Can I buy an iPhone in Duty Free?

One of the most requested item for travellers concerns Apple's iPhone. The original iPhone was launched in June 2007 with the 5th generation, the iPhone 4S, launched in October 2011 - some 183.2 million handsets sold up until the end of the first quarter of 2012.

So why are Apple products not seen widely throughout the world in Duty Free retail outlets?

Well there are numerous reasons for this -

• Such is the demand for iPhones, Apple have to limit the number of countries they can launch into. Therefore duty free is not top priority.
• Most phones are sold with a SIM lock which restricts the use of the phone to one particular carrier, a common practice with subsidized GSM phones. Unlike most GSM phones however, the phone cannot be officially unlocked by entering a code. The locked / unlocked state is maintained on Apple's servers per IMEI and is set when the iPhone is activated.
• Apple's favoured method of distribution is via exclusive contracts with country operators so customers have to buy into a contract with the provider. Since duty free retailers cannot offer a phone air time contract and would be selling to customers leaving the country this would take the retailers outside of the Apple model of distribution.

However, with Apple having some of the hottest electronic items in the world with the iPhone, iPad, iMac, some of the larger international duty free operators have stocks which prove popular as the prices are usually below the normal prices on the domestic market.

Can I buy Duty Free in.......?

Some of the most common questions from international travellers are "Can I buy Duty Free in?" and "What am I allowed to take?".

These questions are valid since buying and transporting duty free goods around the world is not so straight forward. For instance take in to account the following issues...

• Alcohol - there are many Muslim countries that do not allow alcohol importation (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait) - some allow under strict circumstances (Qatar allows from licensed premises only and for foreigners with a licence). There are other countries such as Turkey which allow alcohol.
• Tobacco - while there is no prohibition on tobacco in any country there are increasing restrictions on what can be imported and the also the increasing amount of taxation imposed on the domestic market. This increase in tax has fuelled grey market trade and smuggling.
• Electrical Goods - with small margins, ever changing model updates and very competitive domestic markets it is not so clear where the best prices lie.

Two areas which will move to the forefront in the future will be Duty Free Arrival Shops and also online retailing by duty free operators. This will reduce duty free goods being transported all around the world and duty free operators aligning their prices more towards savings against domestic market prices.

World duty-free internet search complete.

This week saw the launch of the enhanced dutyfreeonarrival.com worldwide duty-free search engine for travellers. Travelling shoppers can now search for the details of duty free and travel retail outlets around the world in any travel mode, such as airports, ferries, cruises or border stores. Customs allowances for over 170 Countries are included, with more being added all the time. This enables travellers to research and consider their travel shopping before they leave home in line with the growth in web based travel planning. Ivor Smith Founder of the business said "the world is a big place, it will take us some time to incorporate all the outlets, rules and regulations, least of all in nine languages. I have to admit some of our translations need improving. But, we are working hard at getting there soon. It is clear from the travel forum postings on the web that the consumer wants this information in advance and before he arrives at the airport, boards his ship or drives through a border and we intend to give it to them as best and easy as we can and under one simple banner".


The site now permits specific searches for cruises, ferries, border stores, airports and allowances. The next step, already in production, is a full detail of in-flight shopping and a mobile App. Smith also said "our software developers are from the former Russian Republics and Eastern Europe seems to have a very good aptitude for this type of database logic, we can't wait for them to to produce the mobile App. Eventually all the outlets will be geo-located, so that potential customers can be 'pinged' when they are within 100 metres of the nearest shop"

Smith was asked, "how do you intend to make money out of this". His response? "when the duty-free retail industry fully moves into the internet age, where are retailers and advertisers more likely to affiliate, on 5000 or so different travel blogs, discount sites or some of the few websites that properly address this subject for the consumer? Will they follow the logical path, we shall see"



you can check before you fly at www.dutyfreeonarrival.com

"easy to read" duty-free icons launched

A complete set of duty-free, tax-free and travel retail icons has been launched by dutyfreeonarrival.com, so to assist travellers with the restrictions they encounter when shopping on the move.

