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  <xsd:element name="IncomeTaxHolidayAndTaxConcessionsAbstract" id="vips_IncomeTaxHolidayAndTaxConcessionsAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element name="PeriodOfStatuteOfLimitationsInCaseOfTransferPricingRelatedAdjustment" id="vips_PeriodOfStatuteOfLimitationsInCaseOfTransferPricingRelatedAdjustment" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element name="ScheduleOfInformationOnConsolidatedSubsidiariesAndVariableInterestEntitiesTableTextBlock" id="vips_ScheduleOfInformationOnConsolidatedSubsidiariesAndVariableInterestEntitiesTableTextBlock" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element name="PropertyPlantAndEquipmentEstimatedUsefulLifeTableTextBlock" id="vips_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentEstimatedUsefulLifeTableTextBlock" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element name="ThresholdPercentageOwnershipInterestByResidentsInHongKongForWithholdingTax" id="vips_ThresholdPercentageOwnershipInterestByResidentsInHongKongForWithholdingTax" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
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  <element id="vips_SportswearAndSportingGoodsMember" name="SportswearAndSportingGoodsMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="vips_ToysKidsAndBabyMember" name="ToysKidsAndBabyMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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