The cumulative sales revenue of Chongqing duty-free shops from January to November this year exceeded 100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 46.87%

On December 9th, a reporter from Chongqing Daily learned from Chongqing Customs that from January to November this year, the cumulative sales of duty-free shops in Chongqing exceeded 100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 46.87%, and the average shopping time was compressed to within 10 minutes.

The relevant person in charge of Chongqing Customs introduced that in recent years, the country has been optimizing consumers' shopping experience and issued the "Notice on Improving Duty Free Shop Policies to Support and Boost Consumption" in October this year. We have launched full chain convenience measures such as' supporting direct entry of domestic goods into duty-free shops' and 'online booking+port pickup' to meet the needs of the coordinated layout of 'one city, three stores' duty-free shops in Chongqing. Chinese and foreign passengers who leave the country within 60 days can try to select goods at duty-free shops in the city with valid documents, without the need to pick them up on the spot. They only need to pick up the goods at the airport pickup point when leaving the country, making duty-free shopping more convenient, reducing customers' errands, and further enriching consumers' choices, "said the person in charge.

Merchants also enjoy the benefits. Li Shan, the manager of Chongqing Zhongfu Duty Free Products Co., Ltd., said that according to the new policy, domestic goods purchased and sold in duty-free shops at the port of entry and exit, as well as in duty-free shops within the city, are considered as exports and can be refunded (exempted) value-added tax and consumption tax, which is expected to further reduce operating costs. To this end, they plan to purchase some domestic cosmetics and other trendy products, further enriching the tax-free product categories and consumption scenarios, and driving sustained growth in overall sales.

In addition, all duty-free shops in Chongqing have comprehensively upgraded their hardware facilities to enhance customer consumption experience. Changjiahui store plans to equip AR makeup mirrors and intelligent shopping robots, allowing passengers to quickly match their desired products and reduce selection time; Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Exit Entry Duty Free Shop is equipped with multilingual service personnel and translation equipment for foreign passengers, and has opened UnionPay, Alipay, VISA and other full payment channels to eliminate language and payment barriers and shorten the settlement process to 3 minutes.