Information on tax exemption
The Wink Premium Akihabara store offers tax exemption to the following customers.
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１. Conditions for tax-free
Sales to non-residents in Japan.
"Non-residents" basically refers to foreign nationals.
Yet for Japanese who meets certain conditions can be
treated as "non-residents".
Important notice for duty free purchase at our shop
We accept tax exemption or duty-free procedure once in a month for one customer or passport holder.
*If customer have a history of duty free procedure within one month, tax exemption or duty free procedure
will not be accepted at our store.
Multiple purchases of the same product are not allowed.
One product can be purchased one unit only.
・If the total purchase amount is 5000 yen or more, tax exemption will be applied.
| Foreign nationals | |
|---|---|
Non-reseident[1].Foreign nationals are basically treated as "non-residents".[2].Persons whose status of stay is [Temporary Visitor] [Diplomatic] [Official] *For those whose status of stay is "Student", "Dependent", "Designated Activities", "Trainee", "Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services", "Reporter", "Permanent Resident", "Technical Intern Training", etc. are not entitled. |
Reseident[1]. Persons who work at an office in Japan |
| Japanese non-resident | |
|---|---|
Non-reseident[1]. Persons who leave Japan and stay abroad
for the purpose of working at offices in foreign
countries (including overseas branches of
Japanese corporations, local corporations,
representative offices, and international
organizations) |
Reseident[1]. Japanese nationals are basically treated
as residents. |
※We will need to check the landing permit
stamp on your passport to confirm your status of stay.
Since the automatic gates for immigration check do not
produce such stamp, we will not be able to confirm your
date of arrival and thus cannot do tax-free procedure for
you.
※Tax-free products are required to be taken out of Japan.
２、Necessary documents[Foreign
nationals and non-residents]
One of the following is required・ Passport
・ Crew landing permit
・ Emergency Landing Permit
・ Landing permit due to disaster
・ Landing permit for ship tourism
* Passport information can be provided by reading the QR code displayed on the Visit Japan web service at the duty-free shop.
"2. Necessary documents[Foreign nationals and non-residents]
One of the following is required
・ Passport
・ Crew landing permit
・ Emergency Landing Permit
・ Landing permit due to disaster
・ Landing permit for ship tourism
* Passport information can be provided by reading the QR code displayed on the Visit Japan web service at the duty-free shop.
Necessary document [Japanese national and non-resident]
One of the following is required
・Passport
・A copy of the civil register appendix
1Documents whose date of creation is [up to 6 months before or after] compared to the date of entry into the passport
Example) If the entry date is December 22, 2022
The date of creation must be after June 22, 2022.
Compared the date when the address was established
overseas with the date of creation of the copy of the
appendix of the civil register
Confirm [more than 2 years ago]
Example) If the creation date is December 22, 2022,
The issued date must be before December 23, 2020.
・Certificate of residence
1Documents whose date of creation is compared to the date
of entry into the passport [up to 6 months before or after]
Example) If the entry date is December 22, 2022,
Must be created after June 22, 2022
(2) The date on which the address or place of residence was
established is compared with the date on which the
certificate of residence was created.
[Must be more than 2 years]
Example) If the creation date is December 22, 2022,
The set date must be before December 23, 2020"
