2016年7月1日起,广州正式实施境外旅客购物离境退税政策。目前,美国、欧盟、日韩等许多发达国家均已建立离境退税制度,广州实施境外旅客购物离境退税政策是与国际接轨的重要一步,是推动广州旅游经济发展、优化产业结构的一项重要措施。
一、政策实施提升广州国际化水平
广州商贸、旅游业历来比较发达,蕴含丰厚的历史文化旅游资源,拥有北京路、上下九、天河路等都会级商业功能区,部分商业区更与历史文化旅游区重合。在广州实行离境退税政策,可吸引更多的境外旅客到广州旅游消费,促进传统特色商品发展,带动商业、旅游业等关联产业发展。同时引导消费回流,改变中国游客境外购物的单线消费,促进入境旅游和出境旅游的“双向消费”,预计将来入境旅游的购物消费拥有巨大增长空间。因此实施离境退税政策是优化产业结构,促进旅游业转型发展的重要举措。
2015年,通过白云国际机场、南沙港出境的外国人和港澳台同胞就已达220万人次。在广州实施离境退税政策,可进一步提升广州白云国际机场空港、南沙自贸区客运港的人流聚集量。同时通过进一步优化出入境口岸设施和服务环境,促进广州空港经济区和国际航运中心建设,有利于广州加速融入国家“一带一路”的战略,全面深化改革,提升区域功能;有利于广州努力打造对外开放重大平台,构建自由贸易试验区和全球综合航空枢纽发展新格局,树立广州对外开放的良好形象,提升广州的城市影响力、国际知名度和美誉度,增强入境旅游业竞争力。实施离境退税政策是扩大开放、促进旅游服务与国际接轨的重要举措。
二、政策的内容和流程
广州白云国际机场空港口岸和南沙客运港口岸是广州首批离境退税试点口岸。广州市的首批退税定点商店已完成备案,包括广州友谊商店、广百股份北京路分公司、摩登百货北京路分公司等 17 家商店。退税代理机构已由省国税局会同财政、海关等部门选定为中国农业银行广东省分行。
境外旅客购物离境退税是指境外旅客在离境口岸离境时,对其在退税商店购买的退税物品退还增值税。退税对象包括在我国境内连续居住不超过183天的外国人和港澳台同胞,其同一日在同一退税商店购买的退税物品金额达到500元人民币、退税物品尚未启用和消费、离境日离退税物品购买日不超过90天、所购退税物品由境外旅客本人随身携带或者随行李托运出境的商品可退税。
退税物品不包括:
1.《中华人民共和国禁止、限制进出境物品表》所列禁止、限制出境物品;
2.退税商店销售的适用增值税免税政策的物品;
3.财政部、海关总署、国家税务总局规定的其他物品。
退税物品的退税率为11%,但退税代理机构需要收取2%手续费,也就是说,境外旅客在退税商店购物后,可按退税物品销售发票金额9%的比例金额申请退税。
境外旅客申办离境退税按以下流程办理:购买退税物品→向退税商店索取《离境退税申请单》→离境时提供退税物品和相关资料向海关申报→海关验核、签章→在口岸办理离境手续的隔离区向退税代理机构申请退税→办理领取退税款手续。
下一步,广州将密切跟踪评估政策实施效果,完善购物退税管理服务措施,努力提升境外旅客购物通关和退税便利化服务水平。实施过程中如遇问题,可及时向市国税部门反映。
附件1:
广州市首批境外旅客购物离境退税商店名单
附件2:
广州市境外旅客购物离境退税指南
一、离境退税政策
离境退税政策,是指境外旅客在离境口岸离境时,对其在退税商店购买的退税物品退还增值税的政策。
境外旅客,是指在我国境内连续居住不超过183天的外国人和港澳台同胞。
有效身份证件,是护照、港澳居民来往内地通行证、台湾居民来往大陆通行证等。
二、退税物品
退税物品,是指由境外旅客本人在退税商店购买且符合退税条件的个人物品,但不包括下列物品:
《中华人民共和国禁止、限制进出境物品表》所列的禁止、限制出境物品;
退税商店销售的适用增值税免税政策的物品;
财政部、海关总署、国家税务总局规定的其他物品。
三、退税条件
同一境外旅客同一日在同一退税商店购买的退税物品金额达到500元人民币;
退税物品尚未启用或消费;
离境日距退税物品购买日不超过90天;
所购退税物品由境外旅客本人随身携带或随行托运出境。
四、退税计算公式
应退增值税额=离境的退税物品销售发票金额(含增值税)×退税率
退税代理机构办理退税手续费=退税物品销售发票金额×手续费费率
实退增值税额=应退增值税额-退税代理机构办理退税手续费
五、具体流程
退税物品购买。
境外旅客在退税商店购买退税物品后,需要申请退税的,应当凭本人有效身份证件及购买退税物品的增值税普通发票,向退税商店索取《境外旅客购物离境退税申请单》。
办理流程:购买退税物品→ 需要退税的→ 索取《离境退税申请单》
海关验核确认。
境外旅客在离境口岸离境时,应当主动持退税物品、《离境退税申请单》、退税物品销售发票向海关申报并接受海关监管。海关验核无误后,在《离境退税申请单》上签章。
办理流程:提供退税物品和相关资料向海关申报→ 海关验核→ 海关在《离境退税申请单》上签章。
代理机构退税。
离境退税由设在办理境外旅客离境手续的离境口岸隔离区内的退税代理机构统一办理。境外旅客凭本人有效身份证件、海关验核签章的《离境退税申请单》、退税物品销售发票向退税代理机构申请办理退税。
退税代理机构对相关信息审核无误后,为境外旅客办理增值税退税,并先行垫付退税资金。退税代理机构可在增值税退税款中扣减必要的退税手续费。
办理流程:提供相关资料向代理机构申请退税→ 代理机构审核→ 领取或者办理领取退税款,在《离境退税收款回执单》上签字确认。
六、退税币种
退税币种为人民币。退税方式包括现金退税和银行转账退税两种方式。
退税额未超过10000元的,可自行选择退税方式。退税广东省国家税务局
七、退税商店
退税商店标识:
退税商店名单详见:
广东省国家税务局
八、海关验核点
广州白云国际机场
南沙港客运口岸
九、退税代理机构
中国农业银行股份有限公司广东省分行
十、详情可通过以下途径查询
广州市国税局咨询服务热线:12366-1
广州国税官方微博:@广州国税;
广州国税微信:
查询下列网站:
广州市国家税务局
广州市财政局
广州海关
广州市商务委员会
广州市旅游局
VAT Refund Guidelines of Guangzhou for Foreign Travelers
I. VAT Refund Scheme
The VAT Refund Scheme allows a foreign traveler, when leaving China via a departure port, to claim the refund of the Value Added Tax (VAT) paid on the goods purchased from a Tax Free Store (TFS).
