I want to mail order medicines from India, how do I calculate the import duty? (about three thousand RMB)

First of all, the Customs and Excise Department has a limit on the value of goods that can be imported by mail.

Secondly, more than 3,000 yuan is over the limit value, to be declared as goods, individuals should not get the relevant approvals.

So, it is recommended that you do not send so many items at once.

Please refer to the following provisions of Article 2 and Article 3:

General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 43 of 2010 (on the adjustment of the entry and exit of personal postal articles management measures related to the issue)

2010-07-02

Regulation type Customs normative documents Content category entry and exit of the articles regulatory category

The text of the General Administration of Customs Announcement 〔[2010] No. 43 issued by the Customs authorities. 2010] No. 43 Issuing Authority General Administration of Customs

Issue Date 2010-7-2 Effective Date 2010-9-1

Effectiveness [Effective]

Description of Effectiveness

In order to further standardize the supervision of inward and outward personal postal articles, and to take care of reasonable needs of the addressees and the senders, hereby promulgate the relevant matters as follows:

First, the individual postal articles, the Customs and Excise Department in accordance with the law to collect import taxes, but the amount of import tax levied in the amount of RMB 50 yuan (including 50 yuan) or less, the Customs and Excise Department shall be exempted from taxation.

Second, the value of articles sent by individuals from or to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan is limited to RMB 800 yuan each time; the value of articles sent from or to other countries and regions is limited to RMB 1,000 yuan each time.

Third, individuals who mail inbound and outbound articles exceeding the prescribed limit value should go through the procedures of return or customs clearance in accordance with the provisions of the goods. However, only one item in the parcel and inseparable, although exceeding the prescribed limit value, the Customs examination of personal use, can be in accordance with the provisions of the individual goods for customs clearance procedures.

Fourth, the import and export of commercial mail by mail, should be in accordance with the provisions of the goods for customs clearance procedures.

V. The contents of this announcement shall be implemented from September 1, 2010 onwards. The original "General Administration of Customs on the adjustment of incoming and outgoing mail personal items in the limit value and duty-free notice" (Department Supervision 〔1994〕 No. 774) shall be repealed at the same time.

This announcement is hereby made.

July 2, 2010