Underreporting Prices “Saved” 15,000 in Tariffs, but Led to a 180,000 Fine and Confiscation — The Cost of Underreporting Prices in Cross-Border E-Commerce
Published: August 10, 2026
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Lately, a lot of sellers have been asking me:

“进口申报时价格写低一点,会不会被查?”

“供应商给了优惠价,按优惠价申报算低报吗?”

“听说有人低报被罚了十几万,真的假的?”

与其一个一个回答,不如一次性把低报价格的风险和后果讲清楚。

一个真实案例、三层法律风险、一套合规申报方法。

Once you've read it, you'll have your answer.

In this article, we will sort out the跨境电商进口申报中低报价格的法律风险与合规路径,帮您避开“省小钱赔大钱”的陷阱。如需进口申报价格合规排查,也可添加我司在线客服(微信:JXH23314),安排经理解答疑问,提供专业意见及全程一对一服务~

某跨境电商企业进口商品时,把价格报低了。1275件商品,实际货值17.7万元,申报时只报了不到三分之一。

海关查验发现异常,经计核,偷逃税款1.49万元。

金额不大对吧?但后果一点不小。

海关认定构成走私行为,处罚如下:没收走私货物,追缴等值价款16.37万元,罚款1.5万元。

省了1.49万的税,赔了18万的钱。

这还没完——企业被列入重点监管名单,后续每一票货都会被开箱查验,通关效率大幅下降,运营节奏全被打乱。

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走私的代价:

三层处罚,一层比一层重

第一层:行政处罚(金额小、未触犯刑法的情形)

没收走私货物、物品及违法所得,可以并处偷逃应纳税款3倍以下Fine.

这家企业就是这一层:没收货物+追缴等值价款16.37万+罚款1.5万,合计约18万。偷逃税款1.49万,罚款加没收是税款的12倍。

第二层:刑事责任(偷逃税款超过起刑点的情形)

如果偷逃税款金额达到一定标准,就会从行政处罚升级为刑事犯罪:

  • 个人偷逃税款超过10万元,或单位偷逃税款超过20万元,即构成走私普通货物、物品罪;

  • 刑罚从3年以下有期徒刑起步,最高可至life imprisonment.;

  • 罚金为偷逃税款的1倍以上5倍以下The

第三层:附加后果(长期影响)

行政处罚或刑事判决之后,还有一系列连锁反应:企业被列入海关重点监管名单,每一票货都被开箱查验,通关效率大幅下降;企业信用等级下调,无法享受任何通关便利措施;法人代表和直接责任人被列入失信名单,影响个人征信和后续经营The

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最容易踩的坑:优惠价怎么报?

很多卖家不是故意低报,而是被“优惠价”搞糊涂了。

比如:供应商给了一个“促销价”,或者给了“年度返点抵扣”,或者给了“免费样品”。卖家按实际支付的价格申报,结果被海关认定申报不实。

Specifically:适用于所有消费者的公开折扣,可以作为价格调整因素,按折后价申报;

仅针对特定对象的返点、抵扣、免费样品,属于“价格调整项”,这些非现金抵扣金额可能需要计入完税价格,不能从申报价格中扣除。

很多企业踩的坑是:把“只给我的返点”当成了“公开折扣”,按扣除后的价格申报,结果被认定为价格申报不实。核心问题在于:海关认定的“成交价格”不是你实际付了多少钱,而是你“应付”多少钱。

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合规申报,就这三条

✅第一,如实申报交易价格。

不管是FOB、CIF还是其他贸易术语,申报价格必须是真实的交易价格。不要为了省关税故意压低,也不要把货款和运费、保险费混在一起算。

✅第二,优惠价格申报时,区分折扣类型。

公开折扣(适用于所有消费者)→ 可以按折后价申报;

特定返点/抵扣(仅针对你)→ 需咨询专业机构确认是否需计入完税价格,不能想当然地直接扣除。

✅第三,保留完整的价格证明资料。

合同、发票、付汇凭证、供应商报价单、折扣说明函——这些资料要完整保存,海关查的时候能拿得出来。

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LAST

Finally

低报价格这件事,过去很多卖家觉得“大家都在做”“查到了补税就行”。

但这家企业的案例告诉你:查到了不是补税,是没收+罚款+追缴+重点监管。

省了1.49万的税,赔了18万的钱,企业还被盯上了。每一票货都被开箱查验,通关效率大幅下降,这个隐性成本比罚款本身还要大。

进口申报,不要算“省了多少钱”,要算“出了事赔多少钱”。

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