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duty-free

[ doo-tee-free, dyoo- ]

adjective

  1. free of customs duty or tax on imported or exported goods:

    duty-free cargo; merchandise shipped duty-free.

  2. pertaining to or selling goods for import or export free of the usual customs duty:

    a duty-free shop at the airport.



duty-free

adjective

  1. with exemption from customs or excise duties
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. goods sold in a duty-free shop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of duty-free1

1680–90; duty (in the sense “an import or export tax”) + -free
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Customs and Border Protection processes “nearly 4 million duty-free de minimis shipments a day,” most of them coming from China and Hong Kong, a spokesperson for the agency told CNN.

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Temu, based in China, raised prices in recent days after Trump hiked tariffs and closed a loophole that allowed duty-free shipments to the U.S.

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Major retailers have welcomed the government's review of a rule that allows small parcels to enter the UK duty-free, saying it gives overseas firms such as Shein and Temu an unfair advantage over British businesses.

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Under the Canadian system, US dairy goods can enter the country duty-free or with very low tariffs - until certain quotas are exceeded.

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Since 2000, certain African countries had duty-free access to the US market for a raft of goods including clothing and textiles, cocoa products and wine, as well as crude oil.

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