Approved by the State Council, from January 1, 2008, China further adjust the import and export tariffs on some commodities. In the implementation of the provisional import tax of more than 600 kinds of goods, automotive and related industries including diesel engines, and other important raw materials and key equipment and spare parts. Meanwhile, to further restrict high-energy, high-pollution products and continue to form the provisional rate of coal, oil, metal ores, and other products of export tariffs levied, and iron alloy, billet, steel and other parts of the production of high energy consumption, environmental impact of large The introduction of products or raise export tariffs. In addition, China will continue to import natural rubber implementation of the tax option.

       At present, the engine of China's domestic market there is a single product structure, the same tendency obvious characteristics of the engine research and development of advanced foreign technology and the level is still a certain gap between the diesel engine market trend of increased polarization. 2008, the state decided to diesel engines and other key equipment and spare parts import provisional tax policy, shows that countries attach importance to environmental protection, energy saving, high-tech content in diesel engines and key equipment, spare parts for the introduction of development work to encourage domestic automobile manufacturers and Engine enterprises to increase clean fuel engines as the driving force of the independent research and development efforts, and to narrow the gap between the similar foreign products.

       Surveys show that in 2008, the domestic supply and demand model for the supply of less than demand, steel prices will show a high, short-term rising trend, and tight supply of steel become the norm. Some experts have predicted that in 2008, China's steel output will be 607 million to between 631 million tons, while domestic steel consumption will reach 607 million tons.

       2008, the state will continue to form the provisional tax levied on crude oil export tariffs on energy products to countries that export restrictions further intensify. National Bureau of Statistics data show that in January 2007 to November, China's crude oil output was 171 million tons, an increase of 1.6 percent. The General Administration of Customs statistics show that China's 2007 first 11 months of net imports of crude oil 147 million tons, an increase of 14.8 percent. Some experts predict that with the increase in the number of domestic private cars, domestic demand for crude oil will further increase, in 2008 China's crude oil import dependence will reach 47 percent.

       Choice of tax refers to a commodity at the same time there are specific and ad valorem two tax rates, taxation, customs in one, as the candidates of the commodities tariff rates. General is to choose a higher tax rate of taxation, price increases in the use of the ad valorem tax, the drop in prices when the use of specific duty. In recent years, China's automobile, tire industry has developed rapidly, rubber consumer demand is strong. At present, China's natural rubber is the first import and consumer countries, demand 2 / 3 to rely on imports to meet and therefore the international market the main natural rubber producing country's political situation, the natural climate, the import and export policies and other factors, are likely to affect domestic Natural rubber market prices.

       2008, China's imports of natural rubber continue to implement option tax, is designed to avoid the main natural rubber producing countries of the uncertainties of China's natural rubber so that sharp fluctuations in market prices, thereby affecting the domestic tyre market price volatility.