放宽经营审批权限,更多“国货”进店销售

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Finance and four other departments announced an upgrade to the duty-free shop policy, effective from November 1, 2025, aimed at enhancing the attractiveness of duty-free shopping for inbound and outbound travelers and promoting the healthy development of the duty-free retail business [1][2] Group 1: Policy Enhancements - The upgraded duty-free shop policy will allow more domestic products to be sold in duty-free stores, encouraging enterprises with duty-free product operating qualifications to increase the procurement of quality domestic goods [1] - The new policy will treat the procurement of domestic goods for sale in both port exit duty-free shops and city duty-free shops as exports, allowing for the refund (or exemption) of value-added tax and consumption tax [1] Group 2: Product Range Expansion - The range of products available in duty-free shops will be expanded to include more portable consumer goods such as mobile phones, micro-drones, sports goods, health foods, over-the-counter drugs, and pet food [2] - The policy aims to diversify the selection of duty-free products available to domestic and international consumers, making them more trendy and appealing [2] Group 3: Regulatory Changes - The approval process for establishing and operating duty-free shops will be streamlined, with the authority to approve these shops being transferred from central ministries to provincial departments at the port locations [2] - This change is expected to improve the shopping experience for travelers by making it easier to access a wider variety of quality domestic and international hot-selling products [2]