Reeves拟在财政预算案中通过进口征税打压Shein和Temu平台

英国财政大臣瑞秋·里夫斯(Rachel Reeves)正计划对现行税收政策进行重大调整，以解决海外电商平台利用关税漏洞的问题。据权威媒体报道，这项改革将重点针对目前允许Shein、Temu等跨国电商平台向英国寄送小额包裹免缴关税的"低价值进口"豁免政策。

根据《卫报》获得的消息，里夫斯大臣拟在11月26日公布的财政预算案中宣布取消该政策。现行规定中，价值低于135英镑的进口商品可享受关税豁免，而新政实施后，所有进口商品都将按规定缴纳相应关税。财政部预估，此项改革每年可为英国零售业挽回高达6亿英镑的税收损失。

多位经济专家对此举表示支持，并发出警告：若不及时堵塞这一税收漏洞，英国市场可能面临被廉价中国商品大规模倾销的风险。BBC最新统计数据显示，从中国发往英国的小额包裹货值呈现爆发式增长，在2023-24财年至2024-25财年间，相关货值从13亿英镑激增至30亿英镑，增幅超过130%。

财政部发言人证实，里夫斯大臣是在听取包括玛莎百货、Next等多家英国本土零售巨头的意见后，决定重新审视低价值进口商品的关税政策。这些企业长期抱怨现行政策使他们在与海外电商的竞争中处于不公平地位。此次税改被视为重塑英国零售市场公平竞争环境的重要举措。

Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, is planning to make significant adjustments to the current tax policy to address the issue of overseas e-commerce platforms exploiting tariff loopholes. According to authoritative media reports, this reform will primarily target the "low-value import" exemption policy, which currently allows multinational e-commerce platforms such as Shein and Temu to send small parcels to the UK without paying tariffs.

According to information obtained by The Guardian, Chancellor Reeves plans to announce the abolition of this policy in the budget to be released on November 26. Under the current regulations, imported goods with a value of less than £135 are exempt from customs duties. However, after the implementation of the new policy, all imported goods will be subject to the corresponding customs duties as stipulated. The Treasury estimates that this reform could save the UK retail industry up to £600 million in tax losses annually.

Numerous economic experts have expressed support for this move and warned that if this tax loophole is not plugged in time, the UK market may face the risk of being flooded with cheap Chinese goods. According to the latest statistics from the BBC, the value of small parcels shipped from China to the UK has experienced explosive growth, surging from £1.3 billion to £3 billion between the fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25, an increase of over 130%.

A spokesperson for the Treasury confirmed that Chancellor Reeves had decided to re-examine the tariff policy for low-value imported goods after listening to the opinions of several British domestic retail giants, including Marks & Spencer and Next. These companies have long complained that the current policy puts them at an unfair advantage when competing with overseas e-commerce businesses. This tax reform is seen as an important measure to reshape a fair competitive environment in the British retail market.