中國11月1日起降低部分工業品進口關稅

China will cut tariffs on certain industrial products including textiles, ceramics, glass, machinery, steel and metal products starting from November 1, a statement by the State Council said last Sunday.

國務院上週日發表的一則聲明稱，從11月1日起，中國將降低紡織、陶瓷、玻璃、機械、鋼鐵和金屬等工業產品的關稅。

The tax reduction on 1,585 items, which accounts for 19 percent of China's total tariff items, is to serve China's industrial upgrading, lower corporate costs and fulfill the public's diversified consumption demands, the statement said.

該聲明稱，此次降稅商品共1585個稅目，約佔中國稅目總數的19%，以此來滿足中國產業升級、降低企業成本、滿足公衆多樣化消費需求。

The average tax rate of these goods will go down to 7.8 percent from 10.5 percent. At the same time, China's general tariff level is now brought down to 7.5 percent from 9.8 percent.

這些商品的平均稅率將從10.5%下降到7.8%。而與此同時，我國關稅總水平將由9.8%降至7.5%。

The tax reduction is in line with the Chinese government's push to further expand its opening-up initiative, so as to not only propel China's development but to make such development a benefit for other economies, the State Council said in the statement.

國務院在聲明中表示，減稅符合中國政府進一步擴大對外開放的倡議，不僅有利於中國的發展，也有利於其他經濟體的發展。

This is the fourth time that China has lowered tariffs on imported goods this year, since President Xi Jinping made such pledges during the Boao Forum for Asia in April.

自今年4月習近平主席在博鰲亞洲論壇上做出上述承諾以來，這是中國今年第四次降低進口商品關稅。

The previous three cuts were a zero tariff policy on medicine from May 1, a slash on automobiles and auto parts, and a tariff cut on 1,449 daily necessities from July 1.

此前的三次降稅分別是5月1日開始的藥品零關稅政策、7月1日開始的汽車和汽車零部件關稅減徵，以及對1449項生活必需品的關稅減徵。

With these tax cuts made, China's general tariff levels are now lower than that of most developing economies, and is only slightly higher than the European Union.

通過這些減稅措施，中國目前的總體關稅水平低於大多數發展中經濟體，僅略高於歐盟。