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Price-savvy Chinese tourists return to Japan at full force after a massive setback from 2012's boycotts. Read More

In response to low luxury sales on the mainland due to high tariffs, a new duty-free shop will open this summer in downtown Shanghai. Read More

Net-A-Porter's China expansion efforts illustrate the complexities of the country's labyrinthine tax policy. Read More

One of the big stories this week in China's luxury market was the possibility that Beijing may soon lower China's notoriously high luxury taxes, which can tack upwards of 30-40 percent onto the price of imported high-end goods. Read More

Following a three-month trial run, this weekend Kunming, capital city of southwest China's Yunnan province, launched its first duty-free store. Read More

After heated debate this spring and early summer, the issue of China's notoriously high luxury taxes seemed to cool off over the past few months. However, it appears that the Chinese government may be dusting it off in preparation for a long-delayed tax reform scheme. Read More

With the growing economic power of urban Chinese consumers and the increasing popularity of luxury goods throughout mainland China, the issue of the discrepancy in prices between China and overseas markets like Europe has come to the forefront. Read More

China's notoriously high luxury tax, which adds a 30-40% premium to a wide (and ever-changing) array of goods -- from the usual suspects like handbags and jewelry to some sporting goods like golf clubs -- is a source of constant frustration for many luxury brand marketers. Read More