Japan's Tax Exemption

Please note that tax exemption is available only under certain conditions.
Details are available on the page below.

https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/tax-free/page01_000113.html

As of April 1, 2025, tax-free shopping does not apply when items are sent overseas by the purchaser via international parcels. (Direct shipping arranged by the store may still be available.)

For purchases made on or after November 1, 2026, the revised system adopts a “refund method,” under which the consumption tax equivalent is refunded after Customs confirms at departure that the goods are being taken out of Japan.
For more information, please check the following pages.

https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/tax-free/content/001872833.pdf
https://asset.japan.travel/image/upload/v1787044842/pdf/refundmethod_en.pdf
https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/tax-free/page01_000001_00028.html

National Tax Agency / Notice to Foreign Travelers who purchase Tax-Free Goods

https://www.nta.go.jp/publication/pamph/shohi/menzei/201805/pdf/explanation_eng.pdf

Japan Customs / Procedures of Passenger Clearance

https://www.customs.go.jp/english/summary/passenger.htm

Ministry of Finance, Japan / Material on Consumption Taxation

https://www.mof.go.jp/english/policy/tax_policy/tax_system/consumption/index.html#a03

Japan Tourism Agency / Japan's Tax-Free Shopping System for Visitors: Refund Method Explained

https://youtu.be/V2Vo_3oxNbM