China China to Launch Pilot Project Taxing All VOCs in Target Industries Under Environmental Protection Tax

Starting January 1, 2027

China to Launch Pilot Project Taxing All VOCs in Target Industries Under Environmental Protection Tax

On July 8, 2026, China’s Ministry of Finance, State Taxation Administration, and Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly issued the "Measures for the Implementation of the Pilot Project on Levying Environmental Protection Tax on Volatile Organic Compounds." Previously, only 18 toxic or odorous VOCs were subject to taxation.

Author / Responsibility

LIU Yake

Researcher, Research & Consulting Dept. EnviX Ltd.

Business Performance

worked as a research assistant at Department of Environmental Planning and Management, School of Environment, Tsinghua University for 4 years, and then joint in Envix in April, 2022, currently is mainly responsible for consulting on EHS regulation compliance in East Asia.

Background

MA, Environmental Econimics, Hiroshima University

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