Taking flights for shopping! Henan sees sustained growth in departure tax refund business

Taking flights for shopping! Henan sees sustained growth in departure tax refund business

打“飞的”来购物！河南离境退税业务量持续攀升

Taking flights to Henan for shopping is gradually becoming a new trend. Since the beginning of this year, Henan has experienced a continuous rise in departure tax refund transactions. In the first ten months, the number of overseas tourists applying for tax refunds in Henan increased nearly 13 times year-on-year, with sales value growing nearly ninetimes and actual refund amounts surging nearly tentimes. The departure tax refund business has shown a positive trend of "high growth in the number of tourists, sales, and refund amounts,"becoming a significant driving forcefor Henan to boost inbound consumption and activatethe cultural and tourism market.

打“飞的”来豫扫货渐成新风尚。今年以来，河南离境退税业务量持续攀升，前10个月河南办理离境退税境外旅客人数同比增长近13倍，销售金额同比增长近9倍，实退税额同比增长近10倍，离境退税业务呈现“人数、销售、退税高增长”的良好态势，成为河南提振入境消费、激活文旅市场的重要助力。

"The mall has a rich variety of tax-refundable goods. In addition to international brands, electronic and technological products as well as souvenirs with Henan characteristics are very popular, and tax refund can be enjoyed with a consumption of over 200 yuan,"introduced by the customer service of Zhengzhou Dennis David Plaza. At the informationdesk of the mall, a prominent guide sign for "instant refund on purchase"departure tax refunds is displayed.Tourists who purchase goods eligible for tax refund for departure can handle the tax refund procedures here. As one of Henan's first batch of pilot tax refund stores for "buy-now-refund-now", the mall has handled tax refund for 24 overseas tourists since September 3, with sales of about 460,000 yuan and tax refund totaling41,000 yuan.

“商场退税商品种类丰富，除了国际品牌外，电子科技产品及河南特色伴手礼都很受欢迎，且消费满200元就能享受退税。”郑州丹尼斯大卫城客服介绍。在该商场咨询处，“即买即退”离境退税指引牌十分显眼，旅客购买符合离境退税条件的商品，均可在此办理离境退税手续。作为河南省首批“即买即退”试点退税商店，商场自9月3日以来，已累计为24位境外旅客办理退税，销售额约46万元，退税金额4.1万元。

As a major province rich in cultural and tourism resources, Henan has implemented the tax refund policy for overseas tourists'shopping departure since March 2017. In August 2025, it launchedthe pilot "buy-now-refund-now"conveniencemeasure for departuretax refund, always promoting the policy implementation around the goal of "optimizing services and stimulating consumption". By the end of October, the total number of tax refund stores for departure in Henan had increased to 40, a year-on-year growth of 100%, mainly distributed in the provincial capital and popular tourist cities withinthe province.

作为文化和旅游资源大省，2017年3月起，河南开始实行境外旅客购物离境退税政策，并于2025年8月起试点离境退税“即买即退”便利化措施，始终围绕“优化服务、激发消费”目标推进政策落地。截至10月底，河南离境退税商店总数已增至40家，同比增长100%，主要分布在省会和省内热门旅游城市。（来源/顶端新闻 记者/张丽 高瞻展 编译/吴敏）