This Issue’s Highlights: Xiamen Tax Bureau Exposes Three Cases of Fraudulent Export Tax Rebates; Over 100 Listed Companies Pay 9.6 Billion in Back Taxes in Six Months; Volkswagen Plans to Close Four German Plants; Finance and Tax News: Xiamen […]

As of July 2, 108 A-share listed companies had issued announcements regarding back taxes for the first half of 2026, totaling 9.641 billion yuan. Both the number of companies and the total amount of back taxes paid have already exceeded the figures for the entire year of 2025—including a one-time payment of 1.41 billion yuan by Beidahuang, a payment of 524 million yuan by Aier Eye Hospital, and three separate payments totaling nearly 120 million yuan within half a year by Enjet Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion battery separators.

The hundreds of millions in back taxes aren’t the main issue. The key point is this: despite having full-fledged finance teams and auditing firms, these companies still revealed a large number of problems during their tax self-inspections. If even publicly listed companies cannot withstand the thorough scrutiny of this round of ”data-driven tax administration,” then the tax compliance pressure on cross-border e-commerce sellers—who face issues such as uninvoiced purchases, complex payment chains, and multiple entities and platforms—will only intensify.

This article breaks down the three underlying reasons behind this wave of tax reassessments, reviews two typical cases, and outlines four self-assessment steps that cross-border e-commerce companies must take.

July 8 has passed, and the U.S. CPSC’s new eFiling regulations have officially taken effect. However, many sellers have noticed a counterintuitive phenomenon: shipments are clearing customs as usual, with no automatic intercepts or detention notices. As a result, some are saying, ”It’s all talk and no action,” and ”Let’s wait and see.”

That's a dangerous assumption.

CBP has indeed not yet activated the system’s automatic interception feature—but compliance standards have not been relaxed in the slightest, and undeclared goods are being flagged by the system as ”missing data,” making them significantly more likely to be selected for inspection than declared goods. This is not a ”pass,” but rather a transition period during which ”the consequences will be dealt with later.”

This article breaks down three key issues: what exactly CPSC eFiling entails, the actual logic behind CBP’s ”temporary suspension of detention,” and what cross-border sellers should do now.

7月8日，厦门税务部门集中曝光三起骗取出口退税案件。三家企业合计被追缴税款并处罚款超过2000万元，其中安莱特（厦门）进出口有限公司一案罚没高达942.9万元。

Behind these figures lies a change that deserves even greater attention: the methods used in tax audits have undergone a complete transformation. Instead of examining ledgers or waiting for tips, tax authorities now proactively cross-reference three information chains—logistics, funds, and invoices—using tax big data. Wherever there’s a discrepancy, that’s where they find a breakthrough.

This article breaks down the real details of three cases, explains how big data exposes ”mismatches between invoices and goods,” and identifies three high-risk areas for cross-border e-commerce sellers regarding export tax rebates.

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