World Facts and Figures: Duty Free Shopping

• You can go duty free shopping upon arrival and pick up your goods in the baggage hall in over 75 airports around the world. The Korean Government are now looking at a Bill to introduce arrivals shopping.

• Airports that provide this service include Dubai, Bangkok, all airports in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Panama, and Shanghai, Sri Lanka.

• There are no duty free allowances to bring tobaccos into Barbados, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sri Lanka. More Countries are introducing this rule in 2011.

• Dubai duty free has the largest sales for any duty free shop in the world, over USD$1 billion per year.

• Many airlines allow you to pre-order your goods before you fly and collect them in-flight.

• Japanese and Korean passengers spend up to $250 per head on duty free shopping.

• In the USA duty free is sold outbound only and the goods are normally delivered to you at the gate when you board the aircraft.

• You can buy duty free goods at many border crossing around the world such as when travelling from The USA to Canada (and back) or in and out of Mexico.

• There are 5 duty free border shops on The Malaysian/Thai border where you can buy.

• Most South American countries have duty-free border shops; the largest shops are located on the borders between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

• If you are a tourist visiting Egypt you can buy your duty free goods up to 48 hours after arrival in the country at downtown shops.

• Downtown duty free shops exist in many Asian countries.

















Check before you fly at http://www.dutyfreeonarrival.com/