Japan Increases Duty-Free Items For Foreign Tourists

Above, the Mitsukoshi department store in Ginza. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

As expected, Japan has increased the items that can be purchased by foreign tourists duty-free.

Kyodo News reported:

The Japanese government expanded Wednesday its list of duty-free items for foreign visitors to include foods, alcohol, drugs and cosmetics on top of electronic goods, clothing and bags already exempt from the consumption tax.

The consumption tax currently stands at 8% in Japan, but there are discussions of raising it to 10%.

This is great news for tourists as the items are the most popular souvenirs for visitors to Japan.

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