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Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 1
Commodities list in this Act, whether manufactured domestically or imported from abroad shall be subject to commodity tax in accordance with this act except as otherwise provided by any other laws.
Article 2
The taxpayer and the time of collection of the tax on the commodity tax are as follows:
1.In the case of a manufacturer of goods, the taxpayer is the manufacturer, and the tax is collected upon release from the factory.
2.In the case of a manufacturer of goods on a consign- process contract , the taxpayer is the manufacturer of the processed goods, and the tax is collected upon release from the factory.
3.In the case of imported goods, the taxpayer is the consignee or the holder of the bill of lading or of the goods, and the tax is collected upon importation.
4.In the case of an auction or sale, by a court or other institution, of taxable commodities for which the tax has not been paid, the taxpayer is the winning bidder, the purchaser, or the assumer of the goods, and the tax is collected at the time of the auction
or sale.
5.In the case of a tax-exempt commodity that loses its tax-exempt status due to a transfer or a change in purpose of use, the taxpayer is the person initiating the transfer or the person who change the purpose of use, and the tax is collected at the time of
the transfer or the change in purpose of use. However, in the event that the transferring party or the party that changes the purpose of use is unknown, the taxpayer is the holder of the goods.
For the commodities prescribed in Subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph, if the consignor is a manufacturer of taxable commodities, the consignor can apply to the tax collection authority in charge for taking the consignor as taxpayer.
Article 3
Commodities which meet any of the following conditions shall be exempt from Commodity tax:
1. Raw materials used for manufacturing other taxable commodities.
2. Export goods.
3. Goods for exhibition but not for sale.
4. Goods supply for troop-cheering.
5. Goods supply directly for military use with the approval of the Ministry of National Defense.
The rules governing tax exemption as mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
Article 4
Commodity tax paid or recorded on account as paid on commodities which meet any of the following conditions shall be refunded or offset:
1. Export goods.
2. Raw materials used for manufacturing export goods.
3. Unsaleable goods returned to factory for reprocessing or for refining into similar goods which are subject to commodity tax.
4. Unsaleable goods for reason of damage. However, if the quantity of goods is less than one tax unit or if the original tax payment certificate is lost, no tax will be refunded.
5. Goods physically destroyed in transit or in storage by fire or water or other calamities beyond control.
The rules governing tax refund or offset as mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
Tax-exempt goods that are destroyed or reduced in quantity after importation or removal from the manufacturer’s premises for reasons other than that described in Item 5 of the preceding paragraph shall be subject to commodity tax pursuant to this Act.
Tax-exempt goods that are destroyed or reduced in quantity after transport to another premises for processing, packing or storage in untaxed warehouse shall be deemed as having been removed from the manufacturer’s premises.
Chapter 2 Taxable Commodities and Tax Rates or Tax Amounts
Article 5
（Deleted）
Article 6
The tax rates for all kinds of rubber tires are as follow:
1. Rubber tires for buses and trucks: taxed on an ad valorem basis at 10%.
2. All other rubber tires: taxed on an ad valorem basis at 15%
3. Inner tubes, solid rubber tires, and rubber tires for use on man-powered/animal-powered vehicles and farming vehicles are exempt from the commodity tax.
Article 7
1. White or colored cement ........................................................NT$600/MT
2. Portland I cement ..............................................................NT$320/MT
3. Portland blast-furnace slag cement .............................................NT$280/MT
4. Cement substitutes and others ..................................................NT$440/MT
The so-called “cement substitutes” depicted in Item 4 in the preceding paragraph mean goods made of lime, clay, or other stone or earth having hardening and strength properties that may be used in substitution of cement; the same definition applies to cement
mixed with fly ashes or other stone or soil ashes.
The Executive Yuan has the right to adjust the tax amounts within 50% of the prescribed tax amounts according to the actual situation encountered.
Article 8
The tax rates for all kinds of machine-made cool drinks are as follow:
1. Diluted natural fruit/vegetable juice: taxed on an ad valorem basis at 8%.
2. Other beverage: taxed on an ad valorem basis at 15%.
Pure natural fruit juice, fruit syrup, concentrated fruit syrup, concentrated fruit juice and natural vegetable juice which are in compliance with the national standards are exempt from the commodity tax.
