New Tax Leads Chinese to Shop at Home

In the last few years high-end retailers around the world have learned that Chinese are ready to shop. Due to new duties levied by the Chinese state, the shopping spree may be coming to an end.
New Tax Leads Chinese to Shop at Home
TABLET COMPUTER: Event guests play with the new Apple iPad during an Apple event on Jan. 27, 2010, in San Francisco. Ryan Anson/AFP/Getty Images
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Chinese custom taxes 1,000 yuan for iPad. The photo shows a customer shopping for an iPad.  (Getty Images)