Hainan's beach playground - and a duty-free shopping paradise with an instant refund pilot. Sun, sea and tax-free malls.
Sanya (Hainan) is a designated 240-hour transit port and an instant refund (ji mai ji tui) plus duty-free shopping city - a resort entry point where shopping is a headline activity.
Two templates — pick by your time budget.
Spend 3-5 days in Sanya as a resort stop; pair with Haikou or a mainland city in a 30-day route.
Massive duty-free cosmetics, perfume, luxury - big savings.
Resort shops, beachwear, souvenirs.
Island tours, water sports gear.
Local malls, tax-free stores, seafood.
Sanya is a duty-free and instant refund (ji mai ji tui) city. Duty-free goods are picked up at the airport; participating tax-free stores refund on the spot. Keep forms and goods.
Sanya is resort and island culture - laid-back, sun-focused, and built around duty-free retail.
| Route | Sanya role | Recommended days |
|---|---|---|
| 10-day transit | Resort base | Full 10 days |
| 30-day visa-free | Resort stop | 3-5 days + Haikou/mainland |
See the City Guides hub for the other entry cities, the Smooth Arrival guide for border-to-checkout flow, and the tax & shopping system for refund mechanics.
Yes - a tropical 240-hour transit port with duty-free malls and an instant refund pilot, where shopping is part of the vacation.
The CDF duty-free malls for cosmetics, perfume and luxury, Yalong Bay for resortwear, Wuzhizhou for island gear, and downtown Sanya for local malls.
Sanya is a duty-free and instant refund (ji mai ji tui) city - duty-free goods are collected at the airport; participating tax-free stores refund on the spot.
Duty-free cosmetics, perfume and luxury, plus beachwear and island souvenirs.
A 10-day transit fits a Sanya resort base; on a 30-day route, 3-5 days before pairing with Haikou or a mainland city.
Policy numbers change. Before you book, confirm the current eligible-country lists, ports and participating tax-refund stores on the official English sources below.