Nowadays, everyone will definitely go shopping when traveling abroad, and shopping in duty-free shops in many places will be more cost-effective. The editor below will introduce to you, what are the ways to get discounts when shopping in duty-free shops? First of all, you need to know whether you can really get discounts when shopping in duty-free shops? Are duty-free products necessarily cheap?

The duty-free market is quite special, as most products are purchased directly from brands. Therefore, in most cases, without middlemen making a difference, the cost of purchasing goods will naturally be lower than in other markets.

At the same time, the duty-free market will also have certain tax reductions and exemptions. This principle is because when citizens of the country leave the country’s customs, they have left the scope of public service of the country’s government, so there is no need to Pay remuneration for public services to the government of your country. Foreign tourists do not have a service contract or service relationship with the country's government during their consumption in the country, so they do not need to pay service remuneration to the country's government. These rewards are also taxes.

But there are also places where the cost is high. The commissions given by duty-free shops to the airport are also very high (usually 35-55). There is no way to deal with franchises or exclusive operations.

So there is a question mark as to whether duty-free shops are necessarily cheaper than outside.

Most duty-free shops will learn from Shopping

Mall’s approach. Some well-known popular products will be very cheap, creating the illusion that they are all cheap here. But in fact, in terms of the full range of products, it is really not necessarily the case. The most obvious thing is that snacks and local specialties in duty-free shops are basically more expensive than outside.

Generally speaking, tobacco and alcohol duty-free shops are cheaper, and cosmetics are also cheaper in duty-free shops. However, it is recommended to buy luggage, clothes, and discount village items in the city through tax refund. What types of duty-free shops are there

I will just pick the commonly used ones. Duty-free shops mainly include port duty-free shops, transportation duty-free shops and offshore island duty-free shops.

The so-called port duty-free shops are the simplest and most encountered by everyone. They are the ones at the airport. The premise is that there is a terminal building where you need to leave the country, and there are no domestic routes.

Port duty-free shops are generally CDF of China Duty Free Group, such as those in Beijing, Shanghai and Rishang. It is said that some of the products in Rishang are really cheap.

The easiest way to understand the duty-free shops in transportation is the duty-free shops on cruise ships, or the duty-free products that CC recommends to you on inbound and outbound flights.

Outlying island duty-free shops, Jeju Island in South Korea, Langkawi in Malaysia, Okinawa in Japan and other places have outlying island duty-free policies. Domestic Hainan Island currently also has this policy.

Many countries offer tax rebates for nuts. So when you are abroad and see the word DutyFree, it means that this is a duty-free shop; and when you see the sign of Tax

Free, it means that this store can be tax refunded.

Anyone who has been to Japan knows that TaxFree signs are everywhere on the streets.

In many cases, tax rebate may be cheaper than tax exemption, at least if you are selective in product selection. Will there be fake goods in duty-free shops?

Personally, I think it is unlikely. Duty-free shops are an important window for the export of national brands, so selling fake goods may affect the country’s reputation. Moreover, the duty-free shops are basically well-known brands. In order to promote their products, they will definitely control the quality of the products.

Some students think that the products they buy are different, and in many cases it is due to differences in packaging. What’s the cheapest way to buy in duty-free shops

Register as a member

For example, there is a membership system in Japan. After registering as a member, you can get 36% off and 1 point rebate for independent travel, and 50% off for group tours. There is no need to go to Taobao to find coupons.

Most other duty-free shops also have their own membership systems.

If you can’t get a senior membership of the duty-free shop in a short period of time, you can also buy it with someone else’s senior membership, and the discount will be greater.

Look for coupons

For example, Ctrip’s Global Shopping will have many duty-free shop coupons, including full discounts, cash rebates, and direct discounts.

Just search it.

It is also available on Dianping and Alipay.

The same is true on the omnipotent Taobao. The cashbacks at Korean duty-free shops are so exaggerated.

Superimposed bank rebates

If the rebates from platforms (Ctrip, Fliggy, Alipay, etc.), card organizations (UnionPay, MasterCard, AE), banks, and product discounts are all superimposed, it will Very exaggerated.

I have had personal experience. I took a Shanghai Pudong Development Bank credit card to buy Chow Tai Fook in Hong Kong and got 30 cash back. What an exaggeration. You can actually make a little profit by buying gold directly and then selling it.

At present, the cooperation between UnionPay and duty-free shops is very close, especially at overseas airports, where you can basically get a 10% discount when using UnionPay.

Follow activities

At this time, you can download the apps of several duty-free shops. The latest and most comprehensive activities will usually be placed on their own apps.

For example, Pudong Rishang Senior Hall currently offers 10% off for two items or 15% off for three items. CPB also offers 10% off for two items or 15% off for three items. Estee Lauder is available at Guangzhou Airport Duty Free Shop, Hangzhou Airport Duty Free Shop, and Xi’an Airport. The duty-free shop offers 25% off for 3 items. A few days ago, there were 3 items with 40% off, but they were temporarily taken offline. I cannot encourage everyone to go out and buy them at this time.

In addition, several of the apps introduced above can also allow you to buy in advance and then go to the duty-free shop to pick up the goods, saving time.