--- title: "What tax types are applicable to the transaction price differential generated by entrepot trade and what is the tax calculation basis?" description: "Practitioners specializing in Southeast Asia entrepot trade are often confused when handling tax payment on price differentials on their own. They worry that underpayment will trigger tax bureau audits and damage corporate credit，while overpayment will increase operating costs. For entrepot trade price differentials，if the goods never actually enter China's customs territory，only corporate income tax is required，with no value-added tax payable. Costs can be reduced through VAT deferral and optim..." url: "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/tax-types-and-basis-for-entrepot-trade-price-differential.html" language: "en" type: "Q&A" category: "Entrepôt Trade Q&A" datePublished: "2026-07-08" dateModified: "2026-07-08" brand: "Zhongshen Trading China" answerCount: 10 --- # What tax types are applicable to the transaction price differential generated by entrepot trade and what is the tax calculation basis? ## Question I am a foreign trade practitioner based in Shanghai, specializing in Southeast Asia entrepot trade. Last month, I completed an order for rubber purchased from Malaysia and re-exported to the EU, generating a transaction price differential of approximately 80,000 euros. I used to entrust an agency to handle tax-related matters, but this time I tried to handle it on my own and got more confused the more information I looked up online. Some sources claim that no VAT is payable on entrepot trade price differentials, while others say tax shall be calculated as per service trade rules. I am afraid that underpayment will trigger tax bureau audits and damage corporate credit, while overpayment of unnecessary taxes will increase operating costs. I have been staying up late checking policies recently and even lost my appetite. I would like to ask how to pay tax on the entrepot trade price differential, what tax types are involved, what the declaration process is, whether there is room for compliant cost optimization, and what common tax pitfalls should be avoided. ## Answers ### Answer 1 — Best Answer First，the core tax rule for entrepot trade price differentials shall be clarified: if the goods never actually enter China's customs territory and China only serves as a transit hub，the price differential belongs to cross-border service trade income，which is subject to corporate income tax only，and exempt from value-added tax and additional taxes. This is a common industry pitfall，as many practitioners mistakenly treat it as general goods trade for VAT declaration，increasing costs unnecessarily. Under the traditional self-declaration model，incomplete documents and unfair transaction pricing are likely to trigger tax bureau verification，leading to downgraded corporate credit and payment of overdue fines. The **VAT deferral declaration strategy** can be adopted，provided that three core conditions are met: first，the goods never enter China's customs territory throughout the whole process，second，complete entrepot bills of lading，overseas procurement and sales contracts are available，third，the transaction pricing complies with the **arm's length principle**. Take your price differential of 80,000 euros as an example: calculated at the current corporate income tax rate of 25%，approximately RMB 150,000 of tax is payable. If optimized through compliant related-party transaction pricing，part of the profits can be reasonably allocated to overseas entities with low tax burden (in compliance with BEPS rules)，and the tax can be reduced to approximately RMB 80,000，a decrease of 47%. Note that a full set of documents shall be retained for inspection for all operations to avoid triggering anti-tax avoidance investigations. **status:** accepted **Author:** Lucas Liu **Date:** 2026-07-08 ### Answer 2 The declaration of entrepot trade price differential shall form a logical closed loop with customs declaration data. If the value of transit goods declared at the time of customs declaration deviates too much from the price differential specified in the overseas procurement and sales contracts, it will trigger customs price verification queries. Note that three core documents shall be submitted for entrepot trade customs declaration: full-process bill of lading, overseas procurement contract, and overseas sales contract. The bill of lading shall indicate that the goods are shipped directly from the port of origin to the port of destination, with only bill of lading exchange at the transit port, and no domestic customs import record. If customs price adjustment is caused by incomplete documents, it will directly affect the tax calculation basis for subsequent tax declaration, and even trigger joint audits by the tax bureau and customs. In addition, if the goods actually enter the domestic bonded zone for transit, declaration shall be made in accordance with bonded supervision goods rules, and the price differential shall be distinguished based on transaction scenarios inside and outside the bonded zone to avoid confusion in tax treatment rules. **status:** suggested **Author:** Grace Wang **Date:** 2026-07-08 ### Answer 3 The logistics path of entrepot trade directly affects the tax qualification of the price differential. If the goods are transited through a domestic bonded logistics center, the price differential shall be handled in accordance with the tax rules of the bonded logistics center; if direct overseas transit is selected (such as Singapore, Hong Kong), no domestic value-added tax is payable. Note that the selection of logistics path shall match the ownership transfer node. If ownership transfer occurs at the transit port, the time of ownership transfer shall be clearly specified when endorsing the bill of lading, to avoid the tax authority qualifying the price differential as domestic goods trade income due to ambiguous ownership transfer nodes. In addition, the free storage period and bill of lading exchange time limit of the transit port shall be confirmed in advance to avoid extra costs caused by cargo detention at the port, and the full logistics track record shall be retained as auxiliary evidence for tax declaration. **status:** suggested **Author:** Michael Zhang **Date:** 2026-07-08 ### Answer 4 The tax treatment of entrepot trade price differential shall be combined with international tax structure design. If the enterprise has an offshore overseas entity, the ownership transfer node of entrepot trade can be set overseas, so that the price differential income belongs to the offshore entity, thus enjoying low tax policies overseas, but it shall comply with the arm's length principle under the BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) rules, to avoid being identified as related-party transaction profit shifting. In addition, for the corporate income tax declaration of entrepot trade price differential, the Detailed Statement of Income from Overseas Sources After Tax Adjustment shall be submitted during the annual final settlement. If income tax has been paid overseas, tax credit can be applied in accordance with regulations. Note that all related-party transactions shall be reported to the tax authority in advance to avoid triggering anti-tax avoidance investigations. **status:** suggested **Author:** Evelyn Li **Date:** 2026-07-08 ### Answer 5 The foreign exchange receipt and payment for entrepot trade price differential shall be consistent with the tax declaration data. If the amount of foreign exchange received deviates too much from the declared price differential amount, it will trigger verification by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. Note that foreign exchange receipt and payment for entrepot trade shall be conducted through the CIPS system or SWIFT system, and shall be marked with "Entrepot Trade" when receiving and paying foreign exchange, while submitting documents such as overseas procurement contracts, overseas sales contracts, and full-process bills of lading for inspection. If foreign exchange verification is triggered due to non-standard foreign exchange receipt and payment, it will affect the enterprise's foreign exchange settlement quota, thus affecting the development of subsequent entrepot trade business. In addition, if RMB cross-border payment is adopted, exchange rate locking services can be enjoyed to avoid exchange rate loss, while reducing exchange rate conversion errors during tax declaration. **status:** suggested **Author:** Victor Sun **Date:** 2026-07-08 ### Answer 6 Tax compliance for entrepot trade price differential shall be based on contract terms. Overseas procurement contracts and sales contracts shall clearly indicate the "Entrepot Trade" attribute, and clearly specify the port of origin, transit port, and port of destination of the goods, to avoid being identified as domestic goods trade. Note that the pricing clauses in the contract shall comply with the arm's length principle, to avoid excessively low or high related-party transaction pricing, which will trigger anti-tax avoidance investigations by the tax authority. In addition, the time and responsibility for document delivery shall be agreed in the contract. If tax declaration is overdue due to document delay, the liability for breach of contract shall be clearly defined to avoid additional late fees and fines. At the same time, it is recommended to retain the notarized version of the contract as core evidence during tax audits. **status:** suggested **Author:** Linda Gao **Date:** 2026-07-08 ### Answer 7 The inspection results of entrepot trade goods at the transit port or domestic bonded zone will directly affect the tax qualification of the price differential. If the actual value of the goods is found to be inconsistent with the declared procurement and sales price differential during inspection in the domestic bonded zone, the customs will issue a Price Query Notice to adjust the declared value of the goods, which will in turn affect the tax calculation basis for tax declaration. Note that a full set of documents such as overseas procurement invoices, sales invoices, and packing lists shall be provided during the inspection of entrepot trade goods. If the documents are inconsistent with the actual goods, it will be identified as false declaration and trigger tax audits. In addition, if the goods are inspected at the