Don Quijote
TAX FREE
Looking for internet shopping but afraid of buying fake products?
For you, we set up the Don Quijote Internet Shopping Site!
Send directly from Japan! Qualified products but with awesome price!
No charge for remittances! Many online only products with favorable prices!
A chance to enjoy the tax free services. Prices are much favorable than Japan's practical shop!
Buy it with your family and friends to save the transpotation fee!
*324 shops throughout Japan (as of Jan 31 2017)
Some stores open 24hrs
Popular products are introduced in English, Chinese, Korean, and Thai for visitors to Japan.
*products and languages may vary by store.
Speak with native staff in the store or live on a tablet to get real time answers to your questions.
Non-Japanese residence who are staying in Japan less than 6 months.
Specially packaged consumable tax-free products must not be opened until you have left the country.
※From the 1st of July, the price total eligible for tax exemption will change as indicated below:
The total purchase amount (after the discount) over 5,000 yen excluding tax (5,400 yen including tax) can get tax free.
・24-Hour Store: It will be effective from 9a.m. of the 1st of July,2018.
・Branches that have closing time: It will be effective from the store opening on the 1st of July,2018.
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【If your purchased items include consumable goods】
・The items purchased must be put in a dedicated bag.
・You cannot open or use it in Japan. If opened or used, consumption tax will be levied upon departure.
・Items must be taken out of Japan within 30 days of purchase.
・The total purchase amount at the same store in a single day is 5,000 yen ~ 500,000 yen excluding tax. -
【If all purchased items are general goods】
・You do not need to put the purchased items in a dedicated bag.
・You can open and use items in Japan.
・Items must be taken out of Japan within 6 months of the date of entry.
・In case you purchase more than 1,000,000 yen excluding tax at the same store in a single day, you will be required for a copy of your passport.
| Person eligible for tax-free | Embassies, diplomatic offices, consular offices, or ambassodors and consular agents which/who was issued a certificate such as "Tax-free card" by Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Secretariat and Principal Deputy Chief of Protocol. |
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| Tax-free card | 【Products eligible for tax-free】Eligible by purchasing products and services 【Eligible amounts】Eligible tax-free products and amounts are designated |
| Tax-free procedure | Presenting "Tax-free card" and "ID card (identification)" / Fill out the tax-free purchasing form |
- 1）Present any one of your IDs such as personal passport, crew landing permission letter, ship tourist landing permit, emergency landing permit, landing permit due to distress (copy, photo, no residence card allowed)
- 2）When using credit card, UnionPay, majica card, etc., it is necessary to be matched the name on your card and passport.
- 3）Purchases made for business or sales purposes are not eligible for tax exemption. (In case of tax exemption, you can purchase cigarettes for the same day at the same store up to 10 cartons, high price watches, brand name goods of the same model up to 2.)
- 4）There are products that cannot bring in by national system, such as perishable foods, cigarettes, liquor, liquids. Please confirm about it by yourself.
- 5）For customers entering Japan by Multiple Landing Permission for Crew Members, we cannot do the tax free procedure because is unable to check the date of entering Japan.
- 6）The tax free procedure can be done at the same store you bought your things.
- 7）Tax exemption processing fee is free. We will refund all the equivalent amount of consumption tax.
- 8）Covenant of purchaser will be stapled or glued on the passport.
- 9）Serviceperson of the US army cannot get tax exemption due to the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement.
- 10）If you have entered Japan for reasons other than your service, you can get tax exenption according to your visa status.