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cross-border ecommerce may account for only 7-8% of india’s red hot online retail pie, but the figure is expected to more than double in the next three years. and chinese ecommerce platforms and applications, popular for cheap products, are playing a starring role there since indian consumers can import directly from them and get the products delivered anywhere in the country.

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in fact, experts said that a large number of products from china are entering india as ‘gifts’ and shipped directly to customers, since gifts of up to rs 5,000 intended for personal use are exempt from customs duties under the current rules. the indian industry has reportedly complained to the government that chinese etailers such as club factory, aliexpress and shein are taking undue advantage of this exemption benefit.

given the volumes involved and the concerns it has triggered over a violation of domestic laws as well as an adverse impact on local manufacturing, india is now mulling imposing restrictions on online purchases of goods from chinese players.

“the department of industrial policy and promotion (dipp) has suggested capping purchases of “gifts” from chinese etailers and apps at four per buyer per year,” a senior official said, adding that the final call will have to be taken by the customs authorities.

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india has certainly proved a lucrative market for the chinese ecommerce players. for instance, 

• in september, club factory had said in a statement that india accounted for around 57% of its over 70 million worldwide user base. 

• the daily previously reported that shein, an international b2c fast fashion e-commerce platform, managed to triple its business in india in less than a year. it now caters to more than a million active users and handles over 10,000 orders daily, clocking an average order value of rs 1,000-1,500.

but the proposal to impose restrictions on ecommerce purchases from china is likely to face logistical challenges. a source told that chinese etailers, unlike their counterparts from other countries, do not ask customers for any government-issued identity proofs to complete the transaction. this makes it difficult to track such transactions, which in turn makes it difficult to implement restrictions.

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according to experts, since goods are shipped directly to consumers’ doorsteps via couriers and postal gift shipments, an integrated system connecting customs, reserve bank of india and india post would be needed to effectively track such imports.

however, the buzz is that the government has no plans to impose any restrictions on “essential medicines”. though the latter form a significant component of imports from china and contribute to widening india’s trade deficit, the government does not want to inconvenience those in need. in the last fiscal, chinese imports stood at $76.2 billion, while india’s exports to china amounted to less than half that figure, at $33 billion.

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on june 5, 2018, after three years, major airlines in china resumed the collection of fuel surcharges on domestic routes.

in less than one year, the fuel surcharge on domestic routes experienced three price increases, and then fell for the first time on december 5 last year, down to 10 yuan per passenger (800 km or less) or 30 yuan (over 800 km).

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according to public information, the airline’s suspension of the fuel surcharge on domestic routes was related to the decline in the ex-factory price of domestic aviation kerosene in january this year.

the sales tickets before january 4, 2019 are still subject to the fuel surcharges as originally stipulated; the tickets sold from january 5 (including, the date of issue) will be suspension of the current basis of standard fuel surcharge.

in response to this news, the person in charge of the ctrip(携程) said that it is only a suspension of the fuel surcharge, which does not mean that the fee is cancelled. according to relevant regulations, when the domestic aviation kerosene comprehensive procurement cost exceeds 5,000 yuan per ton, the airline can resume charging the domestic route fuel surcharge.

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at present, the above-mentioned airlines have issued a notice on the official website to suspend the fuel surcharge for domestic routes. “we have received notice from the relevant airlines to reduce the fuel surcharge,” said the person in charge of ctrip.

however, as of the publication of this article, these airlines below have not publicly released information on the reduction of fuel surcharges.

• china southern airlines, 

• air china, 

• china eastern airlines.

according to previous practice, as long as one of hainan airlines, china southern airlines, air china and china eastern airlines adjusts fuel surcharges, other airlines will follow up.

right now, the peak of the spring festival ticket booking, this good news will save travel expenses for passengers returning home by plane. take beijing to and from chengdu as an example, if a family with two adults and a child travel and buy a ticket after january 5, and they can spend about 140 yuan less.

however, the regular ticket sold before january 4, 2019 (inclusive) will be changed to the flight after january 5 (inclusive). if the ticket is exchanged, the fuel surcharge will be the amount of the original ticketing date shall prevail, and the fuel surcharge shall not be refunded.

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in other words, if the domestic ticket issued before january 5th is changed to january 5th (inclusive), the fuel surcharge will not be refunded according to the new standard.

in addition, open tickets sold before january 4, 2019 (inclusive) will still be subject to the original fuel collection fee when the seat is confirmed; if the ticket is to be exchanged and replaced after the date of issue of the ticket is on january 5, 2019 (inclusive), the fuel surcharge shall be based on the original date of the ticket issue, and the fuel surcharge shall not be refunded.