China shopping rebate eligible areas will be extended to the country of departure | | rebates _ news of tourism information

China News Agency, Beijing, August 21 (Xinhua Peng Dawei) China's State Council on promoting the reform and development of the tourism industry, published on 21st opinions put forward and expand tourism purchase, research to improve visitors outside the departure tax refund policy will be implemented to extend eligible regions of the country. Meanwhile, on the premise of effective implementation of inbound and outbound tourist baggage regulations, study the feasibility of new entry port duty free shops.

Departure tax rebates, means living on Chinese territory not exceeding 183 days in a row of foreigners and compatriots from the same day in the same fixed-point store purchase item tax rebates amounted to 800 Yuan (RMB), and exit at within 90 days of purchase to return the items purchased part of the tax policy. From 2011 onwards, in Hainan, China started a pilot a departure tax rebate policy.

The requirements, the Ministry of finance, Ministry of Commerce, national tourism administration, General Administration of customs, the State administration of taxation and other departments to improve visitors outside the departure tax refund policy will be implemented to extend eligible regions of the country, and the introduction of specific measures before the end of December 2014.

In addition, the opinion also proposed a number of measures aimed at expanding tourism purchase, including the implementation of brand construction of tourism commodity in China; inheriting and carrying forward the old brand encouraged around the launch featured list of tourism commodities and encourages specialty goods shopping district, offers convenient services such as financial services, logistics, developing shopping tourism. (End)

(Original title: China shopping rebate eligible areas will be extended to the country of departure)

(Edit: SN146)
11:11 August 21, 2014
China News Network