The so-called “machine-made cold drinks” in the first paragraph refer to either one of the conditions below:
1.The drinks are made at fixed premises and sealed in bottles (boxes, cans or barrels) using motor-driven or non-motor driven machinery.
2.The drinks are made at fixed premises where the raw materials or semi-finished products of the drinks are made using motor-driven or non-motor driven machinery and loaded into a vending machine for mixture and sale.
The container cost for domestically produced beverage shall be deducted when calculating the ex factory price.
Article 9
Flat-glass which includes all kinds of flat-glass and glass bar that are polished or sand, colored or transparent, figured or engraved, polish-edged or nonpolish-edged, roll-edged or unroll-edged are taxed on an ad valorem basis at 10%. However, electrification
glass and reinforced glass for used in producing molds are exempt from commodity tax.
Article 9-1
Within five years from the effective date of this Article, any domestic manufacturers or importers may apply for exemption from the commodity tax on the glass used exclusively for photovoltaic modules by submitting a statement promising not to sell or use such
products for any other purposes as well as the certificate of usage issued by the competent industry authority.
The Executive Yuan shall, in six months before the exemption period expires, decide to extend or terminate the exemption period based on the actual situation.
Article 10
1. Gasoline .....................................................NT$6,830/KL
2. Diesel oil ...................................................NT$3,990/KL
3. Kerosene .....................................................NT$4,250/KL
4. Fuel oil for aircraft ........................................NT$ 610/KL
5. Fuel oil .....................................................NT$ 110/KL
6. （Deleted）
7. Dissolving oil................................................NT$ 720/KL
8. Liquefied petroleum gas ......................................NT$ 690/MT
For mixtures of various oils as listed in the preceding paragraph , the tax rate shall be the rate of the major components.
The Executive Yuan has the right to adjust the tax amounts within 50% of the prescribed tax amounts according to the actual situation encountered.
Article 11
Taxable items and tax rates for electric appliances are as follow:
1. Refrigerators: taxed on an ad valorem basis at 13%.
2. Color television sets: taxed on an ad valorem basis at 13%.
3. Air conditioners: including all kinds of electric air conditioners that use electrical devices to control room temperature, taxed on an ad valorem basis at 20%. While central air conditioning units composed of compressor, air conditioning box and fan coil
are taxed on an ad valorem basis at 15%.
4. Dehumidifiers: including all kinds of electric dehumidifiers that use electrical devices to control room humidity, taxed on an ad valorem basis at 15%. However, the dehumidifiers for use in factories are exempt from the commodity tax.
5. Video recorders: including all kinds of machines that use electrical devices to record and play pictures and sounds such as television magnetic video and audio recorder and television magnetic video and audio reproducer, taxed on an ad valorem basis at 13%.
6. Record players: including all kinds of machines that use electrical devices to play records and tapes, taxed on an ad valorem basis at 10%. Hand-carry type record players smaller than 32 centimeters are exempt from commodity tax.
7. Audio recorders: including all kinds of audio recorders that use electrical devices to record and play sound, taxed on an ad valorem basis at 10%.
8. Stereophonic systems: dividable stereophonic components including turntable, tuner, amplifier with tuner, recorder, amplifier, speaker and other components, taxed on an ad valorem basis at 10%.
9. Electric ovens: including all kinds of machines that use electric-thermic or micro waves to cook foods, taxed on an ad valorem basis at 15%.
Commodities made of the commodities listed in the preceding paragraph and other non-taxable commodities, or combination of commodities listed in the preceding paragraph which are applicable to different tax rates, shall be taxed at the highest tax rates based
on the total taxable value.
Air conditioners mentioned in subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph, may be taxed based on major components according to rules prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
Article 11-1
Within two years from the effective date of this Article, the commodity tax on new refrigerators, new air conditioners, and new dehumidifiers which are classified as first- or second-grade of the energy-efficient levels approved by the Ministry of Economic
Affairs and are not for resale, returned, or exchanged shall be reduced by the maximum amount of NT$2,000 in accordance with the Commodity Tax Refund Table for the Refrigerator, the Air conditioner, and the Dehumidifier.
