Tax-Free Shopping Guide

Show your passport at the
coupon exchange counter
to get a coupon for 5% off.

*Japanese nationals are not eligible.

Coupon Exchange Counter

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Discount coupons are available at participating stores. For more information,
Kichijoji Store
1F Information counter
Sapporo Store
  • 1F Cosmetics Register
  • 10F Tax-Free Counter
  • Sapporo Tokyu Department Store Shop New Chitose Airport

Customers eligible for tax exemption

People who made a purchase at a
tax-free shop at a
Tokyu Department Store

People who spent
above the minimum
required for tax exemption

People who have
been in Japan
for less than
six months *This includes Japanese nationals residing outside of Japan

Those who have
their own passport

[Non-residents with Japanese nationality]

  • You will need to provide proof that you have been residing outside of Japan for more than two consecutive years (original copies of either a "Certificate of Residence" or a "Copy of Supplemental Family Register").
  • * The documents submitted as proof must include the lot number of your registered domicile.
  • * The documents must have been issued within six months of your last entry into Japan.
  • * Permanent residence cards and residence registration forms are not accepted as proof documents.
  • * If you entered Japan using an automated gate, duty-free purchases are not permitted without a return stamp. Duty-free purchases using exit stamps from other countries are not permitted.
  • * For how to obtain proof documents, please contact your nearest Japanese embassy or consulate, or the local government office where your registered domicile is located.
  • Please check the Japan Tourism Agency website for details.
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Coupon Exchange Counter

B1

  • HAKUHODO
  • LOVECHROME HAIR & SCALP LAB
  • GUERLAIN
  • DIOR
  • DIOR skincare le salon
  • LANCOME
  • THREE
  • ETVOS
  • POLA
  • LA MER
  • ESTĒE LAUDER
  • DECORTÉ
  • AXXZIA
  • SHISEIDO
  • COVERMARK
  • ACSEINE
  • RMK
  • KANEBO
  • Clinique
  • La Prairie
  • SISLEY
  • Clé de Peau Beauté

1F

  • SHIRO
  • john masters organics
  • Kiehls
  • M·A·C
  • Maison de Cadeau L‘OCCITANE
  • Aiam
  • JO MALONE LONDON

2F

  • agete
  • ORBIS
  • FANCL Beauty&Health
  • MARC JACOBS
  • NOSE SHOP

5F

  • Watch & Jewelry ※Excluding FRANCK MULLER and Grand Seiko.

Tax-Free Items and Amounts

General Items

Clothing, bags/shoes, accessories, jewelry,
tableware, crafts, etc.

  • * You must take purchased tax-free items out of the country.
  • * This applies to purchases totaling ¥5,000 or more (excluding tax) made at the same store on a single day.

Consumables

Cosmetics, food, alcoholic beverages,
other beverages, supplements, etc.

  • * You must take purchased tax-free items out of the country.
  • * This applies to purchases made at the same store on a single day totaling between ¥5,000 (excluding tax) and ¥500,000 (excluding tax).
  • * For consumable goods, items will be handed over packaged (in bags or cardboard boxes) according to specified methods and must not be opened within Japan.
  • * If consumed or unpacked within Japan, you may be subject to collection of the tax-exempted consumption tax upon departure.

About Tax-Free Shops

There are two types of tax-free shops at Tokyu Department Stores: those where tax-free procedures are done at the tax-free counter, and those where the procedures are handled at each store within the department store. For more information, please check at the entrance of each store.

* Some shops do not offer tax-free services.

Tax-Free Service Process and Important Notes

Purchase tax-exempt items at each shop and be sure to visit the tax-free counter during its operating hours on the same day as the purchases.

Please present your passport, all purchased items, and receipts at the tax-free counter.
If you purchased items using a credit card, the name on the credit card must match the name on your passport exactly.
If you use mobile payments, we will verify your purchase history on your mobile screen.

『Important notice』

To qualify for tax-free shopping, the following conditions must be met.
If the duty-free shop determines that the conditions are not met, tax-free shopping will not be permitted.

  1. 1. There are restrictions on what qualifies for tax exemption.
    • If purchases cannot be verified as for personal use (e.g., souvenirs), tax-free procedures cannot be applied.
  2. 2. The person who made the tax-free purchase must personally take the items out of the country. If they do not take them out, consumption tax will be collected.
    • You must take tax-free purchases out of Japan within 6 months of entry (excluding diplomats, etc.)
    • Tax-free items must be carried by the purchaser when departing and presented at customs.
    • If checking luggage, customs clearance is required before check-in.

Information on Tax-Free Counters at Each Store

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