Where did that number come from? Going by this,
http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2016/12/06/import-export-...
I would expect the usual 10% for WTO members without other trade agreements. If you add the higher 17% VAT rate to that and round up, I guess you can sort of justify "30%", but that's misleading, since VAT applies to domestic companies too.
Where did that number come from? Going by this,
http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2016/12/06/import-export-...
I would expect the usual 10% for WTO members without other trade agreements. If you add the higher 17% VAT rate to that and round up, I guess you can sort of justify "30%", but that's misleading, since VAT applies to domestic companies too.