Can China people buy products in the United States and show their passports tax-free?

China people can't show their passports when they buy things in the United States.

Unless shopping at the airport duty-free shop is tax-free, you need to show your passport at this time.

You must have a passport to shop in duty-free shops.

Setting up duty-free shops is a preferential measure for visiting tourists. It combines post-entry consumption taxation with exit tax refund, and directly serves passengers in the form of duty-free goods. Because it is tax-free and cheaper than other stores, tourists can only buy it, and domestic residents limit their purchases so as not to disturb the local sales market. So when you pay, you must check your passport to confirm your identity, and you also need to check your boarding pass. Some carry a limited number of goods, such as cigarettes and alcohol. , and will also indicate the varieties and quantities that have been sold on the boarding pass to limit their further purchase.

Most of the duty-free shops are located in the waiting area of the airport because most passengers have delivered most of their luggage after check-in and can free up their hands for shopping. However, there are also duty-free shops in the city center, especially some big items, such as clothes, electrical appliances, bags, handicrafts and so on. They are set in the city center for tourists to shop and take them back to the hotel to pack with their luggage. But no matter at the airport or duty-free shops in the city, you need to show your passport when shopping.