A shop assistant settles articles at a purchase center of imported goods in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, April 8, 2016. China changed the tax rules on online retail goods from April 8 to level the playing field for e-commerce platforms and traditional retailers and importers. Retail goods purchased online will no longer be classified as "parcels," which enjoy a "parcel tax" rate, lower than that on other imported goods. Instead, online purchases from overseas will be charged in the same way as any other imported goods. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)

Fu Xinyi, an online seller of foreign goods, settles milk powder and health care products purchased from Australia in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 7, 2016. China changed the tax rules on online retail goods from April 8 to level the playing field for e-commerce platforms and traditional retailers and importers. Retail goods purchased online will no longer be classified as "parcels," which enjoy a "parcel tax" rate, lower than that on other imported goods. Instead, online purchases from overseas will be charged in the same way as any other imported goods. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A consumer selects articles at a purchase center of imported goods in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, April 8, 2016. China changed the tax rules on online retail goods from April 8 to level the playing field for e-commerce platforms and traditional retailers and importers. Retail goods purchased online will no longer be classified as "parcels," which enjoy a "parcel tax" rate, lower than that on other imported goods. Instead, online purchases from overseas will be charged in the same way as any other imported goods. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)