Tourists have their purchases checked at the Wenjindu port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 30, 2025.
To further streamline the departure tax refund process for overseas travelers, Shenzhen launched a new pilot program featuring a "one order, one bag" model at three designated malls on April 27. Under the scheme, purchases and departure tax refund forms are packed together in sealed bags, enabling customs officials to quickly verify the packaging's authenticity and cut inspection time by more than 50 percent.
At the same time, a nationwide shift on departure tax refunds from a refund-upon-departure mode to a refund-upon-purchase mode enables foreign visitors to claim value-added tax rebates instantly.
An instruction of "one order, one bag" model is pictured inside a DJI drone store at a MixC shopping mall in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 30, 2025.(Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Customs officials check "refund-upon-purchase" goods at the Wenjindu port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 30, 2025.(Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Staff members offer tax refund service for a tourist at a MixC shopping mall in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 30, 2025.(Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
People shop for Sundan products at a MixC shopping mall in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 30, 2025.(Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Staff members offer tax refund service for a Hong Kong tourist (L) at a MixC shopping mall in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 30, 2025.(Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
A staff member packs a Sundan product in a sealed bag at a MixC shopping mall in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 30, 2025.(Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Customs officials check the integrity of a sealed bag at the Wenjindu port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 30, 2025.(Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
A staff member packs a DJI drone in a sealed bag at a MixC shopping mall in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 30, 2025.(Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
