duty-free imports

Tax-exempt foreign purchases

Duty-free imports are goods brought into a country without paying the usual customs tariffs or taxes.

The term appears in trade policy discussions and at airports, where duty-free shops sell items like alcohol, tobacco, and perfume to international travelers: She picked up duty-free imports at the airport before her flight home.

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