tax-free shopping
Levy-exempt retail therapy
Tax-free shopping is purchasing goods without paying sales tax or value-added tax, typically available to foreign tourists who can reclaim taxes on items they'll take out of the country.
Many airports and border zones offer tax-free shopping directly: I loaded up at the duty-free shop before my flight.
The appeal is obvious—luxury goods, alcohol, and tobacco become significantly cheaper.
- commissaryMilitary base store
- airport terminalPassenger processing facility
- tax exemptionFreedom from governmental levies
- retail discountsPrice reductions for consumers
- international airportsTerminals serving foreign destinations
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- cross-border shoppingcustoms, currency exchange, border crossing, allowances, bargain hunting
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- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- outlet shoppingoutlet mall, outlet malls, factory outlet, factory store, factory outlets
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