The 200+ icons are designed to clarify and simplify the understanding of customs allowances, restrictions on the the import of certain products, such as tobaccos into various countries and also to assist with the understanding of in-flight baggage and liquid restrictions.

All the icons can now be viewed with multi-lingual descriptions at:

http://www.thedutyfreeadvisor.co.uk/

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www.dutyfreeonarrival.com

Arrivals-Duty Free.com designs new website

Coming soon!

Enhanced designs and airports searches for http://www.dutyfreeonarrival.com/

and http://www.arrivals-dutyfree.com/ including links to domestic retailers and hotels.

Watch this space!

Travel Forum questions about Duty-Free

There are hundreds of questions on internet travel forums asking about duty free shops and products, eventually duty free on arrival will have a direct link service for the Public.

http://teakdoor.com/thailand-asia-rest-world-questions-answers/15092-melbourne-duty-free-on-arrival.html

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Melbourne - Duty free on arrival?

Am flying to Melbourne to go offshore. I need to buy 250g of rolling tobacco to go offshore with. Anybody know if Melbourne has a duty free shop on arrival?

check before you fly at.....

http://dutyfreeonarrival.com/checkAirport

or email your questions to us at.......

info@dutyfreeonarrival.com

Arrivals Duty Free destination...where?

http://new.dutyfreeonarrival.com/checkAirport

Arrivals Duty Free destination Singapore

Boutique Hors Taxes a l'arrivee Francais

http://www.cacairports.ca/Docs_2009/CAC_ArrivalsDutyFree2009_VFR.pdf

Est-ce que vous savez qu’il ya plusieurs destinations dans le monde ou on peut acheter des marchandises hors taxes a l’aéroport d’arrivée, ainsi que l’aéroport d’embarquement ?
Dans certains pays ce n’est pas possible de prendre vos marchandises hors taxes, particulièrement liquides, avec vous quand vous êtes en transit.
Sans doute, n’avez vous pas beaucoup de temps pour acheter des marchandises hors taxes quand vous êtes arrivées à votre destination.
Il y aura bientôt une solution pour vous donner plus de temps.
Veillez patientez, pour que nous puissions vous donner beaucoup de temps.

http://horstaxesarrivee.com/

http://dutyfreealarrivee.com/

http://dutyfreealaarrivee.ch/

What is it called "Duty Free", "Free Shop" or "Tax Free"?

The French call it "Boutique Hors Taxes", The Germans "Tax Free Shop", Unifree of Turkey call it "Free Shop", the English speaking world say "Duty Free" and also "Tax Free", Spain says "Libre de Impuestos" and a mix of English and Spanish "Tienda Duty Free". In Portuguese speaking Brazil they rarely seem to say "Livres de Impostos" but often "Lojas Duty Free" or "lojas francas".

Arrivals are known in Spain as "llegadas" but in South America "arribos". In Switzerland it is "a la arrivee". In English it is "on arrival", "at arrival", "upon arrival"

Either way, "Duty Free llegada-chegada-a la arrivee" has arrived.

http://arrivalsdutyfree.com/

Duty Free down under.......

Letters to The Telegraph,

Duty-free down underThere is a very simple solution to Nigel Parker's problem of having his duty-free whisky confiscated in Sydney en route to New Zealand (Ask Gill, May 9) – do not buy duty-free spirits at Heathrow.

There is a very good duty- free shop that passengers may use on arrival in New Zealand. It is much more generous than in London, in that you may purchase (under certain conditions) up to three 1.25-litre bottles per person on entry – although I have never felt the need to drink quite that much during a short trip to New Zealand.

Barry Cragg, by email

Courtesy: Daily Telegraph Travel

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/5323929/Travel-feedback-of-the-week-May-10-16.html

http://dutyfreenachegada.com.br

Australian Duty Free on Arrival expands to Chinese and Japanese markets.

The Australian Duty Free retailer in Sydney also continues the expansion of the Duty Free on Arrival concept by launching their online pre-order service in various Far Eastern languages.

Who will be the next Country to expand into the Arrivals Duty Free and online purchase market, Switzerland or Canada?


Where can you buy on arrival...check with

http://www.dutyfreeonarrival.com/
http://www.arrivalstravelretail.com