Goods issued to sell, back to pay taxes - this used to be the cross-border sellers the most headache "double loss". But now, the new policy introduced by the state, directly help sellers to return the cost of transportation down.

In February 2026, the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs, and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued Circular No. 16 of 2026, which extends the tax incentives for cross-border e-commerce exports of returned goods to December 31, 2027. This seemingly short notice means real savings for cross-border sellers.
Today we're going to break down this policy and help you figure out exactly how much you're going to save and what you can do to secure that discount.

Recently, Shenzhen cross-border e-commerce circle of friends, almost all are discussing the same thing: March 9 in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center concluded in the 10th Ali International Station cross-border e-commerce professionals.

The industry event, which brought together Hong Kong Invest Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Productivity Council, and Shenzhen's "Overseas e-Stop", did not remain at the level of vague "strengthening cooperation", but released a series of concrete signals that can change our daily operating costs.

Looking over the information flowing out of the scene, combined with the recent Guangdong Province and the General Administration of Customs issued a few heavy documents in succession, a clear conclusion in front of us: Shenzhen and Hong Kong cross-border e-commerce synergistic development, this time it is the real deal on the ground. Moreover, each knife is precisely cut in the seller's long-standing pain points - slow logistics, heavy tax burden, compliance difficulties, expensive funds.

Today's article, we do not talk about macro-strategy, only from the perspective of an ordinary seller's business, dismantling the wave of "Twin Cities Synergy" in the end to help us solve what practical problems.

In recent years, the boom of Chinese enterprises going abroad for listing has continued to heat up. Authoritative data show that a total of 63 Chinese enterprises landed on the U.S. stock market in 2025, an increase of 7% compared with 59 in 2024; the Hong Kong stock market performance is even more eye-catching, only in 2025 there are 19 A-share listed companies landed on the Hong Kong stock market through the "A + H" mode, with a total of 139.993 billion Hong Kong dollars in proceeds! In 2025 alone, 19 A-share listed companies will be listed in Hong Kong through the "A+H" mode, raising a total of HK$139.993 billion.

Cross-border e-commerce “collection link”, like the enterprise's “blood vessels” - capital flow is not smooth, the business will be red-hot “lack of blood! The business will be ”blood-starved“ even if the business is booming. But in the face of a wide range of third-party payment platforms such as Miles, Stripe, Payoneer, XTransfer, PingPong, PayPal, Airwallex, Lianlian Payments, WISE, etc., how to choose the most suitable for yourself? What are the differences between different platforms in terms of ”Applicable Groups“, ”Core Capabilities“ and ”Applicable Scenarios"? Today's guide will help you sort it out at once!

Cross-border e-commerce tax compliance is imminent, what about sellers?