China lowered the import tax on electrical products from 20 to 10 percent starting from January 27, 2011, the State Council Tariffs Commission announced on Thursday, Beijing News reported.

Products with reduced import duties include computers and cameras, which means the tax on iPad imports drops from 1000 yuan ($152) to up to 500 yuan ($76).

But video cameras are not included in this category, staying at the 20 percent level.

China's current import duty covers tariff, value added tax and consumption tax.

The commission gave no reason for the import tax revision and said the move has been approved by the State Council.

国务院关税税则委员会28日发布通知称，从1月27日起，计算机、视频摄录一体机等信息技术产品和照相机进口税率，从20%调整至10%。这意味着，之前备受关注的iPad进口税，将从1000元降至最高500元。

北京首都机场海关税收征缴的工作人员28日表示，已经接到通知税率调整至10%，针对iPad不同产品有不同的完税价格。

上海浦东机场工作人员称，iPad现在进境的进口税为300元，税率在28日进行了调整，也不局限在之前所定的5000元，如果进境旅客能够提供的发票价格，显示与5000元相差较多，则将按照3000元的完税价格计算，相应应缴纳的进口税为300元。

(中文新闻摘自新京报）