On December 18, the Hainan Free Trade Port officially launched island-wide customs clearance operations and implemented the policy system of “first-line liberalization, second-line control, and freedom within the island”. On the first day of the customs closure, stores such as Sanya Sea Travel Duty Free City ushered in a shopping boom. Prices of popular products such as iPhones were drastically reduced after combining duty-free and voucher discounts. According to reports, at the Apple Store in Sanya Sea Travel Duty Free City, there is a huge discount margin for iPhone series products. For example, the 256 GB version of the iPhone 17 Pro Max has a duty-free price of 9,299 yuan, which is 700 yuan cheaper than e-commerce platforms; the duty-free price of the 2TB top version is 16,859 yuan, which is as low as 15,859 yuan after adding a voucher, which is 2140 yuan less than the official website. I learned from Sanya Sea Travel Duty Free Shop that currently both the 1TB and 2TB versions of the iPhone 17 Pro Max are out of stock, and the 256GB and 512GB versions can be purchased normally.

On December 18, the Hainan Free Trade Port officially launched island-wide customs clearance operations and implemented the policy system of “first-line liberalization, second-line control, and freedom within the island”. On the first day of the customs closure, stores such as Sanya Sea Travel Duty Free City ushered in a shopping boom. Prices of popular products such as iPhones were drastically reduced after combining duty-free and voucher discounts. According to reports, at the Apple Store in Sanya Sea Travel Duty Free City, there is a huge discount margin for iPhone series products. For example, the 256 GB version of the iPhone 17 Pro Max has a duty-free price of 9,299 yuan, which is 700 yuan cheaper than e-commerce platforms; the duty-free price of the 2TB top version is 16,859 yuan, which is as low as 15,859 yuan after adding a voucher, which is 2140 yuan less than the official website. I learned from Sanya Sea Travel Duty Free Shop that currently both the 1TB and 2TB versions of the iPhone 17 Pro Max are out of stock, and the 256GB and 512GB versions can be purchased normally.