Regulations Governing the Establishment and Management of Offshore Island Duty-Free Shops Article 9

An offshore island duty-free shop shall be issued a license by the competent Customs Office; the validity period of such license shall not exceed that of the approval document issued by the competent local county (or city) authority. Where the competent local county (or city) authority revokes its approval, it shall notify the competent Customs Office, which shall revoke the registration.For license renewal, an offshore island duty-free shop shall, two months prior to the expiration of the license, submit an application to the competent Customs Office with the documents prescribed in the preceding Article. Where no registered particulars have been changed, an application for correction filed within the aforesaid period may be made in lieu of renewal.Where there is any change in the name, location, responsible person, or business items of an offshore island duty-free shop, the shop shall, within 30 days from the day following the completion of such change registration, submit photocopies of relevant supporting documents to the competent Customs Office to apply for replacement of its license. However, in the case of a change in location, prior approval shall be obtained from the competent Customs Office before such change is effected.