🇯🇵 JAPAN
Travellers save an average of A$220.
Avg saving
A$220
per trip
VAT refund
8%
on eligible goods
Top category
📱
Electronics
Travellers save an average of A$220 in Tokyo.
Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones
¥35,000 → A$293 after VAT
Save A$256
47% cheaper
* Estimates based on published retail prices and current exchange rates.
10% VAT is included in every price tag. Here's how to get your share back.
Japan's consumption tax is 10%. Unlike European VAT refunds processed at the airport, Japan offers tax-free shopping at the point of sale — the tax is removed at checkout, so you pay the lower price immediately.
Present your passport at checkout in stores displaying the "Tax Free" logo. The store removes the 10% tax from your purchase. They'll attach a record to your passport (or register it electronically). No airport processing required.
There are two categories. General items (electronics, clothing, bags): ¥5,000 minimum per store per day. Consumables (food, cosmetics, medicine): ¥5,000 minimum per store per day. General and consumable purchases cannot be combined to reach the threshold.
Adjust your budget and interests to estimate what you could save.
Your estimate
~A$1,800
Potential savings on a 7-day trip to Tokyo
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Get Pryce IQ FreeGeneral items (electronics, clothing): yes, use them immediately. Consumables: technically no — they're sealed in a bag at the store and you're expected to take them out of the country unopened. In practice, this is rarely enforced, but the rule exists.
Most major electronics retailers (Bic Camera, Yodobashi), department stores (Isetan, Takashimaya), and drugstores (Matsumoto Kiyoshi, Don Quijote) participate. Convenience stores and small independent shops typically do not.
Yes — significantly easier. In Japan, the tax is removed at checkout. In Europe, you pay full price and claim a refund at the airport. Japan's system means no paperwork at departure and no processing fees eating into your refund.