境外旅客内地购物本周正式享11%退税

Tax refunds for foreigners

海外游客享退税

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.

国务院1月份引入的全国性退税政策于本周得以实施，自此，在中国大陆连续居住不超过183天的外国游客和港澳台旅客可得到消费品金额11%的退税。

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

据悉，退税的最低标准是同一日在同一退税商店购买的物品达到500元人民币。

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

专家表示，此政策执行的最大困难在于大多数外国游客到中国的初衷并非是购买名牌产品。