亞馬遜美國(guó)站稅務(wù)和法規(guī)的注意事項(xiàng)

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2022-03-28

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亞馬遜美國(guó)站稅務(wù)和法規(guī)的注意事項(xiàng)

美國(guó)稅務(wù)和法規(guī)注意事項(xiàng)

重要：本頁(yè)信息不構(gòu)成稅務(wù)、法律或其他專業(yè)建議，也不得用作此類用途。如果您有任何疑問(wèn)，應(yīng)咨詢您的專業(yè)顧問(wèn)。

納稅身份信息的收集與驗(yàn)證（納稅訪談）

如果您是美國(guó)納稅人，通過(guò)完成賣家賬戶中的納稅訪談，您可以用 W-9 或 W-8BEN 表格向亞馬遜提供相應(yīng)的納稅身份信息。對(duì)于美國(guó)納稅人，為進(jìn)行稅法管理，美國(guó)國(guó)家稅務(wù)局要求提供納稅人識(shí)別號(hào) (TIN)。在大多數(shù)情況下，TIN 可以是雇主識(shí)別號(hào) (EIN)，也可以是社會(huì)保障號(hào) (SSN)。

即使您是外國(guó)賣家且不是美國(guó)納稅人，您也需要完成納稅訪談。系統(tǒng)將依據(jù)您對(duì)納稅訪談問(wèn)題的回答為您生成相應(yīng)的稅務(wù)表格。根據(jù)美國(guó)國(guó)家稅務(wù)局的規(guī)定，非美國(guó)納稅人需要向提供 W-8BEN 表格，以豁免美國(guó)報(bào)稅要求。

其他資源

針對(duì)第三方 (3P) 付款交易的美國(guó)國(guó)家稅務(wù)局報(bào)告法規(guī)

銷售稅

賣家有責(zé)任了解其計(jì)算和繳納義務(wù)，包括在每個(gè)州登記、設(shè)置稅務(wù)計(jì)算設(shè)置，以及繳納針對(duì)配送至相應(yīng)州的訂單計(jì)算出的所有稅費(fèi)。

如果訂單目的地位于已頒布商城征稅法的某個(gè)州，亞馬遜會(huì)自動(dòng)收取和管理銷售稅。對(duì)于亞馬遜不會(huì)自動(dòng)對(duì)其收取稅費(fèi)的訂單，則由您負(fù)責(zé)履行繳納的義務(wù)。

如果您對(duì)自己的義務(wù)有任何疑問(wèn)，應(yīng)咨詢稅務(wù)專業(yè)人員。如果您沒(méi)有稅務(wù)專業(yè)人員，請(qǐng)參見(jiàn)第三方稅務(wù)顧問(wèn)幫助頁(yè)面。

關(guān)稅與稅率制度

賣家有責(zé)任遵守所有美國(guó)海關(guān)法律法規(guī)，包括適用的關(guān)稅和稅收規(guī)定。無(wú)論是個(gè)體經(jīng)營(yíng)者還是商業(yè)實(shí)體，凡進(jìn)口商品到美國(guó)均需繳納進(jìn)口關(guān)稅和稅費(fèi)。有些商品可以不用繳納關(guān)稅。和邊境保護(hù)署 (CBP) 不要求進(jìn)口商擁有許可證或許可。其他機(jī)構(gòu)可能要求提供許可、許可證或其他證明，具體取決于進(jìn)口的具體商品。

注意：您有責(zé)任確保所有的商品都符合適用的法規(guī)要求。

您需要在進(jìn)口報(bào)關(guān)表上填寫進(jìn)口商編號(hào)。此號(hào)碼可以是您在美國(guó)國(guó)家稅務(wù)局的公司注冊(cè)號(hào)碼；如果您的公司未在美國(guó)國(guó)家稅務(wù)局登記或者您沒(méi)有公司，則可以使用社會(huì)保障號(hào)。