The reduction of commodity tax in the preceding paragraph shall be claimed by purchasers.
The aforementioned Table and provisions of the preceding paragraph relating to the application period, procedures, documentary evidence, and other related matters for the reduction of the commodity tax shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Finance in conjunction
with the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Article 12
Taxable items and tax rates for vehicles are as follows:
1. Automobiles: including all kinds of automobiles, chassis and bodies of automobiles, tractors and trailers.
(1) Passenger sedans with fewer than 9 seats（including driver seat）:
（i）Cylinder volume not exceeding 2,000cc: taxed on an ad valorem basis at 25%.
（ii）Cylinder volume exceeding 2,001cc: taxed on an ad valorem basis at 30%.
(2) Trucks, buses, and other vehicles: taxed on an ad valorem basis at 15%. From 5 June 2014 to 31 December 2024, low chassis buses, gas buses, hybrid oil and electric buses, electric buses, and rehabilitation buses for the disabled which were purchased and
for which registration is completed, shall be exempted from commodity tax.
2. Motorcycles: including motorcycles, mopeds, and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor are taxed on an ad valorem basis at 17%.
3.Vehicles imported for use in technical research and development, special purpose vehicles equipped with devices for exclusive use in security control and/or sanitary activities, mail transportation vehicles, tractors equipped with farming equipment, cargo
trucks/cars for exclusive use in farmland, and engineering vehicles not running on public roads are exempt from tax.
“Vehicles imported for use in technical research and development”depicted in Item 3 of the first paragraph means vehicles imported for the purpose of new model development and design, functional system analysis, testing, improvement in terms of safety performance,
energy conservation, or pollution control, or development and design of parts and components.
“Special purpose vehicles equipped with devices for exclusive use in security control and/or sanitary activities” described in Item 3 of the first paragraph includes the following:
1. Police cars, cars used in investigation and inspection, cars used in chasing and transporting criminals and suspects, fire engines, and breakdown lorries used for public safety purposes; and
2. Ambulances, medical vehicles, mobile-shower vehicles, spraying lorries, cesspool emptiers, garbage collectors, sanitizing vehicles, street sweepers, sewer and catch-basin cleaning trucks, sewer cleaning lorries, dog catching vehicles, and air quality testing
vehicles used for public health purposes.
Electric-powered automobiles and motorcycles and hybrid electric vehicles are taxed at one-half (1/2) of the statutory tax rates.
Hybrid electric vehicles shall be in conformity with the standard announced by the Ministry of Finance.
From 6 February 2015 to 31 December 2024, wheelchair accessible vehicle which conforms to the Vehicle Safety Test Standard and were purchased, shall be exempted from the commodity tax.
However, owner of the tax-exempt vehicle in the preceding paragraph for which registration was completed within 5 years must pay the original commodity tax when the vehicle is changed and teared down the equipment for carrying wheelchair.
Article 12-1
The Commodity Tax for passenger sedans, trucks and dual-purpose vehicle with cylinder volume not exceeding 2,000c.c. which have been purchased and completed registration during the period from the effectiveness of this Article to December 31, 2009 could be
cut NT$30,000 each.
The Commodity Tax for motorcycles with cylinder volume not exceeding 150c.c. which have been purchased and completed registration during the period from the effectiveness of this Article to December 31, 2009 could be cut NT$4,000 each.
Article 12-2
(Deleted)
Article 12-3
A passenger vehicle, with below 2000 cubic centimeter cylinder air displacement as provided in Sub-item 1-1 under Item 1 ,Paragraph 1 of Article 12 includes completely electric-operated passenger vehicle with maximum horsepower below 208.7 British system or
211.8 metric system. A passenger vehicle, with 2001 cubic centimeter cylinder air displacement as provided in Sub-item 1-2 under Item 1 of the same article includes completely electric-operated passenger vehicle with maximun horsepower above 208.8 British
system or 211.9 metric system.
