Offshore duty-free sales in south China's Hainan Province totaled 554 million yuan (around 81.11 million U.S. dollars) during the five-day May 

Day holiday from May 1 to 5, according to customs statistics released on Wednesday.

The sales figure represented a year-on-year increase of 10.4 percent compared with the same period in 2025, data from Haikou Customs showed.

A total of 84,600 shopper trips were recorded during the holiday, up 7.4 percent from a year earlier, with 441,700 items purchased, an increase of 3.8 percent.

The robust consumer spending during the holiday highlighted the strong appeal of Hainan's offshore duty-free policy.

To cope with the surging passenger flow and shopping demand, Haikou Customs rolled out a series of supervisory and service measures in advance, fully adopting facilitation models such as "centralized plus automated" customs clearance and remote video inspection to ensure efficient and smooth entry and exit of duty-free goods from warehouses. These measures enabled rapid restocking and shelving of popular products, effectively meeting the consumer demand during the holiday season.