Shanghai will set up duty-free shop location Pudong become a "shopping paradise"

����ShanghaiWill explore the implementation of the departure tax rebate policy, establishment of duty-free goodsShoppingShop, Pudong is currently actively strive to become settled in the land policy.

Recently, the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee thirty-seventh meeting vote through the "Shanghai city to promote the construction of regulations of international trade center" (referred to as the "building regulations"), which revealed the news. The regulations will be formally implemented in January 1, 2013, Shanghai will focus on building landmark commercial center, the characteristics of the commercial block.

The expert points out, this assumption is Shanghai 30 of the last century, 40 years based on what was once a shopping paradise historical status, development now must comply with the economic tide, to build Shanghai into a shopping paradise, you must have the corresponding policy support, which is the departure tax policy deliberation.

����SanyaThe pilot unpopular Shanghai covet

In the middle of March this year, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce responsible person also has been confirmed in an "Oriental Morning Post" interview, Shanghai to apply for tax-free shopping rebate pilot is at a research stage. Future will be selected in the Pudong airport or are built around Disney, set up duty-free shops or the designated tax rebate shops, in order to promote the consumption of tourists. It also said, if according to the requirements of selecting address, Pudong obvious advantages.

In fact, shopping rebate system originated in the nineteen eighties earlySweden, and gradually to the EU member states,Australia,Japan,The Republic of Korea,Singapore,ThailandExpanded to more than 50 countries and regions. The implementation of shopping rebate system around the world,TravelingThe environment has greatly improved, tourist scale expand, promote local tourism shopping industry as a leader in the development of modern service industry.

In our countryHainanThe pilot to overseas travelers Islands departure tax rebate policy effect, according to the statistical data of Hainan province government, Islands tax policy since April 20, 2011, launched the pilot as of September 30, 2012, Hainan Islands duty free shop to achieve a total duty-free sales of 2600000000 yuan, the average daily sales of more than 490 yuan.

It is expected to exceed the unpopular transactions, more make the Chinese luxury consumption concentrated in Shanghai's. In July 6th, Shanghai held a "Shanghai business" Twelfth Five-Year "development planning" and promote the implementation of, put forward to promote and expand consumption as a key task of commercial development in Shanghai in the first, and said, Shanghai is actively to the country for expanding the scope of duty-free policy, efforts to explore a introduction of international famous duty-free operators. Downtown duty free shop road.

����Pudong to rely on the exemption to create "shopping paradise"

At present, Pudong is building the new tourism exhibition industry is a highly concentrated in the Lujiazui area, haveThe Oriental PearlTower, Shanghai science and Technology Museum, the Shanghai New International Expo Center, Shanghai International Conference Center, the Pudong exhibition hall and other well-known tourism exhibition venues, as well as being built international brand Disney park. Experts believe that, with these aspects, Pudong become Shanghai departure tax policy landing areas have obvious advantages, at the same time as the Pudong airport passenger volume is increasing, the development potential of Pudong business more. Duty-free shopping, Disney, "Shanghai International Film and television city", Shanghai polar ocean world and a series of bright spot, will boost Shanghai's high-end consumption and service consumption.

Member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC Shanghai City, Economic Commission Director Xu Peixing told reporters, "about the regional location, Pudong had been looking for opportunities in this area, toBeijingReflecting the Pudong appeal. Because Pudong as a national pilot comprehensive reform pilot, there are some advantages of policy and business environment."

"Final location area, will be at the national ministries and approved as a criterion." Xu Peixing emphasizes, set up duty-free shopping policy if implemented, would set constraints.

����Expect duty-free consumption at home

China is now the world's largest consumer of luxury goods, data display, China's domestic consumersEuropeThe market to buy luxury consumption of total consumption of nearly $50000000000, is 4 times as much as the domestic market. Over the years the domestic consumers overseas money shopping spree phenomenon, the main reason is that domestic and foreign brand price expensive than abroad. The commerce department survey showed, watches, bags, clothing, electronic products, wine, these five products of 20 brands of high-end consumer goods, domestic and foreign price obvious: the domestic market thanHongkongAbout 45% higher, thanThe United States of AmericaHigh 51%, thanFranceHigh 72%. Research Institute of the Ministry of commerce consumer economy research department deputy director Zhao Ping accepted the interview with Nanfang Daily, its reason in the high import and export duties. According to the current import and export tariff, import consumption tax on imported goods imported perfume should pay 10% of the tariff, value added tax of 17% and 30%.

Commerce Ministry spokesman Shen Danyang has said publicly, China will further reduce import tariffs, including part in high-grade goods tariffs. Chairman of the World Luxury Association Ouyang Kun think, the implementation of duty-free policy to domestic consumer force back home. (reporter Huang Yingchuan)