China Travel GuideEnglish edition
Shopping & Tax Refund Basics
Use mobile payment with a cash backup, keep eligible invoices and verify current tax-refund thresholds before purchasing.
Check before acting
Check the current screen, the conditions that may change and the fallback before making a critical decision.
What to know before you start
Check the return policy, product condition and required documents before paying. A receipt, a fapiao and a departure tax-refund application serve different purposes and should not be treated as interchangeable.
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- Check the product, merchant, and after-sales terms before paying
- Complete an in-store payment with a usable record
- Keep the sales receipt, fapiao, and tax-refund form separate
- Handle a return or exchange through the original sale
- Verify departure-tax-refund eligibility at the store
- Understand an instant or refund-upon-purchase offer
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