From 28 January 2017 to 31 December 2021, a person who purchases a completely electric-operated automobiles or motorcycles and completed registration shall be exempted from the Commodity Tax. However, the exempted tax amount of the electric-operated passenger
vehicle shall be limited to NT $ 1.4 million taxable value, the excessive portion is not exempted.
The Executive Yuan may, in 6 months before the exemption period expired , decide to extend or terminate the exemption period based on actual situation.
Article 12-4
A person who purchases a liquefied petroleum gas passenger vehicle and completed registration within 5 years from the effectiveness of this Article , the commodity tax of such rehicle shall be reduced by NT$25,000.
Article 12-5
Within 5 years from the effective date of this Article, a person who scraps or exports his/her passenger sedan, truck or dual-purpose vehicle which had left the factory at least 6 years and holds license for the above vehicle for more than one year, within
6 months before or after the scrap or export date, the person who purchases a new vehicle as the above type, and completes registration, the commodity tax of such new vehicle shall be reduced by NT$50,000.
Within 5 years from the effective date of this Article, a person who scraps or exports his/her motorcycle below 150cc cylinder volume which had left the factory at least 4 years and holds license for such motorcycle more than one year, within 6 months before
or after the scrap or export date, the person who purchases a new motorcycle, and completes registration, the commodity tax of such new motorcycle shall be reduced by NT$4,000.
From 8 January 2016, the provisions in the preceding two paragraphs shall apply to his / her spouse or a second-degree relative who purchases a new passenger sedan, truck, dual-purpose vehicle or motorcycle and completes registration.
The MOF shall join with the MOEA in formulating the Regulations to determine the application period, procedures, documentary evidence and other related matters for such reduced/refund of Commodity Tax.
Article 12-6
To control air pollution from old heavy-duty diesel vehicles to improve air quality, between 18 August 2017 and 31 December 2022, a person who scraps his/her bus, heavy truck, huge passenger-cargo dual-purpose car, substitutional bus, or big-sized specially
constructed vehicles which comply with one of the following conditions (1 or 2 below), purchases one of the aforementioned new vehicles, and completes its registration, shall be eligible to have the commodity tax on the new vehicle reduced by the maximum amount
of NT$400,000. Where the commodity tax payable on the new vehicle is less than NT$400,000, it shall be calculated as the amount of commodity tax payable:
1.produced out of the factory before 30 September 2006;
2.produced out of the factory between 1 October 2006 and 31 December 2006 and has obtained the issuance of vehicle model’s emission Certificate of Conformity by the Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan in accordance with the Vehicular Air
Pollutant Emission Standards effective from 1 July 1999.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph relating to the application period, procedures, documentary evidence, and other related matters for the reduction of the commodity tax shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Finance in conjunction with the Environmental
Protection Administration, Executive Yuan.
Chapter 3 Taxable Value
Article 13
Taxable value of a taxable commodity shall include the related packing costs. For domestically produced commodities, the taxable value shall be the manufacturers’ selling price less the commodity tax included in the price.
The taxable value is calculated as follow:
Taxable value = selling price ÷（1+commodity tax rate）
Article 14
The selling price as prescribed in the preceding Article pertain to the selling price of the month the commodities are sold to wholesalers; if there are no such wholesalers, the selling price is the price at which the commodities are sold to the retailers after
deduction allowed for wholesale profit. Should there be different prices, the weighted average selling price shall be adopted. However, the following prices shall not be included in the calculation of the weighted average selling price when:
1.The price is obviously low without reasonable excuse;
2.There is no selling price for the commodities when used for internal purposes removed from the manufacturer’s premises.
The wholesale profits as prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be determined by the Ministry of Finance.
Article 15
In case where the manufacturer produces the taxable commodity under a consignment process contract and where raw materials are provided by the consignor, the selling price shall be the selling price of the consignor and the taxable value shall be calculated
in accordance with the preceding two Articles.
