Japan may change duty-free shopping tax waiver process for tourists: Report

Japan’s government is considering changing the way tourists will have their consumption tax waived. - PHOTO: AFP

TOKYO: Tourists who buy products in Japan may soon undergo a different process of getting waivers for their consumption tax.

Currently, the tourists’ consumption tax is deducted at the point of sale at designated duty-free stores and sales counters. However, some tourists abuse the system by reselling these products within Japan.