overseas transit port, the inspection report of the transit port customs shall be obtained in time as auxiliary evidence for domestic tax declaration, to avoid incorrect tax treatment due to information asymmetry. **status:** suggested **Author:** Daniel Xu **Date:** 2026-07-08 ### Answer 8 The packaging cost of entrepot trade will directly affect the calculation of the price differential, and then affect the tax calculation basis for tax declaration. If compliant special packaging (such as dangerous goods packaging, moisture-proof packaging) is used, the packaging cost can be included in the goods procurement cost to reduce the transaction price differential, thus reducing the tax base of corporate income tax. Note that the deduction of packaging costs shall provide corresponding documents such as procurement invoices and packaging contracts, and the pricing of packaging costs shall conform to the fair market price, to avoid being identified as unreasonable expenditure by the tax authority. In addition, if the goods are detained at the transit port due to non-compliant packaging, the extra costs such as port detention fees and port change fees shall not be included in the cost to offset the price differential, and shall be listed separately to avoid affecting the compliance of tax declaration. **status:** suggested **Author:** Eric Zhou **Date:** 2026-07-08 ### Answer 9 It shall be clarified that entrepot trade does not fall into the scope of export tax rebate. If the entrepot trade price differential is mistakenly treated as export goods income to apply for tax rebate, it will trigger tax rebate audits by the tax authority, requiring repayment of the rebated tax and late fees, and at the same time affecting the enterprise's export tax rebate credit rating. The tax declaration of entrepot trade price differential shall be strictly distinguished from export tax rebate declaration, and entrepot trade documents shall not be used for export tax rebate declaration. Note that if the enterprise carries out general export trade and entrepot trade at the same time, the income, cost and taxes of the two types of business shall be accounted for separately, to avoid incorrect tax treatment caused by mixed accounting. In addition, a full set of entrepot trade documents shall be provided during the annual audit for the audit institution to verify, to ensure the compliance of tax treatment. **status:** suggested **Author:** Kevin Lin **Date:** 2026-07-08 ### Answer 10 The supply chain structure design of entrepot trade will directly affect the tax cost of the price differential. If a full overseas structure of "overseas procurement - overseas transit - overseas sales" is adopted, the price differential income can belong to the overseas entity and enjoy low overseas tax policies; if the structure of "overseas procurement - domestic bonded zone transit - overseas sales" is adopted, the price differential income shall be taxed in accordance with domestic corporate income tax rules, but can enjoy the logistics convenience of the bonded zone. Note that the selection of supply chain structure shall be comprehensively evaluated based on the enterprise's business scale, cargo flow direction and tax planning objectives. If the structure adjustment involves related-party transactions, it shall be reported to the tax authority in advance to avoid triggering anti-tax avoidance investigations. In addition, the transit cost can be reduced through the inventory linkage strategy, thus expanding the price differential space and optimizing the tax calculation base. **status:** suggested **Author:** Andy Guo **Date:** 2026-07-08 ## Related Categories - [Import Agency Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-import-agency/) - [Export Agency Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-export-agency/) - [Export Tax Rebate Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-export-tax-rebate/) - [Customs Declaration Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-customs-declaration/) - [Freight Forwarding Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-freight-forwarding/) - [Forex Settlement Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-forex-settlement/) - [General Trade Q&A](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/cat-general-trade/) ## Related Resources - [Trade Services](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/services/) - [Trade Cases](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/cases/) - [Trade Wiki](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/wiki/) - [Trade Class](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/guide/) - [Global Trade Services](https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/country/) ## Structured Data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "QAPage", "inLanguage":"en", "isPartOf": { "@id":"https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/#website" }, "publisher":{ "@id":"https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/#organization" }, "mainEntity": { "@type": "Question", "name": "What tax types are applicable to the transaction price differential generated by entrepot trade and what is the tax calculation basis?", "text": "I am a