Tax-Free Shopping Procedures

Overview

Tax-Free Shopping Procedures has eligibility, item, purchase amount, and export conditions. Confirm with the shop and official customs information. Tax-free shopping requires a participating shop, eligible customer status, and item/export conditions. Thresholds and rules can change, so confirm in store and official guidance.

Do this first

• Before paying, check tax-free counter location, hours, and required purchase amount
• Bring your original passport; ask the shop whether copies or photos are accepted
• Check whether the shop offers tax-free service
• Show your passport
• Check rules for opening consumables

What you need

• Passport
• Purchased items
• Receipts
• Tax-free counter

Steps

• Some shops cannot process tax-free after payment, so confirm service and counter before buying
• Ask whether items are eligible before purchase
• Show your passport at checkout or tax-free counter
• Keep receipts and sealed bags
• Follow conditions until leaving Japan
• If consumables are sealed, confirm whether they must stay unopened until departure
• Keep receipts, purchase records, and goods available for departure checks

Cautions

• Tax-free rules can change
• Some goods must not be used in Japan
• Check detailed conditions with customs and shop guidance
• Some items are not eligible, and some items may lose eligibility if used in Japan
• Steps may differ by area or timing. For important decisions, confirm with official sources and local staff.