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! High quality products with amazing value!
No fees! A range of online only campaigns with amazing value!
The same kind of value as purchasing tax-free, with the added advantage of being cheaper than typical Japanese stores!
Purchase goods alongside your family and friends to save on shipping! Highly reccomended for everyone!
*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.
Non-Japanese residents who are staying in Japan for less than 6 months
Specially packaged consumable tax-free products must not be opened until you have left the country.
Tax free purchases apply to total purchase amounts of ¥5,000 or more (excluding tax/after discount has been applied), or¥5,500 (including tax).
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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 these items in Japan. If the bag is opened or products used, you will be required to pay consumption tax 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 ~ ¥500,000 excluding tax (¥5,500 ~ ¥550,000 inlcuding tax). -
【If all purchased items are general goods】
・The purchased items do not need to be packaged in a dedicated bag.
・You can open and use these items in Japan.
・Items must be taken out of Japan within 6 months of the date of entry.
・In cases where your purchase amount equates to more than ¥1,000,000 excluding tax (¥1,100,000 including tax) at the same store in a single day, we will take a copy of your passport.
| People eligible for tax-free | Embassies, diplomatic offices, consular offices, or ambassodors and consular agents who were issued a certificate such as a "Tax-free card" by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Secretariat and Principal Deputy Chief of Protocol. |
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| Tax-free card | 【Products eligible for tax-free】The purchase of products and services 【Eligible amounts】The scope of tax exemption and minimum purchase amount are specified. |
| Tax-free procedure | Present your "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, landing crew permission letter, tourist ship landing permit, emergency landing permit, landing permit due to distress (copy, photo, no residence card allowed)
- 2）When using credit cards, UnionPay, Alipay,WeChat,majica card, etc., it is necessary that the name on your card and passport match.
- 3）Purchases for business or sales purposes are not allowed. (The PPIH Group has set a limit of 10 cartons of cigarettes and 2 watches/branded goods of the same model number on the same day and in the same store.
- 4）Permanent residents are not eligible for tax exemption.
- 5）Those who enter the country with several crew landing permits cannot purchase duty free because the date of entry cannot be confirmed.
- 6）U.S. military personnel do not have status of residence under the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, and therefore cannot purchase duty-free. (If you are entering the U.S. as a private citizen, you can purchase duty free as long as your status of residence and landing date are noted.
- 7）Japanese crew members cannot purchase duty free because they do not have a return stamp and their return date cannot be confirmed.
- 8）If your status of residence is "diplomatic" or "official", you may purchase tax-free even after 6 months of your landing date.
- 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.
- 11) Please complete tax free processing on the day of purchase at the store.
- 12)There is no duty free processing fee. You will receive a full refund of the equivalent amount of sales tax.
- 13) A purchase record slip will be stapled or glued to your passport.
- 14) When leaving the country, please present the purchase record attached to your passport at customs.
- 15) In accordance with laws and regulations, you can only pay for medicines at the dedicated cash register for medicines. Please be aware of this.
- 16) Tax exemption procedures will take longer than normal checkout, so please allow plenty of time.
- 17) Crowding is expected at stores in the city center between 9pm and 1am. Please be aware in advance that waiting time may be longer depending on congestion.