 Market Fees and Turnover Taxes |
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| Market Fees and Turnover Taxes |
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Market Participation Fees at the Free Markets
| Fees vary from market to market within a city
and there are considerable variations between cities. The basic principle is that farmers
and resellers pay fees daily based on the size of their stall, though farmers are charged
considerably less than resellers. Some free markets offer the option of pre-paying fees
monthly in advance with a nominal discount (none in most cases). Only a few
vendors pre-pay, mainly to insure a prime spot at the market. Most want the
flexibility of varying the markets they go to, so they pay by the day. The municipal office of the Industry and Commerce Bureau ( |
 Farmers willingly pay the Market Participation Fee. |
Typical Monthly Market Participation Fees
for a 2-3 Meter Space in 1997
(converted into US$ from RMB at $0.12 = 1 RMB)
All-day markets |
Morning markets |
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| Beijing | Farmers: US$ 21-28 Resellers: US$ 72-108 |
Farmers: US$ 12 - 18 Resellers: US$ 54-72 |
| Shanghai | Farmers: US$ 29 Resellers: US$ 72 |
Farmers: US$ 10-12 Resellers: US$ 36-54 |
| Avoiding Market
Participation Fees Farmers and resellers generally accept the idea that they should pay the Market Participation Fee when they sell at designated "free markets". But a few try to beat the system by: |
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) has a Neighborhood Relations Liaison
Office (
) dedicated to sending
representatives to each market under its jurisdiction every day to collect the market fees
directly from the vendors. (The Tax Bureau separately sends its own representatives
to collect the Turnover Tax.)
