On December 15, 2021, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council of China issued a notice on the 2022 tariff adjustment plan. From January 1, 2022, the import and export tariffs of certain commodities will be adjusted. Arctic shrimp, salmon, and cod‘s tariffs have been reduced as well as the tariffs of other imported seafood that is often eaten in daily live. Chinese consumers will soon be able to buy more high-quality and cheaper imported seafood.
The specific adjustment details of aquatic products are as follows:
-Fresh and cold Atlantic salmon (03021410) will be reduced from 10% to 7%;
-Frozen Atlantic salmon (03031310) will be reduced from 7% to 5%;
-Frozen Greenland flat flounder (03033110) will be reduced from 7% to 2%;
-Frozen flounder (03033200) will be reduced from 7% to 2%;
-Frozen albacore tuna (03034100) will be reduced from 7% to 6%;
-Frozen yellowfin tuna (03034200) will be reduced from 7% to 6%;
Frozen bigeye tuna (03034400) will be reduced from 7% to 6%;
-Frozen Atlantic bluefin tuna (03034510) will be reduced from 7% to 6%;
-Frozen Pacific bluefin tuna (03034520) will be reduced from 7% to 6%;
-Frozen southern bluefin tuna (03034600) will be reduced from 7% to 6%;
-Frozen herring (03035100) will be reduced from 7% to 2%;
-Frozen cod (Atlantic cod, Greenland cod, Pacific cod) (03036300) will be reduced from 7% to 2%;
-Frozen Alaska cod (03036700) will be reduced from 7% to 2%;
-Frozen Ribbon fish (03038910) will be reduced from 7% to 5%;
-Frozen catfish (03038990) will be reduced from 7% to 5%;
-Other frozen crabs (03061490) will be reduced from 7% to 5%;
-Northern frozen shrimp (03061640) will be reduced from 5% to 2%;
-Frozen other small shrimps and prawns (03061790) will be reduced from 5% to 2%;
-Fresh and cold rock prawns and other lobsters (03063190) will be reduced from 7% to 5%;
-Fresh and cold abalone (03078190) will be reduced from 10% to 7%.
