境外旅客內地購物本週正式享11%退稅

Tax refunds for foreigners

海外遊客享退稅

As the State Council introduced nationwide tax refund policy in January became operational this week, tourists from foreign countries and those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who have lived on the Chinese mainland for no more than 183 days will be eligible for a rebate of 11% on consumer goods.

國務院1月份引入的全國性退稅政策於本週得以實施，自此，在中國大陸連續居住不超過183天的外國遊客和港澳臺旅客可得到消費品金額11%的退稅。

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The minimum purchase to qualify for a tax refund is RMB500 at any one store in a day.

據悉，退稅的最低標準是同一日在同一退稅商店購買的物品達到500元人民幣。

According to experts, the biggest problem the policy faces is that most foreign tourists do not come to China to buy well-known brands.

專家表示，此政策執行的最大困難在於大多數外國遊客到中國的初衷並非是購買名牌產品。