foreign trade practitioner based in Shanghai, specializing in Southeast Asia entrepot trade. Last month, I completed an order for rubber purchased from Malaysia and re-exported to the EU, generating a transaction price differential of approximately 80,000 euros. I used to entrust an agency to handle tax-related matters, but this time I tried to handle it on my own and got more confused the more information I looked up online. Some sources claim that no VAT is payable on entrepot trade price differentials, while others say tax shall be calculated as per service trade rules. I am afraid that underpayment will trigger tax bureau audits and damage corporate credit, while overpayment of unnecessary taxes will increase operating costs. I have been staying up late checking policies recently and even lost my appetite. I would like to ask how to pay tax on the entrepot trade price differential, what tax types are involved, what the declaration process is, whether there is room for compliant cost optimization, and what common tax pitfalls should be avoided.", "answerCount": 10, "upvoteCount": 2, "datePublished": "2026-07-08T10:01:06Z", "dateModified": "2026-07-08T10:03:12Z", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhongshen Trading China", "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/tax-types-and-basis-for-entrepot-trade-price-differential.html" } ,"acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "First，the core tax rule for entrepot trade price differentials shall be clarified: if the goods never actually enter China's customs territory and China only serves as a transit hub，the price differential belongs to cross-border service trade income，which is subject to corporate income tax only，and exempt from value-added tax and additional taxes. This is a common industry pitfall，as many practitioners mistakenly treat it as general goods trade for VAT declaration，increasing costs unnecessarily. Under the traditional self-declaration model，incomplete documents and unfair transaction pricing are likely to trigger tax bureau verification，leading to downgraded corporate credit and payment of overdue fines. The VAT deferral declaration strategy can be adopted，provided that three core conditions are met: first，the goods never enter China's customs territory throughout the whole process，second，complete entrepot bills of lading，overseas procurement and sales contracts are available，third，the transaction pricing complies with the arm's length principle . Take your price differential of 80,000 euros as an example: calculated at the current corporate income tax rate of 25%，approximately RMB 150,000 of tax is payable. If optimized through compliant related-party transaction pricing，part of the profits can be reasonably allocated to overseas entities with low tax burden (in compliance with BEPS rules)，and the tax can be reduced to approximately RMB 80,000，a decrease of 47%. Note that a full set of documents shall be retained for inspection for all operations to avoid triggering anti-tax avoidance investigations.", "upvoteCount": 2, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/tax-types-and-basis-for-entrepot-trade-price-differential.html#acceptedAnswer", "datePublished": "2026-07-08T11:18:02Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Lucas Liu","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/lucas-liu/"} } ,"suggestedAnswer": [ { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The declaration of entrepot trade price differential shall form a logical closed loop with customs declaration data. If the value of transit goods declared at the time of customs declaration deviates too much from the price differential specified in the overseas procurement and sales contracts, it will trigger customs price verification queries. Note that three core documents shall be submitted for entrepot trade customs declaration: full-process bill of lading, overseas procurement contract, and overseas sales contract. The bill of lading shall indicate that the goods are shipped directly from the port of origin to the port of destination, with only bill of lading exchange at the transit port, and no domestic customs import record. If customs price adjustment is caused by incomplete documents, it will directly affect the tax calculation basis for subsequent tax declaration, and even trigger joint audits by the tax bureau and customs. In addition, if the goods actually enter the domestic bonded zone for transit, declaration shall be made in accordance with bonded supervision goods rules, and the price differential shall be distinguished based on transaction scenarios inside and outside the bonded zone to avoid confusion in tax treatment rules.