Key Highlights
- In many cases, duty-free products can cost the same or even more than items sold in regular stores or online. Here are some important facts every airport shopper should know. Duty-Free Does Not Mean Zero TaxWhen you buy something at a duty-free store, you avoid local taxes in the country you are flying from.
- However, brands and retailers are free to set their own prices. This means companies can raise the base price of a product and still call it duty-free.
- Factors like brand mark-ups, currency conversion and destination taxes often cancel out any tax benefit.
- As a result, the final price may not be cheaper at all. Also Read: Where To Buy the Best Whisky?
- 5 Duty-Free Shops Every Indian Traveller Should Know Prices Change From Airport to AirportDuty-free prices are not the same everywhere.
