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Core Viewpoint - The upgrade of China's duty-free shop policy, effective from November 1, 2025, aims to enhance the attractiveness of duty-free shopping for inbound and outbound travelers, promoting healthy and orderly development of the duty-free retail business [1][2]. Group 1: Policy Enhancements - The new policy encourages enterprises with duty-free product operating qualifications and foreign-invested companies approved by the State Council to increase the procurement of high-quality domestic products [3][7]. - Domestic products sold in duty-free shops will be treated as exports, allowing for the refund (or exemption) of value-added tax and consumption tax [3][7]. - The approval authority for establishing and operating duty-free shops will be decentralized from central ministries to provincial-level departments, facilitating local optimization of duty-free shop layouts [7][8]. Group 2: Product Range Expansion - The policy expansion includes a wider variety of consumer goods, such as mobile phones, micro-drones, sports equipment, health foods, over-the-counter drugs, and pet foods [7]. - The introduction of more domestic products is expected to offer travelers more attractive pricing and diverse shopping options [3][7]. Group 3: Shopping Experience Improvement - The policy will support online reservation services for duty-free shops, allowing travelers to reserve items in city duty-free shops and pick them up at port duty-free shops [8]. - Continuous optimization of the duty-free shopping process is anticipated to enhance the overall shopping experience for travelers [8].