Japan: 7-Eleven starts duty-free service
The convenience store operator has installed guidebooks on duty-free shopping in Thai, English, and Chinese.
The service was launched at 7-Eleven stores in Tokyo's Asakusa district and Kyoto's Ukyo Ward, both popular tourist spots. The company will further expand the tax-free shops in areas that draw large numbers of tourists from abroad.
The move follows the expansion of duty-free items on Oct 1. Some department stores and supermarkets have exempted foreign visitors from paying the 8% sales tax on items including electric appliances, clothing, food, beverages, cosmetics and medicines.
At the 7-Eleven stores, foreign customers can buy designated items duty-free if they put them in a special basket and show their passports at a counter newly established for tax-free goods.
Source: bangkokpost.com
