Duty Free Consumer Goods
Current Status
§ In 2019, Hainan’s sales of duty-free goods reached 18.119 million in
quantity and 13.49 billion yuan in value, with the number of shoppers
over 3.762 million, up 37.3%, 38.5% and 35% YoY respectively.
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There are four duty-free shops in Sanya Haitang Bay, Haikou Meilan Airport,
Haikou Riyue Plaza and Qionghai Boao Dongyu Island, with a variety of high
-end duty-free goods serving 80 million tourists worldwide every year.
Development Advantages
Development Direction
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Create a global duty-free consumption center
with "first store, first brand, first show, first
launch", a global fashion trend information
center, and a new landmark of fashion industry
China's only duty-free exit policy
Hainan is the only province in China that can enjoy
duty-free shopping without going abroad, and it has a
dominant advantage in the country’s large-scale retail
industry with low price and abundant products.
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Support the following organizations to open the
first duty-free flagship store and regional
headquarters:
Perfect supporting services
Hainan will host global events of new designs,
International Fashion Week (SS/AW), combined with a
showroom in the fashion week show as a new channel
and platform for global buyers and retailers to purchase
and order.
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Luxury brands
Independent designer brands
International master studio
Art research institute
Fashion marketing agency
High-end retail department store
New Opportunities for FTP Investment
Preferential tax-free policy support
Hainan will add d2ut0y-0fre亿e venues and market entities, increase the duty-free quota to 100,000 yuan per person per
year, expand the types of duty-free goods, and allow duty-free purchases of imported goods consumed by local
residents by 2025. No visa is needed for people from 59 countries, “duty free upon exit" is changed to “duty free
upon arrival", procedures for purchasing duty-free goods are simplified, postal tax is levitated, the customs
clearance mode of "zero tariffs across the island” is on the way, and a highly convenient business environment will be
provided to all brands.
Considerable consumption flow
Hainan will simultaneously develop high-end culture, sports and tourism industries, introducing world-class theme
parks, large international exhibitions and events, promoting high-quality tourism products such as cruise and yachts,
culture and sports, exhibitions, leisure and night tourism. It will continue to attract consumers with strong
purchasing power to make luxury industry prosperous.
Smart upgrades in CBD
Hainan will fully optimize the technical standards of e-commerce in terms of transactions, payment, logistics, and
foreign exchange settlement, simplify the customs clearance process and supervision model, build a "smart business
circle", and further expand sales channels.