Duty Free Shopping
During your travels, you will see "Duty Free Shops". Duty Free shops located outside of the U.S. either do not apply the Value Added Tax to the product that they sell or charge the tax but provide a rebate form allowing you to reclaim the tax when you leave the country (see our article on VAT, the Value Added Tax).You will encounter two classes of “duty free” shops on your travels.
* One variety can be found in the international departure lounges in airports.
* Its "cousin" can be found in shopping districts around the country you are visiting.
* You should evaluate “duty free” shops based on whether the “buys” are better priced than similar goods at home.
* Most often, you may find good value at duty free shops in cities and will not find good value in duty free shops in airports.
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