UNIQLO stores offer tax-free shopping.
Please see below for conditions of use and precautions.
*Some stores are not eligible for tax-free shopping. Please check the store locator for tax-free availability.
*Online stores are not eligible for tax-free shopping. (Even if you choose UNIQLO store pickup or store payment, tax-free service is not available)
*For services other than products, such as Repair, Remake (embroidery, stitching), and Printing services, are not eligible for tax-free shopping.
【Conditions of Use】
The following customers are eligible for tax-free shopping.
*The customers and requirements eligible for tax-free shopping have been changed by the revision of the consumption tax exemption system effective from April 1, 2023. For details, please check the information provided by the Japan Tourism Agency.
Persons who hold a foreign nationality
Purchases must be 5,500 yen (5,000 yen before tax) or more.
The period of stay in Japan must be less than 6 months.
Status of Residence must be either “Short-term Stay”, “Diplomat,” or “Official".
Bringing passport (with Seal of Verification for Landing) or the following documents
・Crew member's landing permit
・Emergency landing permit
・Landing permit due to distress
・Landing permit for cruise ship tourist
*Passport is not required for passengers who can present the QR code for tax free on VisitJapanWeb.
Persons who hold Japanese nationality
Purchases must be 5,500 yen (5,000 yen excluding tax) or more
The period of stay in Japan must be less than 6 months.
Persons who can confirm with original copy of either "Residency Certificate" or "Copy of the address history attached to the family register" that they have been continuously residing outside of Japan for at least two years
*The document must include the address of the applicant's location of permanent domicile.
Bringing passport (with landing permission stamp) or the following documents
・Landing Permit for Crew Members
・Emergency landing permission
・Landing permission in distress
・Landing Permit for Ship Tourist
【Precautions】
If you enter the country through an automated gate and do not have an entry stamp in your passport, the date of entry cannot be confirmed and you will not be eligible for tax-free service.
If you want to be eligible for tax-free shopping, please ask an immigration official for the stamp or sticker when you enter Japan through the automated gate.
Items purchased at other UNIQLO stores cannot be combined with tax-free purchases.
Tax-free purchases must leave Japan within 6 months of the date of entry; if not taken out of the country within 6 months, they will be subject to taxation upon departure.
Please click here for information on returning and exchanging tax-free purchases.
*Products purchased in the online store and designated for in-store pickup cannot be returned to the pick up store and re-purchased using tax-free service.
【To foreign embassies and diplomats】
UNIQLO CO., LTD. has been designated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a “Consumption Tax Exemption Store for Foreign Embassies and Diplomatic Missions” (Designated Store (DS)).
Except for some stores, tax-free service is provided from August 10, 2019,
*Some stores are not eligible for tax exemption. Please check the availability of tax free service from the store locator.
*Online stores are not eligible for tax-free shopping. (Even if you choose UNIQLO store pickup or store payment, tax-free service is not available.)
*For services other than products, such as Repair, Remake (embroidery, stitching), and Printing services, are not eligible for tax-free shopping.
Tax-free Information
Consumption tax exemption for foreign diplomatic missions is available only to embassies, legations, consulates, ambassadors, ministers, consuls, etc., who have received a certificate (Tax Exemption Card) issued by the Protocol Office Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
When purchasing goods, please present your “Tax Exemption Card” and submit the “Certificate of Tax Exemption Purchase for Foreign Establishments” with the necessary information.
Each “Tax Exemption Card” specifies the scope of tax exemption and the minimum purchase amount. For details, please refer to the website of the National Tax Agency.
Documents required for tax exemption procedures
Tax Exemption Card for Diplomats, etc. (with photo)
Certificate of Tax Exemption Purchase for Foreign Establishments