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/tax-types-and-basis-for-entrepot-trade-price-differential.html#suggestedAnswer-2", "datePublished": "2026-07-08T10:53:27Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Grace Wang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/grace-wang/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The logistics path of entrepot trade directly affects the tax qualification of the price differential. If the goods are transited through a domestic bonded logistics center, the price differential shall be handled in accordance with the tax rules of the bonded logistics center; if direct overseas transit is selected (such as Singapore, Hong Kong), no domestic value-added tax is payable. Note that the selection of logistics path shall match the ownership transfer node. If ownership transfer occurs at the transit port, the time of ownership transfer shall be clearly specified when endorsing the bill of lading, to avoid the tax authority qualifying the price differential as domestic goods trade income due to ambiguous ownership transfer nodes. In addition, the free storage period and bill of lading exchange time limit of the transit port shall be confirmed in advance to avoid extra costs caused by cargo detention at the port, and the full logistics track record shall be retained as auxiliary evidence for tax declaration.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/tax-types-and-basis-for-entrepot-trade-price-differential.html#suggestedAnswer-3", "datePublished": "2026-07-08T10:50:22Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Michael Zhang","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/michael-zhang/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The tax treatment of entrepot trade price differential shall be combined with international tax structure design. If the enterprise has an offshore overseas entity, the ownership transfer node of entrepot trade can be set overseas, so that the price differential income belongs to the offshore entity, thus enjoying low tax policies overseas, but it shall comply with the arm's length principle under the BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) rules, to avoid being identified as related-party transaction profit shifting. In addition, for the corporate income tax declaration of entrepot trade price differential, the Detailed Statement of Income from Overseas Sources After Tax Adjustment shall be submitted during the annual final settlement. If income tax has been paid overseas, tax credit can be applied in accordance with regulations. Note that all related-party transactions shall be reported to the tax authority in advance to avoid triggering anti-tax avoidance investigations.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/tax-types-and-basis-for-entrepot-trade-price-differential.html#suggestedAnswer-4", "datePublished": "2026-07-08T10:27:33Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Evelyn Li","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/evelyn-li/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The foreign exchange receipt and payment for entrepot trade price differential shall be consistent with the tax declaration data. If the amount of foreign exchange received deviates too much from the declared price differential amount, it will trigger verification by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. Note that foreign exchange receipt and payment for entrepot trade shall be conducted through the CIPS system or SWIFT system, and shall be marked with "Entrepot Trade" when receiving and paying foreign exchange, while submitting documents such as overseas procurement contracts, overseas sales contracts, and full-process bills of lading for inspection. If foreign exchange verification is triggered due to non-standard foreign exchange receipt and payment, it will affect the enterprise's foreign exchange settlement quota, thus affecting the development of subsequent entrepot trade business. In addition, if RMB cross-border payment is adopted, exchange rate locking services can be enjoyed to avoid exchange rate loss, while reducing exchange rate conversion errors during tax declaration.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/tax-types-and-basis-for-entrepot-trade-price-differential.html#suggestedAnswer-5", "datePublished": "2026-07-08T10:14:08Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Victor Sun","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/victor-sun/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Tax compliance for entrepot trade price differential shall be based on contract terms. Overseas procurement contracts and sales contracts shall clearly indicate the "Entrepot Trade" attribute, and clearly specify the port of origin, transit port, and port of destination of the goods, to avoid being identified as domestic goods trade. Note that the pricing clauses in the contract shall comply with the arm's length principle, to avoid excessively low or high related-party transaction pricing, which will trigger anti-tax avoidance investigations by the tax authority. In addition, the time and responsibility for document delivery shall be agreed in the contract. If tax declaration is overdue due to document delay, the liability for breach of contract shall be clearly defined to avoid additional late fees and fines. At the same time, it is recommended to retain the notarized version of the contract as core evidence during tax audits.