1Shop as usual
Just shop! Show your passport at the register and keep every receipt. You pay full price now; your tax comes back to you later.
Get your
10% back in Japan
Pay full price in the shop, scan your passport at the airport and the tax comes back to you. Updated for the rules from November 1, 2026.
- ¥5,000
- Min. per receipt
- 10%
- Standard tax
- 90 days
- To leave Japan
Quick refund check
Type a receipt total to see if it qualifies and what you get back.
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How it works now
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2Scan at the airport
Before you check in your bags, scan your passport at the tax-free terminal. It takes about a minute, and your purchases can stay inside your luggage.
3Green? You are done
A green screen means check in as normal. A red screen: show those items to customs first, they can stay in your suitcase until then.
4Money back
The shop refunds the tax using the method you chose at purchase, for example back to your card.
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What changed on November 1, 2026
Japan replaced its old instant tax-free system with a refund-based model. Tourists now pay the full tax-inclusive price in the store, and the 10% consumption tax is refunded after customs confirms the goods leave Japan. The old sealed-bag rule for consumables is gone, and general goods and consumables now count together toward the same minimum.
The minimum is ¥5,000 excluding tax per receipt, and there is no longer an upper limit. That means a single ¥5,000 souvenir purchase qualifies, and so does a ¥500,000 camera.
Who can claim the refund
Foreign visitors who entered Japan within the past six months can use tax-free shops. You must carry the goods out of Japan yourself and leave within 90 days of purchase. Customs confirms the export when you scan your passport at a tax-free terminal in the departure lobby, before you check in your bags.
Most goods are taxed at 10%. Food and non-alcoholic drinks you take home are taxed at the reduced 8% rate, so the refund on groceries is slightly smaller. Alcohol and restaurant meals are always 10%.