In August 2026, with the implementation of the ”Guidelines for Tax Audits in the Second Half of 2026,” a regulatory change that had been overlooked by many companies came to light—pre-dissolution tax compliance screening has become strictly enforced across the board. The previous practice of companies ”walking away” through the simplified dissolution procedure is now being completely shut down. According to the latest audit guidelines, a tax risk screening must be completed prior to simplified deregistration. Companies that conceal inventory, accounts receivable, or unreported revenue cannot proceed directly with deregistration, and all outstanding issues must be traced back and settled in full. This means that deregistration is no longer an ”escape route” for tax issues; rather, it may become a “trigger point” for tax risks.

At 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 24, 2026, a new round of U.S. additional tariffs officially took effect. Following the expiration of the original Section 122, 10% global temporary tariffs, the new regulations took effect seamlessly—the vast majority of consumer goods from mainland China are now classified under the 12.5% additional ad valorem tariff bracket. This is not a simple tariff adjustment, but rather a ”multi-layered” restructuring of the tax burden: the new tariffs are levied simultaneously with the existing Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports and the base import duties. Take a typical cross-border seller importing a batch of 3C products worth $100,000 as an example: under the previous rules, the tariff cost might have been only about $10,000, but under the new regulations, it could soar to between $25,000 and $30,000.

On July 8, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) new eFiling regulations officially took effect. As of that date, products regulated by the CPSC—such as toys, baby and child care products, small appliances, and children’s clothing—must complete online eFiling before the goods arrive at U.S. ports; paper copies of the CPC (Children’s Product Certificate) or GCC (General Certificate of Conformity) accompanying the shipment will no longer be accepted.

In February 2026, the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs, and the State Taxation Administration jointly issued the “Announcement on Tax Preferential Policies for Returned Cross-Border E-Commerce Export Goods,” clarifying that goods (excluding food) declared for export under the cross-border e-commerce customs supervision codes (1210, 9610, 9710, 9810) and returned to the country in their original condition within six months of the export date due to slow sales or customer returns (excluding food) shall be exempt from import duties, import-stage value-added tax, and consumption tax; export duties already collected at the time of export shall be refunded; Value-Added Tax and Consumption Tax already collected at the time of export

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