Article 16
Where the selling price of any taxable commodity is not available for one month thus the taxable value can not be calculated in accordance with Article 13, the taxable value of such commodity shall be the last or most recent month taxable value. If there was
no taxable value last month or in the most recent month, the taxable value shall be the taxable value of most similar goods. If the is no similar goods for newly produced products, the taxable value shall be calculated first based on the production cost plus
profit and shall be adjusted according to the selling price after the commodity is sold.
Article 17
In case where the tax collection authority in charge, finds that the selling prices and taxable value reported by the manufacturer are not in compliance with Article 13 to 16, through its investigating process, the tax collection authority shall adjusted the
taxable value based on the investigation results or the standards established by the Ministry of Finance in consultation with the related competent authority.
The standards stated in the preceding paragraph are to be established in all districts by referring to the actual manufactured domestically condition in the market by the Ministry of Finance in consultation with the related competent authority.
Article 18
For imported commodities, the taxable value is calculated based on the aggregate amount of taxable value for customs duty and customs duty.
Chapter 4 Tax Collection
Article 19
Manufacturers should apply to the collection authority in charge at the place of the factory premise for registration as a taxable commodity manufacturer and register the taxable commodities before starting production of the taxable commodities.
Article 20
Should there be any changes to the registered items, or in the case of merger, transfer of ownership, dissolution or discontinuance, the manufacturer should apply to the collection authority in charge within fifteen days for amendment of the registration or
cancellation of the registration and pay the commodity tax payable.
Article 21
All tax-paid or tax-exempt commodities shall be issued with certificates by the tax collection authority in charge or customs offices except otherwise approved by the Ministry of Finance to use other substitutes.
Article 22
The manufacturers should set up and keep account books, documents of evidence and accounting records for accurate calculation of commodity tax.
Article 23
Manufacturers are required to pay the commodity tax to the government treasury and file with the collection authority in charge a tax calculation report in the format prescribed by the Ministry of Finance together with the tax payment receipt by the fifteenth
of the next month for the goods removed from the factory in the month. If there is no commodity tax payable in one month, the manufacturer is still required to file with the collection authority in charge.
For imported taxable commodities, taxpayers should file with the custom offices, and the commodity tax shall be collected by the custom office together with the custom duties.
In the case of an auction or sale, by a court or other institution, of taxable commodities for which the tax has not been paid, the taxpayers shall declare and pay the tax to the local competent tax authority before collecting the goods.
The taxpayer shall declare and pay the tax to the competent tax authority within 30 days from the day following the day on which the tax-exempt goods are transferred or the purpose of use is changed.
Article 24
Any tax payable, surcharge for belated reporting and non-reporting as provided in this act shall be made known to the taxpayer by the collection authority in charge through a demand notice requiring payment to the government treasury by the taxpayer within
fifteen days after receipt of the notice.
Article 25
Where a manufacturer fails to file a report within the time limit prescribed in Article 23, the collection authority in charge shall request him to file the report and pay the commodity tax in three days. If the manufacturer still fails to file the commodity
tax report during the three-day period, the collection authority in charge shall undertake investigation and assess the commodity tax payable. If the manufacturer fails to pay the assessed tax payable within the prescribed time limit, the collection authority
in charge may prohibit the manufacturer to ship out the commodities until the payment is made.
Article 26
In the case the tax collection authority in charge adjusts the taxable value in accordance with Article 17, he shall calculate and collect the tax payable for the different between the assessed and reported taxable values.
Article 27
In the case a taxpayer is suspended of tax evasion, the collection authority in charge shall apply to the justice agency stating the fact for issuing a search order to search for accounting books, documents and evidential objects under the supervision of police
officers or autonomy personnel. The accounting books, documents and evidential objects as obtained during the search process shall be carried back by personnel involved in the search to the collection authority in charge office to be handled according to regulations.
The justice agency shall issue the search order upon receipt of the application of the collection authority in charge as long as the application is considered reasonable. The collection authority in charge shall carry out the search in ten days from issuance
of the search order and then return the search order to justice agency.
Chapter 5 Penalties
Article 28
Taxpayers shall, in the event of any of the following, in addition to be notified for completing required procedures or making corrections, be severely liable to a fine exceeding NT$9,000 but not exceeding NT$30,000.
