TOKYO -- The Japan Tourism Agency is calling for an end to the ceiling on tax-free shopping by foreign tourists as part of tax reforms for fiscal 2025, aiming to better tap inbound demand.
Foreign visitors are exempt from paying consumption tax when buying items at duty-free retailers. For consumable items -- food, beverages, cosmetics and medicines, for example -- such purchases have a daily cap of 500,000 yen (about $3,200) per shopper per store.
