Xinhua
17 Jun 2026, 14:16 GMT+10
(260617) -- HAIKOU, June 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit a duty-free shop under China Duty Free Group in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. The offshore duty-free shopping policy has become an important driving force for consumption growth since the launch of island-wide independent customs operations at the Hainan Free Trade Port on Dec. 18, 2025.
Between the launch day and May 31, 2026, the island recorded total offshore duty-free sales of 20.34 billion yuan (about 3.01 billion U.S. dollars), up 20.5 percent year on year, and the number of duty-free customers reached 2.74 million,
an increase of 15.8 percent over the same period. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
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