Foreign travelers include the expatriates or compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who stay in the Chinese mainland for no more than 183 consecutive days.
Valid IDs include passport, Mainland Travel Permit (MTP) for Hong Kong and Macau Residents, MTP for Taiwan residents and etc.
II. VAT Refund Goods
VAT Refund Goods means the personal goods purchased by a foreign traveler from a TFS that are eligible for VAT refund.The following goods are not eligible for the VAT refund.
(I) The goods that are prohibited and restricted from entering or exiting the People’s Republic of China (the PRC) as specified in List of Prohibited or Restricted Items of the PRC;
(II) The goods sold in TFS that are eligible for VAT exemption policy;
(III) Other goods as specified by the Ministry of Finance,the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration of Taxation.
III. Conditions of VAT Refund
(1) The VAT refund goods purchased by one foreign traveler from one TFS within one day is worth over RMB 500 Yuan;
(II) The goods have not been used or consumed;
(III) The goods are taken out of the PRC within 90 calendar days from the date of purchase (date of VAT invoice);
(IV) The goods are taken out of the PRC in the foreign traveler’s hand baggage or check-in baggage.
IV. VAT Refund Calculation
VAT refund amount = amount of sales invoice of VAT refund goods (including VAT) X VAT refund rate (11%)
Service charge of VAT refund agency = amount of the sales invoice of VAT refund goods (including VAT) X service charge rate (2%)
Actual VAT refund amount = VAT refund - service charge of VAT refund agency
V. VAT Refund Procedure
(I) Purchase VAT refund goods
While purchasing VAT refund goods from TFS, the foreign traveler should ask for VAT Refund Application Form of Foreign Traveler (hereinafter referred to as VAT Refund Form) from the TFS with valid ID and General VAT Invoice of the purchased goods.
Procedure: purchase goods— wish to claim VAT refund—ask for VAT Refund Form
(II) Custom check and verification
At the departure port for leaving China, the foreign traveler should declare the VAT refund goods to the custom with VAT Refund Form and the sales invoice, and the Customs will check the goods and stamp the VAT Refund Form.
Procedure: declare VAT refund goods with relevantdocuments to the Customs — Customs check the goods —
Customs stamp on VAT Refund Form.
(III) VAT refund via an agency
The VAT refund is processed via a VAT refund agency located within the secured area of the departure port where foreign travelers process the departure formalities. The foreign traveler may claim VAT refund from the agency with valid ID,Customs-stamped VAT Refund Form and sales invoice of the VAT refund goods.
After checking the relevant information, the VAT refund agency will advance the VAT refund to the foreign traveler and deduct the service charge from the VAT refund.
Procedure: claim VAT refund from the agency with relevant documents — agency checks the documents — collect VAT refund in cash or handle formalities for collecting VAT refund and sign the Receipt of VAT Refund.
VI. VAT Refund Currency
VAT is refunded in RMB in cash or via bank transfer.
Refund less than RMB 10,000 Yuan can be paid in a way desirable by the foreign traveler, while refund more than RMB10,000Yuan will be paid via bank transfer.
VII. Tax Free Store (TFS)
TFS Logo:
For the TFS list, please visit:
Guangdong Provincial Office, SAT
()
VIII. Customs Check Points
Guangzhou Baiyun InternationalAirport
Nansha Port Passenger Terminal
IX. VAT RefundAgency
Agricultural Bank of China, Guangdong Branch
X. For further information, please contact
(I) Guangzhou Municipal Office, State Administration of Taxation, service hotline: 12366-1
(II) Guangzhou Municipal Office, State Administration of Taxation, official weibo: @广州国税
Guangzhou Municipal Office, State Administration of Taxation, wechat:
(III) Visit the following website:
Guangzhou Municipal Office, State Administration of Taxation ()
Bureauof Finance ofGuangzhouMunicipality ()
Guangzhou Customs ( Municipal Commission ()
Tourism Administration of Guangzhou Municipality