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Check the customs deadline
For purchases from November 1, 2026. The deadline is 90 days after purchase, counting the following day as day 1. Take all goods through customs when departing by this date, before checking baggage.
2
Estimate your tax refund
Enter each purchase amount in the appropriate field. Multiple fields show individual results and a total. Enter either the tax-inclusive or tax-exclusive price for the same purchase, never both. Blank fields count as zero.
Check which goods have 8% or 10% consumption tax
New refund system from November 1, 2026. Check your receipt: the tax rate does not establish refund eligibility. Takeaway and delivery food may be 8%, but goods consumed in Japan cannot be refunded. Dining in and catered services are generally 10%. The new system has no general-goods/consumables distinction or ordinary-use requirement: business/resale purpose alone does not automatically exclude a purchase. All purchased goods must be carried out by the purchaser and meet customs requirements.
8%
8%: Food, rice, vegetables, meat, fish, fruit, bread, sweets, processed foods, seasonings, tea, juice, water and non-medicinal supplements. Non-alcoholic drinks and mirin-style seasoning below 1% alcohol are generally 8%; cooking seasonings treated as undrinkable and not classified as liquor can also be 8%.
10%
10%: Clothes, shoes, bags, watches, jewellery, electronics, crafts, tableware, sports goods, stationery, toys, glasses and contact lenses; alcohol (including true mirin), medicines, quasi-drugs, cosmetics, toiletries, detergents and tobacco.
Not eligible: gold/platinum bullion and coins, goods exempt from consumption tax, and services used in Japan, such as dining, accommodation and transport.
National Tax Agency — Refund system / National Tax Agency — 8% / 10%
Enter your purchase amounts.
Estimates only. Tax and fees are rounded down to whole yen separately for each input. Actual refunds depend on receipt tax, provider fees, rounding and exchange rates. Tax-free eligibility, customs confirmation and refund registration are required.
Consumption tax amount: Tax-inclusive price × 8 ÷ 108 / × 10 ÷ 110; Tax-exclusive price × 8% / × 10%.