Japan tax-free shopping · refund method from 1 Nov 2026

How much of Japan’s consumption tax will you actually get back?

From 1 November 2026 you pay the full price at the shop and claim the tax back at the airport, before you check in your bags. Enter your receipts to see the refund, what a handling fee could take, and your 90-day deadlines.

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Add a receipt with a purchase date and the amount you paid to see your estimate.

This is an estimate. Refund amounts, fees and payout methods are set by each shop or its refund operator, and this site cannot guarantee a refund.

Before you fly

Go to the tax-free procedure terminal first, before you check in any bags. It is in the international departure lobby.
Keep every item from each receipt with you. If one item from a receipt is missing, that whole receipt is out.
Do not open or use consumables (food, drinks, cosmetics). If you did, tell the customs officer at the counter instead of using the terminal.
Scan your passport. GREEN means you are done. RED means show the goods at the customs inspection area.
The refund comes later from the shop or its refund operator, by the method you registered when you bought.

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What changed, in three lines

You pay the tax first. Tax-free shops sell at the tax-included price. Purchases made up to 31 October 2026 still follow the old system and are settled at the shop.
Customs checks at the airport, before bag drop. Within 90 days of purchase, scan your passport at a tax-free procedure terminal in the international departure lobby. GREEN means done; RED means show the goods to Customs.
The shop pays you back, not Customs. By bank transfer, card, app or cash at the port, through the shop or a refund operator it uses, sometimes minus a handling fee.

Read the full guide · Where’s my refund? · Airport step-by-step