NT$2,000 OVERSEAS ONLINE PURCHASES FOR OVER SIX TIMES IS TAXED|海外網購半年內 第七次兩千元就課稅

The Ministry of Finance made amendments to the Customs Act and lower the tax-fee threshold. Starting from this month, overseas online purchases over NT$2,000 for over six times within half a year will be subject to taxes. During seasonal sales, many people would shop online to get the best deal possible. However, starting from this month, purchasing goods on overseas online shopping websites will not be tax-free at all. According to the Ministry of Finance, purchases over NT$2,000 for over six times within half a year will be subject to taxes. ==MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC== It is too easy to buy over NT$2,000 on overseas online shopping websites. ==MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC== I think it is acceptable to tax people shopping on overseas websites. However, the tax-fee threshold should be set higher because a lot of people purchase online products for self-use. They don't make any profit from these sales. Those who have learned about the new regulation think that the tax-free threshold is unreasonable.The Ministry of Finance said that international ecommerce businesses have long impacted domestic goods and the law was amended to protect domestic sellers who regularly pay taxes. In addition, starting from September, the tax-free threshold for imported goods will be lowered from NT$ 3,000 to NT$2,000. ==HSU YUNG-MING NPP legislator== In other countries, many set their tax-fee threshold at NT$ 4,000. If Taiwan lowered the threshold from NT$ 3,000 to NT$2,000, then nearly everyone who purchases online will be taxed. I will talk with Ministry of Finance to see if the new regulation can be suspended. NPP legislator Hsu Yung-ming agreed that Taiwan's tax-free threshold for imported goods is low when compared to neighboring countries. Most of them set their tax-free threshold at around NT$ 4,000. Hsu said he will speak to the Ministry of Finance about the new regulation. TRANSLATED BY ARIEL HSIEH 為了保護國內合法繳稅的商家，財政部修法，從這個月開始，半年內，買兩千元以下的海外購物，到了第七次、就要開始課稅。 趁著換季折扣，不少爸媽上國外網站購物，一次買齊明年要穿的衣服，但財政部修法後，從這個月起，半年內，兩千元以下的海外購物，到了第七次就要開始課稅。 ==民眾== 如果從國外買的話 隨便買都會超過兩千啊 ==民眾== 是可以課稅 但是那個額度可以提高一點 因為有時候有些人帶回來是自用 並不是有銷售 不少民眾還不知道新制，大呼免稅的門檻金額不合理，財政部則透露，這是因為跨境電商貨物長期衝擊國內商品，修法後，也是希望保護國內合法繳稅的商家，另外九月起，進口貨物的免稅門檻，也會由3000元調降到2000元。 == 立委徐永明== 國外的免稅額都可以到四千 那台灣的從三千降到兩千 那幾乎是所有的項目都會有可能 行政部門這邊了解一下 有沒有暫緩的可能 立委徐永明表示，分析其他鄰近國家的進口貨物免稅門檻，大約都在四千塊錢左右，台灣明顯嚴苛，將向行政部門反應，九月新制是否還有轉圜空間。