The third China International Import Expo (CIIE) is entering the final
stage of preparations as a huge road paving machine by German company
Wirtgen Group became the first exhibit to arrive at the National
Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the host venue of the 3rd
CIIE, on Oct 23.To get more news about
CIIE 2020, you can visit shine news official website.
In the coming days, more exhibits will enter the venue, and the construction of exhibition booths will be finished by Nov 2.
In light of epidemic control measures, Shanghai customs have offered
special services to this year’s CIIE exhibitors by setting up 43
special passages and 79 special counters at major ports in the city.The
registration center of the CIIE opened on Oct 23, providing participants
with services such as emergency registration and exhibition pass
replacement and pickup.
About 500,000 people have registered for this year’s expo, and more
than 400,000 expo passes have already been dispatched to the applicants
by post, according to the CIIE Bureau.This year, the bureau has issued
long-term expo passes, which are valid from 2020 to 2022.
CIIE exhibitors stand to receive a certain amount of tax exemption,
including customs duties, value-added tax (VAT) and consumption tax,
according to the policy jointly released by the Ministry of Finance, the
General Administration of Customs, and the State Taxation
Administration on Oct 12.
Each kind of exhibit is subject to a different tax cut. For example,
exhibitors of mechanical and electrical equipment can enjoy tax cuts
for a maximum of 12 items, while exhibitors of medical equipment can
have a maximum of five.Duties will be levied on exhibitors selling
products that exceed the quantity or quota stipulated in the policy, as
well as unsold exhibits that are not returned overseas after the
expo.All overseas participants are also required to undergo a 14-day
health monitoring regime before entering China, and they need to declare
their health conditions, have their body temperature checked, and
undergo COVID-19 testing upon arrival. A 14-day health quarantine will
then be carried out in designated hotels in Shanghai, during which they
will have two COVID-19 tests.
The Wall