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Table: Rates of Taxation on the income of Foreign-Funded Enterprises

 

 Investment area

Kunming Area

Kunming Economic and Technology Development Zone

Kunming National High-tech. Zone

Dianchi Lake Tourism and Vacation Zone

Border Economic Operation Zones in Hekou Ruili and Wanding

Other Areas

Proferential Treatmen

R a t e s

Productive enterprise

24%

15%

High-tech. Enterprises:15%
other enterprises:24%

24%

24%

30%

Nonproductive enterprise

30%

30%

30%

24%

24%

30%

Enterprises whose annual exports account for more than 70% of the annual total output value

12%

10%

High-tech. Enterprises:10%,
other enterprises:12%

12%

12%

15%

Technological advanced enterprises continue being exempt from half of the income tax for another 3 years (after two-year exemption and tree-year half exemption from income tax from the first profit-making year)

12%

10%

High-tech. Enterprises:10%,
other enterprises:12%

-

12%

15%


With government approval, a preferential tax rate of 15% will be applied to construction projects in transportation, energy and port facilities; and technology-intensive projects or projects with a total foreign investment of more than USD 30 millions whose investment recovery period is lengthy.

 

Table of partial taxations and its rates

Taxes

Domains for paying taxes

Rate of taxes(%)

Value Added Tax

General products and labors

17

a. Grain, vegetable cooking oil b. Running water, central heating, air conditioning, hot air, gas, liquefied natural gas, natural gas, biomarsh gas, coal products for domestic use. C. Pictures, newspapers, magazines. d. Feed, chemical fertilizers, farm machinery and agricultural film. E. Other items regulated by the State Council (Including mining and ore dressing products of metallic and non-metallic ores, agricultural products).

13

Exporters are exempt form value added tax except stipulated otherwise by the State Council.

0

Consumption Tax

Produce, undertake commission processing of , and import cigarettes, alcoholic drinks, alcohol, cosmetics, skin creams and moisturizers, hair care articles, costly ornaments and jewelry, firecrackers and fireworks, gasoline, diesel fuel, tires, motorcycles, automobiles (cars, cross-country cars, minibuses)and those other dealing with the retailing of gold and silver ornaments.

5-45

Business Tax

Transportation, construction, post and telecommunications services, cultural and sports undertaking.

3

The services (including agent service, hotels, catering, warehousing and storage business, leasing, advertising), transferring intangible assets( right to land use, patents, technology without patent, trademark privileges, copyright, goodwill) and selling real estate.

5

Financial and insurance business.

8

Entertainment Business (Discos, Karaoke Bars, Music Salons, billiard rooms, golf coursed, bowling alleys, amusement parks)(5% for rural areas and townships)

10

Urban House Tax

(1)Levied by the house’s value, and calculated by the value acquired by the method of the house’s original value minus the surplus from the depreciation.

1.2

(2)Levies in the form of rent, and calculated in accordance with the income from the rent.

12

License Tax

Foreign-funded enterprises shall pay license tax on the motor vehicles they own and use according to the Provisional Regulations on License Tax, and the List of Yunnan Provincial License Tax.

 

Customs Duties

For those foreign investment projects which comply with the encouraged category, the imported equipment, accessories and spare parts for self use within the gross investment and the approved addition are exempt from tariffs and added-value tax for imported commodities as car and computer, etc..

 

Foreign-funded enterprises shall be exempt from an import license when importing raw material, fuels, cargo in bulk, spare parts and components, auxiliary equipment and materials, and packaging materials necessary for carrying on agreements for producing export products. The customs house shall place the imported goods in bond while inspecting the required documents, and upon the confirmation of the authenticity of the documents, shall give the imported goods laissez-passer. When Foreign-funded enterprises export processed products regulated by the state export licensing system, the Customs house shall let the products pass after the inspection of the export permit.

 

Individual Income Tax

Any one dwelling in China and living in the country for one year shall pay income tax on the income derived both inside and outside of China. Any one who has no dwelling and does not live in China or who has no dwelling in China but has lived in the country for less than one year shall pay income tax on the income derived inside China.

 

Any one who has no dwelling in China but has lived continuously or intermittently for fewer than 90days in the country in a tax year shall be exempt from individual income tax on the income derived inside China and on the part of the income paid by a foreign employer but not born by the employer’s establishment of office in China.

 

 

TAXES

Fees (Kunmint Area)
1.Electricity

Electricity--Costs of different voltages

Voltage used by the customers(kv)

Fee to be paid (yuan per KVA)

0.38/0.22

250-270

10

200-220

35

150-170

63

100-110

110

70-90

 

Electricity--Current power price of Kunming

Item

Power price (yuan/k Wh)

<1KV

1-10KV

35-110KV

>110KV

Domestic power consumption

0.402

0.392

 

 

Non - industry and ordinary industry

0.434

0.424

0.414

 

Large industry

 

0.333

0.313

0.298

Business

0.674

0.664

 

 

 

2.Water costs

Water costs--current water price of kunming

Nature of consumers

Unit

Price (Yuan) (including the fee of
water pollution 0.35 Yuan/Ton)

Habitants, Civil fire control

Ton

1.20

Public associations and non profit Associations

Ton

1.45

Industrial enterprises, communications, transportation and Agriculture, forestry, fishery etc.

