{"id":31500,"date":"2026-04-27T14:52:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=31500"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:52:34","slug":"hainan-builds-12-offshore-duty-free-stores-under-evolving-shopping-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=31500","title":{"rendered":"Hainan builds 12 offshore duty-free stores under evolving shopping policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260426\/edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f\/20260426edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f_XxjpbeE000362_20260426_CBMFN0A001.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Customers shop at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua\/Pu Xiaoxu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fifteen years after China launched the offshore duty-free shopping policy in Hainan, its southernmost island province, customs authorities have supervised a cumulative 286.4 billion yuan (about 41.76 billion U.S. dollars) in offshore duty-free sales, involving 347 million items, according to local customs authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its launch on April 20, 2011, the policy has undergone multiple rounds of adjustments and optimization. Today, Hainan hosts 12 offshore duty-free stores across the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260426\/edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f\/20260426edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f_XxjpbeE000362_20260426_CBMFN0A002.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A customer tries makeup at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua\/Pu Xiaoxu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260426\/edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f\/20260426edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f_XxjpbeE000362_20260426_CBMFN0A003.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Customers shop at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua\/Pu Xiaoxu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260426\/edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f\/20260426edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f_XxjpbeE000362_20260426_CBMFN0A004.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An assistant packages a duty-free item for a customer at a duty-free shop in Boao, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, March 27, 2026. (Xinhua\/Pu Xiaoxu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260426\/edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f\/20260426edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f_XxjpbeE000362_20260426_CBMFN0A005.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Customers shop at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. (Xinhua\/Pu Xiaoxu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260426\/edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f\/20260426edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f_187e40d6c3e342ce80c21695576b36b0.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A customer chooses duty-free items at a duty-free shop in Boao, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, March 27, 2026. (Xinhua\/Pu Xiaoxu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260426\/edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f\/20260426edb18b4be7724243989db084b0730b3f_9fc7b7212575481db0460066f0ac8784.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A staff member carries duty-free items for customers at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China&#8217;s Hainan Province, April 25, 2026. 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