How do you say "Where do I do the tax free procedure?" in Japanese?

Name: On November 1st, Japan's Tax Free Discount Stops Happening at the Till.
Uploaded: 2026-08-31T06:07:18Z
Duration: 27 s
Description: Learn to say 免税の手続きはどこですか？ (menzei no tetsuzuki wa doko desu ka?) — Where do I do the tax free procedure?. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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On November 1st, Japan's Tax Free Discount Stops Happening at the Till.

To say Where do I do the tax free procedure? in Japanese, say 免税の手続きはどこですか？ (menzei no tetsuzuki wa doko desu ka?).

From November, that ten percent doesn't come off at the till any more. You pay it, then you go chase it at the airport.

免税の手続きはどこですか？ menzei no tetsuzuki wa doko desu ka? Where do I do the tax free procedure?

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免税の手続きはどこですか？ menzei no tetsuzuki wa doko desu ka? Where do I do the tax free procedure?
免税でお願いします。 menzei de onegai shimasu. Tax free, please.

Kanji in this phrase

免税: めんぜい
手続き: てつづき

Why this phrase

Japan switches to a refund-later system on the first of November 2026. You buy at the full tax-included price, customs confirms at departure that the goods are leaving the country, and the tax comes back to you after that. The five thousand yen minimum stays, the sealed bags and the separate food and goods categories go away, and you get ninety days from the purchase to sort it. Every tax-free tip published before this date is about to be wrong.