too fast export growth, prosperity
January to September this year, China's exportbehind, reflecting the furniture industry in China has
growth of traditional bulk export commodities arebeen a serious excess capacity. This led to the U.S.
falling sharply. Among them, the furniture exportanti-dumping wooden furniture in China, the EU was
growth rate dropped 3.5 percentage points.also considering the Chinese software furniture
Vice Minister of Commerce Gao with the tour on theanti-dumping investigation, the furniture industry is
15 th? 19 provinces of the 104th Canton Fair Director,undergoing this test of international trade barriers.
Office of foreign trade and economic forum,Raised export tax rebates will ease the enterprise
Shanghai, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Jiangsu, Fujian,crisis
Beijing, Anhui representatives said that "now to theAs Southeast Asia, Africa and South America and
most difficult period." Represented at the fair part ofother timber exporting countries to strengthen
the Chinese exhibitors and buyers from abroad havecontrol on the timber resources and vigorously
said this to be the number of overseas buyers areimplementing forest certification, resulting in tight
more visible than the previous two down, to atimber imports, while soaring oil prices lead to
certain extent, that the global financial crisis isincreased freight costs, the levy of consumption tax
intensifying, this year and even next year, China'salso taxes costs increased by 6%%. Lead timber,
export situation is not optimistic.plastic, metal furniture, tight production and raw
Furniture industry "troubles" and "foreign aggression"material import prices rise, companies purchase price
Raw material prices, labor costs increased graduallyof raw materials rose 10 yuan per square meter or
led to increased costs of furniture, so that the costso. The price increase is more expensive wood, like
of furniture industry pressure. Started in June lastrosewood, balsam of pigeon pea and other valuable
year, wood, leather, metal alloys and other rawhardwood price increase has even reached 30%% to
materials prices rose 5% to 20%, with the prices of80%%. In addition, coupled with the increased cost
raw materials, furniture general rise in commodityof labor, leading to many small enterprises have
prices, all kinds of furniture,ceased production, and even closed down.
Decoration materials, the average price increase hasPresent the greatest impact on China's furniture
reached 10% to 20%.industry is not the foreign anti-dumping sanctions, but
Last year, the Ministry of Finance and Statethe energy and rising prices of raw materials and
Administration of Taxation jointly issued the "Ministrylabor cost increases, resulting in corporate profit
of Finance State Administration of Taxation on themargins are compressed. At the same time, exports
lower part of the notification of export tax rebateof furniture are much lower than average price
rate," the abolition of export tax rebate of goodsincreases of raw materials prices rise, some areas of
involved, "leather, some wood and a one-time woodthe furniture export prices lower on the furniture
products ", lower export tax rebate rate ofindustry these production operations cause great risk.
merchandise related to" plastic and rubber and theirThis time I believe the adjustment of export tax
products, some stone and ceramics and theirrebates will furniture ease the crisis.