First of all, the tax refund procedures can only be handled in duty-free shops licensed by the Japanese tax authorities. Only when you show your passport when you buy something can you get a tax refund. You may say, how do I know which shops are licensed by the Japanese tax authorities? Here I'll give you an identification method. Generally speaking, duty-free shops will post a tax-free sign at the door of the store or in front of the service center.

Tax exemption sign

Find the right one. If you really don't know, you can only ask. Generally speaking, "tax-free?" We can understand each other.

In Japan, there are two ways to refund the tax: one is to show your passport at the time of settlement and deduct the consumption tax directly from the purchase amount. The other is to pay the tax-included amount at the duty-free counter in the store on the same day and show the purchased goods, shopping receipts and passports, then go through the tax refund procedures and return the consumption tax paid before.

The first tax refund process: directly deduct the consumption tax from the purchase amount.

1. Show your passport when buying goods in duty-free shops and pay the purchase amount after deducting consumption tax. Sign the buyer's oath.

2. The clerk in charge of tax refund will stick the purchase record ticket (the document recording the purchased duty-free goods) on the passport and stamp it between the passport and the purchase record ticket.

3. When returning to China, Japan Customs will take back the purchase record ticket.

Second tax refund process: after paying the tax-included amount, go through the tax refund formalities on the same day and return the consumption tax paid before.

1. After shopping, present the purchased goods, my passport and shopping receipt at the designated tax refund counter or customer service center. If you use a credit card when shopping, you need to show the credit card of the applicant for tax refund. ) sign the buyer's commitment letter.

2. Refund the consumption tax paid before in cash. Customers who use credit cards can also directly refund the consumption tax amount to their credit cards. Some shops need to pay a handling fee when they refund the tax. )

3. When returning to China, Japanese Customs will purchase the record ticket for recycling.

Almost all department stores have this process, and generally there will be a special counter for tax refund, just like this.

The picture shows the tax refund counter of Takashimaya Shinjuku Store.

This is the process of tax refund. It's hard to avoid being a little overwhelmed for the first time, so do more strategies. Moreover, there are Chinese-speaking shop assistants in big shops in Japan. You can ask them if you don't understand.