報(bào)關(guān)行

由商業(yè)貨運(yùn)公司送達(dá)美國(guó)的貨物必須由海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商 (IOR) 報(bào)關(guān)。海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商可以是貨物所有人、購(gòu)買人、其授權(quán)的正式員工，或者是所有人、購(gòu)買人或收貨人指定的授權(quán)報(bào)關(guān)行。報(bào)關(guān)行是美國(guó)海關(guān)法律唯一授權(quán)可作為進(jìn)口商代理處理海關(guān)事務(wù)（含進(jìn)口商品清關(guān)）的人。報(bào)關(guān)行是美國(guó)海關(guān)和邊境保護(hù)署 (CBP) 許可的個(gè)人或企業(yè)，負(fù)責(zé)準(zhǔn)備和提交所需的報(bào)關(guān)單證、安排應(yīng)付關(guān)稅的繳納、采取措施放行 CBP 扣留的商品以及以其他方式代表進(jìn)口商（即委托人）處理海關(guān)事務(wù)。這些服務(wù)的費(fèi)用因具體報(bào)關(guān)行及提供的服務(wù)范圍而異。

要聯(lián)系報(bào)關(guān)行，請(qǐng)?jiān)L問(wèn)和邊境保護(hù)署網(wǎng)站的【港口】部分。選擇您要將商品進(jìn)口到其中的州，點(diǎn)擊城市，然后在城市信息下方找到【報(bào)關(guān)行列表】鏈接。

非居民進(jìn)口商要求

進(jìn)入美國(guó)的商品可以由非美國(guó)居民（外國(guó)）海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商辦理進(jìn)口手續(xù)。要成為非美國(guó)居民海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商，非美國(guó)居民個(gè)人、合伙企業(yè)或外國(guó)企業(yè)必須：

指定美國(guó)居民擔(dān)任代理：非美國(guó)居民（外國(guó)）海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商必須指定一名美國(guó)居民擔(dān)任代理，代收文件。通常，非美國(guó)居民海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商會(huì)指定他們的報(bào)關(guān)行作為其美國(guó)居民代理。非美國(guó)居民海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商通過(guò)書面授權(quán)委托書完成指定。
獲取海關(guān)擔(dān)保：海關(guān)法規(guī)要求海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商提供由美國(guó)擔(dān)保公司提供的入關(guān)擔(dān)保（又稱連續(xù)多項(xiàng)入關(guān)擔(dān)保）。擔(dān)保的用途有兩個(gè)。首先，當(dāng)海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商未能支付估定關(guān)稅時(shí)，海關(guān)可根據(jù)擔(dān)保執(zhí)行。第二，海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商受擔(dān)保條件的約束，需要賠償任何因?yàn)檫`反擔(dān)保條件而產(chǎn)生的違約金。入關(guān)擔(dān)保的條件包括但不限于：繳納關(guān)稅、稅費(fèi)及費(fèi)用；及時(shí)促成或完成報(bào)關(guān)；出示進(jìn)口所需的單證和證明并保留 5 年。海關(guān)有一份核準(zhǔn)擔(dān)保公司名單。擔(dān)保公司一般會(huì)要求提供一定的財(cái)務(wù)信息，以確保海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商有足夠的資金支付關(guān)稅和費(fèi)用。報(bào)關(guān)行可以協(xié)助聯(lián)系作保的擔(dān)保公司，并準(zhǔn)備擔(dān)保文件。
獲取海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商編號(hào)：海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商必須向美國(guó)申請(qǐng)海關(guān)登記進(jìn)口商身份編號(hào)（此號(hào)碼通常是美國(guó)公司在美國(guó)國(guó)家稅務(wù)局的編號(hào)或者為外國(guó)實(shí)體分配的編號(hào)）。報(bào)關(guān)行也可以協(xié)助獲取該編號(hào)。

知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)

您應(yīng)該確保您擁有在美國(guó)銷售商品所需的所有知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)（例如，專利、商標(biāo)或著作權(quán)）。特別是您的商品不得為偽造品。如果您發(fā)布的商品侵犯了他人的知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)，我們可能會(huì)刪除您的商品，或者暫停或撤銷您的銷售權(quán)限。賣家有責(zé)任確保他們銷售的商品沒(méi)有侵犯他人的知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)。

如果我們認(rèn)為商品詳情頁(yè)面或商品信息的內(nèi)容屬于違禁、涉嫌違法或者不當(dāng)內(nèi)容，我們會(huì)進(jìn)行刪除或修改，恕不另行通知。

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United States Tax and Regulatory Considerations
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