1. Failing to complete necessary registration in compliance with Article 19 or 20.
2. Failing to file the necessary report in compliance with Rules Governing the Collection of Commodity Tax or filing false reports.
3. Failing to affix tax-payment or tax-exemption certificates or any other Substitutes as approved by the competent authority on packings and containers.
4. Manufacturers failing to keep original documents of evidence for consumption of raw materials or sale and inventory of goods in accordance with regulations.
Article 29
In the case the manufacturer fails to file the commodity tax calculation report within the time limit in accordance with Article 23 but has reported amendment and paid taxes within the amendment time limit prescribed in Article 25, a surcharge for belated reporting
of 10% of the commodity tax payable but no less than NT$3,000 shall be collected from the manufacturer.
In the case the manufacturer still fails to file the amendment report within the time limit prescribed in Article 25, a surcharge shall be collected for non-reporting of 20%of the tax assessed by the collection authority in charge but no less than NT$9,000.
Where there is no commodity tax payable, the surcharge shall be NT$3,000 for belated reporting and NT$9,000 for non-reporting.
Article 30
Commodity tax recorded on account for raw materials used for producing exported goods shall be collected if the manufacturer fails to process the exported goods within one and a half years from the date of the tax recorded or sells the raw materials domestically.
In addition to the collection of tax, the manufacturer is liable to a belated payment calculated on a daily basis at 0.05% of the tax payable from the date immediately following the date of recording till the date of payment except that the cause for not exporting
the goods is not the fault of the manufacturer and as approved by the Ministry of Finance.
Article 31
A taxpayer who fails to pay within the prescribed time limit any amount of commodity tax shall be subject to a surcharge for belated payment at one percent of amount for every two days in arrears. If the payment is not met thirty days after the time limit,
the collection authority in charge may refer the case to the court for compulsory execution. However, a taxpayer who is unable to pay off the tax within the statutory period due to events that are force majeure or causes not attributable to the taxpayer, and
has applied for the deferral of the tax payment or for payment by installments within ten days after the cause of the a foresaid events along with concrete evidence and has been approved by the collection authorities, shall be exempted from the surcharge for
delinquent payment.
Interest on the aforesaid tax due calculated at the interest rate for one-year term deposit quoted by the Postal savings fund shall accrue daily from the next day following the prescribed payment deadline to the date the taxpayer makes payment, or to the date
the compulsory collection is executed by the court.
Article 32
In any of the following circumstances, the taxpayer shall be pursued for payment of taxes and fined 3 times less the amount of tax evaded:
1. Failing to complete necessary registration in compliance with Article 19, And illegally manufacturing commodities subject to commodity tax.
2. Failing to affix tax-payment or tax-exemption certificates or substitutes as approved.
3. Intermingling cheaper or other goods with costly goods.
4. Unauthorized selling or using of tax-exempt commodities for the purpose of tax evasion.
5. Altering or re-using tax-payment or tax-exemption certificates and tax payment receipts.
6. Misstating the quantities of raw material or finished goods in stock in account books or records, the purpose of which has been ascertained as tax evasion.
7. Failing to report the ex factory quantity or under reporting.
8. Failing to report the selling price or taxable value or underpricing taxable commodities.
9. Forwarding the taxable commodities during the period prescribed in Article 25.
10. Failing to declare imported commodities subject to commodity tax at time of importation in accordance with regulations.
11. Any other illegal evasion of tax, receipt of tax refund or offset of commodity tax.
Article 33
(Deleted)
Article 34
(Deleted)
Article 35
(Deleted)
Chapter 6 Supplementary Provisions
Article 36
Regulations pertaining to registration, certification and tax collection as set forth in this Act shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
Article 37
This Act shall come into force from the date of promulgation, while the implementation of the amendments made to Articles 3, 5, 13 to 15, 17, 18 and 32, which were promulgated on May 7, 1997; and the amendments made to Articles 12 which were promulgated on
Oct.31, 2001, shall come into force when determined by the Executive Yuan. |