Ton

1.60

Commercial trade, entertainment, Touricsm entertainment

Ton

1.90

Hostels and restaurants

Ton

1.00

Small Hotels

Ton

1.00

 

Water costs--Construction fee of newly installed water supply facility

Diameter of water tap (mm)

Cost (Yuan)

20

1,920

25

2,640

40

7,560

50

12,000

80

72,000

100

120,000

150

240,000

200

360,000

250

540,000

300

900,000

 

3.Communication price

Communication price--Telephone expense of Kunming

Item

Sort

Unit

Installation fee (yuan)

Monthly rent (yuan)

Each time charge

Ordinary phone

One

308

25

0.2 yuan for the first 3 minutes and then 0.1 yuan per minute

 

4.Gas rate

Gas rate--Fund raising charge of piped gas

Nature of the consumers

Unit

Fund raised (Yuan)

Note

Civil consumers

Each household

600

 

Public construction consumers

M3/day

330

 

Industrial consumers

M3/day

140

Large - scale consumers can enjoy preferential price

 

Water costs--Construction fee of newly installed water supply facility

Diameter of water tap (mm)

Cost (Yuan)

20

1,920

25

2,640

40

7,560

50

12,000

80

72,000

100

120,000

150

240,000

200

360,000

250

540,000

300

900,000

 

5.Salary and wage of staff members

Salary and wage of staff members

Senior staff

30 to 40 thousand RMB Yuan per year

Technician

20 to 30 thousand RMB Yuan per year

Ordinary staff members

8 to 15 thousand RMB Yuan per year

 

6.Transportation fee

Goods Transportation rate by railway

Item

Number

Basic price arrival

Basic price of the transportation

Unit

Amount

Unit

Amount

Wagon

1

Yuan per ton

4.60

Yuan per ton km

0.0212

2

Yuan per ton

5.40

Yuan per ton km

0.0243

3

Yuan per ton

6.20

Yuan per ton km

0.0284

4

Yuan per ton

7.00

Yuan per ton km

0.0319

5

Yuan per ton

7.90

Yuan per ton km

0.0360

6

Yuan per ton

8.50

Yuan per ton km

0.0390

7

Yuan per ton

9.60

Yuan per ton km

0.0437

8

Yuan per ton

10.70

Yuan per ton km

0.0490

9

Yuan per ton

 

Yuan per ton km

0.1500

Ice retaining

Yuan per ton

8.30

Yuan per ton km

0.0455

Machine retaining

Yuan per ton

9.80

Yuan per ton km

0.0675

Bulk freight

21

Yuan per ton

0.087

Yuan per ton km

0.000365

22

Yuan per ton

0.104

Yuan per ton km

0.000438

23

Yuan per ton

0.125

Yuan per ton km

0.000526

24

Yuan per ton

0.150

Yuan per ton km

0.000631

Container

1 ton

Yuan per ton

7.40

Yuan per ton km

0.0329

5-6 tons

Yuan per ton

57.00

Yuan per ton km

0.2525

10 tons

Yuan per ton

86.20

Yuan per ton km

0.3818

20 feet

Yuan per ton

161.00

Yuan per ton km

0.7128

40 feet

Yuan per ton

314.70

Yuan per ton km

1.3935

 

Goods Transportation by air from Kunming to main cities of China

Unit: Yuan per kg

Destination

Normal price

Express price

Destination

Normal price

Express price

Baoshan

2.80

4.20

Ningbo

8.60

12.90

Beihai

4.90

7.35

Qingdao

10.00

15.00

Beijing

9.60

14.40

Qinhuangdao

10.20

15.30

Changchun

12.90

19.35

Shanghai

8.90

13.35

Changsha

5.70

8.55

Shantou

7.10

10.65

Changzhou

8.70

13.05

Shengyang

11.70

17.55

Chengdu

4.20

6.30

Shenzhen

6.20

9.30

Chongqing

3.90

5.85

Shijiazhuang

9.10

13.65

Dali

2.30

3.45

Simao

2.50

3.75

Dalian

10.70

16.05

Taiyuan

8.00

12.00

Fuzhou

8.60

12.90

Tianjing

9.40

14.10

Guangzhou

6.60

9.90

Wanxian

5.30

7.95

Guilin

4.70

7.05

Wenzhou

8.50

12.75

Guiyang

3.10

4.65

Wuhan

6.60

9.90

Haikou

5.40

8.10

Wulumuqi

11.70

17.55

Hangzhou

9.00

13.50

Xiamen

7.70

11.55

Harbin

13.50

20.25

Xian

6.10

9.15

Hefei

8.10

12.15

Xichang

2.60

3.90

Huangshan

8.70

13.05

Jinghong

3.10

4.65

Huangyan

9.00

13.50

Xuzhou

8.50

12.75

Jinan

9.00

13.50

Yantai

10.50

15.75

Lanzhou

7.90

11.85

Yibing

3.30

4.95

Lasa

11.20

16.80

Yichang

6.00

9.00

Lijiang

2.70

4.05

Yinchuan

7.10

10.65

Liuzhou

4.30

6.45

Zhangjiajie

4.40

6.60

Luzhou

3.40

5.10

Zhanjiang

5.10

7.65

Mangshi

3.20

4.80

Zhaotong

2.70

4.05

Nanchang

6.90

10.35

Zhengzhou

7.30

10.95

Nanjing

8.30

12.45

Zhongdian

3.50

5.25

Nanning

4.00

6.00

Zhuhai

6.30

9.45

 

7.Registration fee

Registration fee

Item

Fee

Pre - approval of Name

20 -50 Yuan

Registration fee

Registered capital under 10 million Yuan

0.1% of the registered capital

Registered capital over 10 million Yuan

0.05% of the registered capital

Registered capital over 100 million Yuan

Free of Charge

Announcement fee

400 Yuan

 

8.Construction and planning fee

Construction and planning fee

Item

Charge standard

Note

Labor and insurance fund

4% of the total investment

Retrun after the engineering is qualified

Earnest money for loose cement

2.5 Yuan per M2

Retrun after the engineering is qualified

Special fee for new type wall

6 -7 Yuan per M2

Retrun after the engineering is qualified

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