Offshore duty-free sales in China's southern island province of Hainan are expected to double in 2021 for the second year in a row, as fine-tuned favorable policies continue to draw more consumers, an official said Monday. The island's offshore duty-free sales are likely to exceed 60 billion yuan in 2021, up from 30 billion yuan last year, which had doubled from 15 billion yuan in 2019, Shen Xiaoming, Party chief of Hainan, said at a press conference.

海南省委书记沈晓明在4月12日的国新办新闻发布会上表示，海南离岛免税销售额今年有望突破600亿元。他说：“我们适时调整了离岛免税政策，吸引境外消费回流。去年在前年150亿的基础上翻了一番，做到300亿，今年预计能够超过600亿。”

Hainan has vowed to build itself into an international tourism consumption center.

海南将推进国际旅游消费中心建设。

The province has increased the annual tax-free shopping quota per person from 30,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan starting from July 1, 2020.

自2020年7月1日开始，海南离岛免税购物额度从每人每年3万元提高至10万元。

The categories of duty-free goods have also been expanded from 38 to 45, with electronic products such as mobile phones and laptops added to the duty-free list.

免税商品类别从38种扩大到45种，手机和笔记本电脑等电子产品也加入了免税商品名单。