Overseas tourists can get the prepayment of tax refund at the store site after shopping in tax refund stores, scan the code on their mobile phones to upload their identity documents, tax refund application forms, invoices, credit cards and other information, and enjoy the tax refund benefits of real money... Yesterday, the launching ceremony of the tax refund policy for overseas tourists in Henglong Plaza, Dalian was held. On-site, the tax refund policy for overseas tourists' shopping departure was launched, and the first batch of 34 merchants in Henglong Plaza who implemented the "buy and refund" service were awarded centralized licenses.

The launching ceremony was guided and supported by the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Taxation Bureau, Municipal Finance Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Dalian Customs, Municipal Government Port Office, Xigang District Government, Commercial Management Company of Dalian International Airport Group Co., Ltd. and Dalian Branch of China Construction Bank, and sponsored by Dalian hang lung plaza.

At the scene, the relevant person in charge of the Municipal Taxation Bureau gave a lecture on the tax refund policy for overseas tourists' shopping departure and the convenience service of "buy and refund". The "buy and refund" service is an innovative practice in Dalian to promote the internationalization of consumption and enhance the attractiveness of the city. Compared with the traditional process of departure tax refund, overseas tourists can get tax refund on the spot when shopping at "buy and refund" merchants, which will feel the benefits brought by tax refund more efficiently, conveniently and intuitively, effectively promote the cycle of "consumption-tax refund-re-consumption" and promote the prosperity of tourism consumption market.

The relevant person in charge of Dalian hang lung plaza said that as the first batch of pilot shopping malls for overseas tourists in Dalian, Henglong Plaza will actively cooperate with relevant departments to do a good job in policy publicity, personnel training and service guarantee, so as to provide overseas tourists with a wonderful experience of "worry-free shopping and tax refund". "The implementation of the 'buy and refund' service of departure tax refund in dalian Henglong Plaza will effectively enhance the willingness of overseas tourists to spend in Dalian by moving the tax refund process from the port to the shopping site." The relevant person in charge of Xigang District Commerce Bureau said.

According to Dalian Customs, in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the departure tax refund policy, Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport Customs posted the tax refund process guidelines in a prominent position in the international departure hall, set up a departure tax refund verification window, and dedicated personnel and posts to assist passengers in handling tax refund business. In addition, relying on the electronic system, it can realize data exchange and real-time sharing of purchase and tax refund information with tax departments, so as to realize "verification on arrival, verification on refund" and greatly reduce the tax refund time of passengers.

It is reported that at present, five large comprehensive shopping malls and more than 40 brand merchants in Dalian have registered as the first batch of tax refund shops. Next, Dalian will further optimize the international consumption environment and enhance its competitiveness and attractiveness in the international consumption market and tourism market.