B[Three days before the National Day holiday Duty-free shopping on Hainan’s outlying islands exceeded 350 million yuan] October 4th, according to statistics from Haikou Customs, from October 1st to 3rd, three days before the 2026 National Day holiday, Haikou Customs supervised a total of 358 million yuan in duty-free shopping on outlying islands in Hainan, with 55,100 people participating in shopping, and 277,000 duty-free items purchased on outlying islands, an increase of 8.85%, 12.90%, and 8.02% respectively over the same period in 2025. (CCTV News) B[Six departments: Encourage tea, traditional Chinese medicine, silk and other famous products to enter port exit duty-free shops, departure tax refund shops, city duty-free shops, and high-end supermarkets in accordance with the law and regulations] On September 7, six departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently jointly issued the "Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of Historical Classic Industries." Opinions put forward to build a multi-channel overseas platform. Give full play to the role of multilateral cooperation mechanisms such as the high-quality Belt and Road Initiative, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, make good use of open platforms such as the Pilot Free Trade Zone and Hainan Free Trade Port, and strengthen international cooperation in technology, standards, markets and other fields. Organize and implement the "Global Premiere of Classic Brands" to support classic and famous enterprises in launching new products, displaying transactions, and disseminating promotions on key exhibition platforms such as the China International Import Expo, China International Fair for Trade in Services, and China International Consumer Goods Expo. Encourage tea, traditional Chinese medicine, silk and other famous products to enter port exit duty-free shops, departure tax refund shops, city duty-free shops, and high-end supermarkets in accordance with laws and regulations, and support classic famous companies in setting up brand experience centers abroad.
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