Local administrators in Hainan have revealed that offshore duty-free sales in the province amounted to $2.3 billion during the first quarter of this year, representing an 8.4% rise on the year previous. 

This was despite March’s downward trend, which local media attributed to the effects of covid-19 and the Chinese central government’s pandemic prevention and control measures. 

In total, shoppers made more than 20 million duty-free purchases during the quarter, an increase of 14% on the comparative period in 2021. Per capita duty-free spend was approximately $1,310, according to reports.

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