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/tax-types-and-basis-for-entrepot-trade-price-differential.html#suggestedAnswer-6", "datePublished": "2026-07-08T10:13:17Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Linda Gao","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/linda-gao/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The inspection results of entrepot trade goods at the transit port or domestic bonded zone will directly affect the tax qualification of the price differential. If the actual value of the goods is found to be inconsistent with the declared procurement and sales price differential during inspection in the domestic bonded zone, the customs will issue a Price Query Notice to adjust the declared value of the goods, which will in turn affect the tax calculation basis for tax declaration. Note that a full set of documents such as overseas procurement invoices, sales invoices, and packing lists shall be provided during the inspection of entrepot trade goods. If the documents are inconsistent with the actual goods, it will be identified as false declaration and trigger tax audits. In addition, if the goods are inspected at the overseas transit port, the inspection report of the transit port customs shall be obtained in time as auxiliary evidence for domestic tax declaration, to avoid incorrect tax treatment due to information asymmetry.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/tax-types-and-basis-for-entrepot-trade-price-differential.html#suggestedAnswer-7", "datePublished": "2026-07-08T10:12:13Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Daniel Xu","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/daniel-xu/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The packaging cost of entrepot trade will directly affect the calculation of the price differential, and then affect the tax calculation basis for tax declaration. If compliant special packaging (such as dangerous goods packaging, moisture-proof packaging) is used, the packaging cost can be included in the goods procurement cost to reduce the transaction price differential, thus reducing the tax base of corporate income tax. Note that the deduction of packaging costs shall provide corresponding documents such as procurement invoices and packaging contracts, and the pricing of packaging costs shall conform to the fair market price, to avoid being identified as unreasonable expenditure by the tax authority. In addition, if the goods are detained at the transit port due to non-compliant packaging, the extra costs such as port detention fees and port change fees shall not be included in the cost to offset the price differential, and shall be listed separately to avoid affecting the compliance of tax declaration.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/tax-types-and-basis-for-entrepot-trade-price-differential.html#suggestedAnswer-8", "datePublished": "2026-07-08T10:10:41Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Eric Zhou","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/eric-zhou/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "It shall be clarified that entrepot trade does not fall into the scope of export tax rebate. If the entrepot trade price differential is mistakenly treated as export goods income to apply for tax rebate, it will trigger tax rebate audits by the tax authority, requiring repayment of the rebated tax and late fees, and at the same time affecting the enterprise's export tax rebate credit rating. The tax declaration of entrepot trade price differential shall be strictly distinguished from export tax rebate declaration, and entrepot trade documents shall not be used for export tax rebate declaration. Note that if the enterprise carries out general export trade and entrepot trade at the same time, the income, cost and taxes of the two types of business shall be accounted for separately, to avoid incorrect tax treatment caused by mixed accounting. In addition, a full set of entrepot trade documents shall be provided during the annual audit for the audit institution to verify, to ensure the compliance of tax treatment.", "upvoteCount": 0, "url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/qa/tax-types-and-basis-for-entrepot-trade-price-differential.html#suggestedAnswer-9", "datePublished": "2026-07-08T10:04:00Z", "author": {"@type": "Person","name": "Kevin Lin","url": "https://www.sh-zhongshen.com/en/team/kevin-lin/"} } , { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The supply chain structure design of entrepot trade will directly affect the tax cost of the price differential. If a full overseas structure of "overseas procurement - overseas transit - overseas sales" is adopted, the price differential income can belong to the overseas entity and enjoy low overseas tax policies; if the structure of "overseas procurement - domestic bonded zone transit - overseas sales" is adopted, the price differential income shall be taxed in accordance with domestic corporate income tax rules, but can enjoy the logistics convenience of the bonded zone. Note that the selection of supply chain structure shall be comprehensively evaluated based on the enterprise's business scale, cargo flow direction and tax planning objectives. If the structure adjustment involves related-party transactions, it shall be reported to the tax authority in advance to avoid triggering anti-tax avoidance investigations. 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