India Slaps Samsung With Tax Demand Of $601 Million For Evading Duties On Telecom Imports

印度對(duì)三星開征6.01億美元稅款，因其逃避通信設(shè)備進(jìn)口關(guān)稅


Reuters reported on the 25th that Samsung Electronics was ordered to collect taxes and impose fines worth about 900 billion won from the Indian government for avoiding tariffs while importing telecommunications equipment.

路透社3月25日電，三星電子因在進(jìn)口電信設(shè)備過程中逃避關(guān)稅，被印度政府追繳稅款并處罰金共計(jì)約9000億韓元（約合6.01億美元）。

According to a Reuters report, India's tax authorities claim that Samsung Electronics misclassified imports to avoid tariffs of 10% or 20% while importing major telecommunications equipment.

印度稅務(wù)部門指控三星電子在進(jìn)口主要通信設(shè)備時(shí)，誤報(bào)商品分類，從而規(guī)避了10%-20%的進(jìn)口關(guān)稅。

The item is a small radio frequency circuit module called 'Remote Radio Head', which is a key component that transmits signals from 4G mobile communication base stations.

爭(zhēng)議焦點(diǎn)集中在名為"射頻拉遠(yuǎn)頭"的無線電路模塊上。該組件是4G移動(dòng)通信基站傳輸信號(hào)的關(guān)鍵部件。

Samsung Electronics did not pay tariffs between 2018 and 2021 when it imported 784 million dollars (about 1.1513 trillion won) worth of parts from South Korea and Vietnam.

三星電子在2018至2021年間，從韓國(guó)和越南進(jìn)口價(jià)值7.84億美元（約合1.1513萬億韓元）的零部件時(shí)均未繳納關(guān)稅。

Samsung Electronics submitted the results of the uation of four experts, saying, "This part does not perform the function of a transceiver, so it is a tariff-free item."

三星電子提交了四位專家的評(píng)估結(jié)果，稱“該零件并不具備收發(fā)功能，因此它是免關(guān)稅物品。”

However, the Indian government said in a letter submitted to the government by Samsung Electronics in 2020 that the part was defined as a "transceiver" and claimed that it was an "item subject to tariffs."

然而，印度政府在三星電子2020年提交給政府的信函中表示，該零件被定義為“收發(fā)器”，并聲稱它是“需繳關(guān)稅物品”。

"Samsung Electronics intentionally made false reports even though it knew the correct classification of the items," said Sonal Bajaj, head of the customs bureau in India, in a non-disclosure order secured by Reuters, criticizing the government for trying to maximize profits and violating all corporate ethics and industrial standards.

“盡管三星電子非常清楚涉案商品的正確分類，但仍故意作虛假報(bào)告，”印度海關(guān)局局長(zhǎng)Sonal Bajaj在路透社獲得的一份保密命令中表示，批評(píng)其試圖最大化利潤(rùn)，違反了企業(yè)道德和行業(yè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

In response, the Indian authorities imposed a total of 44.6 billion rupees (about 763.6 billion won) in unpaid tariffs and fines on Samsung Electronics.

作為回應(yīng)，印度當(dāng)局對(duì)三星電子征收了總計(jì)446億印度盧比（約合763.6億韓元）的未繳關(guān)稅和罰款。

In addition, Samsung Electronics' Indian subsidiary executives were fined a total of 81 million dollars (about 118.9 billion won) in connection with the incident.

此外，三星電子印度子公司高管也因該事件被罰款8100萬美元（約合118.9億韓元）。

In response, Samsung Electronics said, "This issue is a matter of interpretation of item classification by customs," adding, "We are complying with Indian law and considering legal action."

三星電子回應(yīng)稱，“這是海關(guān)對(duì)商品分類的技術(shù)爭(zhēng)議，”并補(bǔ)充道，“我們遵守印度法律，并正在考慮采取法律行動(dòng)?！?/b>

Recently, Indian authorities frequently collect large-scale taxes, claiming that the classification of imported items and related classifications are wrong.

最近，印度當(dāng)局頻繁征收大規(guī)模稅款，聲稱進(jìn)口物品及相關(guān)分類存在錯(cuò)誤。

Germany's Volkswagen has been engaged in a legal battle in court over allegations that it has avoided $1.4 billion (about 2.563 trillion won) in taxes by falsely reporting individual parts to lower tariff rates while importing vehicles in a completely decomposed (CKD) manner for 12 years.

德國(guó)大眾汽車公司因被指控在12年間通過虛報(bào)個(gè)別零件以降低關(guān)稅而避稅14億美元（約合2.563萬億韓元），目前正在法院進(jìn)行法律訴訟。

It also claimed about 15 billion rupees (about 257 billion won) in taxes for misusing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) along with the issue of classifying items such as Volkswagen.

它還因?yàn)E用自由貿(mào)易協(xié)定（FTA）以及物品分類問題，要求支付約150億印度盧比（約合257億韓元）的稅款。

Reuters quoted experts as saying, "Samsung will respond legally, but it will not be an easy fight amid an atmosphere in which the Indian government strengthens control over foreign companies," saying the recent tariff controversy in India has become an investment risk for foreign companies.

路透社引述專家的話稱，“三星將依法回應(yīng)，但在印度政府加強(qiáng)對(duì)外國(guó)公司的控制的背景下，這將不是一場(chǎng)容易的戰(zhàn)斗”，并表示印度近期的關(guān)稅爭(zhēng)議已成為外國(guó)公司的一項(xiàng)投資風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。