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What requirements are needed for duty-free shopping in airports?


Category: Duty-Free

Duty-free shops at airports are well-known for being discount heaven and thus capture the imagination of travelers.
Many travelers make visiting duty-free shops part of their journey in order to get best deals. It is really tempting to get tax-free items in those shops.

Because of the temptation, many people think that they can get profit from price difference between the price of items sold in duty-free shops and that in local shops. They think it is a good idea to get items cheap in duty-free shops and then resell them to others at street price. But just save it if you are not an international traveler.

Generally speaking, international travelers, airport staffs and shop employees are potential guests of duty-free shops. But every one needs to meet some requirements in order to get things there.

International travelers

Even international travelers can't enter into duty-free shops freely since certain valid certificates and processes are needed. You are allowed to enter into duty-free shops providing you present certain valid certificates which prove that you are an international traveler waiting for departure. Valid certificates include passport, boarding card, international airplane ticket and your ID card.

Airport staffs

Airport staffs including cabin crew, airhostesses are also required to present valid certificates before shopping in duty-free shops.

Duty-free shops employee

Employees of duty-free shops are not allowed to take their personal stuff including handbags, cell phones into shops. They need to have their items kept in specific place and put on their uniforms before entering the shops. They are not entitled to buy things there without certain processes.

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