Vacationers from Australia pose for photographs on the Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, Might 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
BEIJING, Might 3 (Xinhua) — China launched a brand new package deal of measures geared toward additional optimizing the departure tax refund coverage and boosting inbound spending on April 27.
This photograph reveals a tax free store in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, Might 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)This photograph reveals a tax free store in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, Might 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
The measures, introduced by the Ministry of Commerce and 5 different authorities departments, embody decreasing the minimal buy threshold for refunds, elevating the money refund ceiling, increasing the community of taking part shops and widening the vary of merchandise accessible.
A employees member supplies the departure tax refund service for a vacationer from Russia at a purchasing plaza in Beijing, capital of China, April 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)A employees member (L) supplies the departure tax refund service for a vacationer from South Korea at a purchasing plaza in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, April 11, 2025. (Picture by Guo Rui/Xinhua)An inbound vacationer receives a tax refund at a tax refund service level at Zhangyuan, or Zhang’s Backyard, in east China’s Shanghai, April 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
The newest transfer to optimize the departure tax refund coverage builds on a collection of measures China has launched to facilitate visas, funds, and lodging for abroad vacationers, additional demonstrating the nation’s dedication to opening up.
An instruction of “one order, one bag” mannequin is pictured inside a DJI drone retailer at a MixC shopping center in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, April 30, 2025. To additional streamline the departure tax refund course of for abroad vacationers, Shenzhen launched a brand new pilot program that includes a “one order, one bag” mannequin at three designated malls on April 27. Beneath the scheme, purchases and departure tax refund types are packed collectively in sealed luggage, enabling customs officers to rapidly confirm the packaging’s authenticity. On the identical time, a nationwide shift on departure tax refunds from a refund-upon-departure mode to a refund-upon-purchase mode permits international guests to say value-added tax rebates immediately. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)A employees member from Tianjin department of the Financial institution of China (BOC) supplies Russian vacationer Anna with cost companies information on the Tianjin Worldwide Cruise House Port in Tianjin, north China, Might 1, 2025. (Picture by Zeng Juerui/Xinhua)A employees member from Tianjin department of the Financial institution of China (BOC) supplies New Zealand vacationer Jason with cost companies information on the Tianjin Worldwide Cruise House Port in Tianjin, north China, Might 1, 2025. (Picture by Zeng Juerui/Xinhua)A employees member from Tianjin department of the Financial institution of China (BOC) supplies Indonesian vacationer Fabiona with cost companies information on the Tianjin Worldwide Cruise House Port in Tianjin, north China, Might 1, 2025. (Picture by Zeng Juerui/Xinhua)Docent Hu Yanan (R, entrance) supplies English service for Egyptian vacationer Khaled Metwally Abdelhay Mohamed (L, entrance) on the Yellow Crane Tower, or Huanghelou, a landmark in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, April 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)Docent Hu Yanan (R, entrance) supplies English service for Egyptian vacationer Khaled Metwally Abdelhay Mohamed (L, entrance) on the Yellow Crane Tower, or Huanghelou, a landmark in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, April 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)Folks stroll previous the Forex Trade in Wangfujing station of Beijing Subway Line 8 in Beijing, capital of China, April 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)Folks stroll previous the Forex Trade in Wangfujing station of Beijing Subway Line 8 in Beijing, capital of China, April 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)A person exchanges banknotes on the Forex Trade in Wangfujing station of Beijing Subway Line 8 in Beijing, capital of China, April 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
China’s visa insurance policies have been constantly adjusted and optimized. At present, the nation grants unilateral visa-free entry to 38 nations and has prolonged the transit visa-free interval to 240 hours for vacationers from 54 nations. In 2024, visa-free entries reached 20.12 million visits, marking a year-on-year enhance of 112.3 p.c, based on official information.
Vacationers from Australia go to the Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, Might 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)A international vacationer poses for photographs with a performer at Tianjin Worldwide Cruise House Port in north China’s Tianjin Municipality, Might 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)International vacationers go to the Tianjin Historic Tradition Avenue in Tianjin, north China, Might 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ran)■
