Core Insights - The Ministry of Finance and four other departments issued a notification to enhance the duty-free shop policy to boost consumption, effective from November 1, 2025 [1][2] - The notification encourages duty-free shops to increase the sale of domestic products and expand the range of goods sold, including mobile phones and micro-drones [1] - The policy aims to attract foreign consumers and promote the return of overseas consumption [1] Group 1: Policy Enhancements - The notification optimizes the management of domestic goods tax refund (exemption) policies, encouraging qualified enterprises to increase the procurement of quality domestic products [1] - Duty-free shops will be allowed to treat the sale of domestic products as exports, thus benefiting from tax refunds [1] - The notification aims to streamline the tax refund supervision and operational procedures for domestic goods sold in duty-free shops [1] Group 2: Expansion of Product Categories - The notification expands the categories of goods that can be sold in duty-free shops, including portable consumer goods such as mobile phones, micro-drones, sports goods, health foods, over-the-counter drugs, and pet foods [1] - This expansion is intended to enrich the shopping options available to travelers [1] Group 3: Approval and Operational Improvements - The notification relaxes approval authority for duty-free shops, allowing local authorities to optimize the layout of duty-free shops based on local conditions [2] - It also enhances convenience and regulatory measures for duty-free shops, including online booking services for travelers [2] - Travelers will be able to reserve items at city duty-free shops and pick them up at port duty-free shops, improving the shopping experience [2]
免税店政策迎优化 扩大经营品类促进消费提振
Zheng Quan Shi Bao·2025-10-30 22:07