In the first quarter, the amount of duty-free shopping in Hainan outlying islands reached 16.9 billion yuan, an increase of 14.6% over the same period last year.

The amount of duty-free shopping on outlying islands in Hainan reached 16.9 billion yuan in the first quarter, an increase of 14.6 percent over the same period last year. According to Haikou Customs, Haikou Customs supervised a total of 16.9 billion yuan in duty-free shopping on outlying islands in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 14.6 percent over the same period last year. The number of shoppers reached 2.24 million, an increase of 27.2 percent over the same period last year, and the sales of duty-free goods reached 19.68 million.