Tax Guarantee refers to a guarantee provided by importers/exporters or their agents to Customs in international trade to ensure the payment of customs duties and taxes (such as tariffs, value-added tax, consumption tax, etc.). Forms include cash deposits, bank guarantees, insurance company guarantees, etc. Main use cases: temporary import/export goods, processing trade, bonded warehousing, duty-reduced/exempted goods, etc. Enterprises can obtain early release of goods through guarantees and complete tax payment procedures later. Notes: The guarantee amount usually equals the payable tax; the guarantee period must cover the tax payment period; if tax is not paid on time, Customs has the right to deduct from the guarantee. Unlike 'Tariff Guarantee Insurance,' which is an insurance product, tax guarantee is a broad guarantee behavior. Compared with 'deposit,' tax guarantee does not occupy corporate cash flow but requires financial institution credit. Foreign trade practitioners should understand the costs and efficiency of different guarantee methods and choose reasonably to accelerate customs clearance.
📝 Examples
1. Since this batch of imported equipment is for temporary entry, our company provided a bank guarantee to Customs as a tax guarantee and smoothly completed the release procedures. (Note: Using a bank guarantee as a tax guarantee to achieve release before tax payment.) 2. Under a processing trade manual, enterprises usually need to provide a tax guarantee, which is refunded upon verification after the finished products are exported. (Note: Common application and refund mechanism of tax guarantee in processing trade.)
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