Tourists buy duty-free cosmetics at a shop in Haikou, Hainan Province in June, 2021. (Photo/China Daily)

The southern Chinese island province of Hainan reported 49.5 billion yuan of offshore duty-free shopping in 2021, up 80% year on year, with more than 70 million items bought by 6.72 million shoppers.

2021年，海南离岛免税购物金额495亿元，与上年相比增长80%，购物人数672万人次，购物件数7000余万件。

free trade port   自由贸易港

international tourism and consumption destination  国际旅游消费中心 （请戳往期链接）

zero-tariff policy  零关税政策 （请戳往期链接）

Collected and edited by Lv Yun

Source: China Daily

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