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CX Daily: China Rethinks the Tax Rebates That Drove Its Export Machine

Published: Jul. 22, 2026  9:00 a.m.  GMT+8
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In Depth: China Rethinks the Tax Rebates That Drove Its Export Machine

Starting Jan. 1, Chinese battery manufacturers will lose a financial buffer they have relied on for years: value-added tax (VAT) rebates on their exports. Following an eight-month transition, batteries will join steel, aluminum, copper, and solar panels on a growing list of products entirely stripped of these refunds.

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