What it actually cost, once it crossed the border
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The tax free QR code in Japan is a way to present your passport at the till. It is not a refund, not a departure procedure, and it changes the sum by nothing.
Worth ¥0, saves a pocket · Country Procedure
The Japan tax free changes keep the ¥10,000 and move it: you pay the tax, customs confirms at departure, and the law sets no refund method and no fee ceiling.
¥10,000, after the queue · Country Procedure
Japan tax free pays ¥10,000 on a ¥110,000 purchase, taken off at the register to 31 October 2026. The cutover is the receipt date, not your flight.
Same ¥10,000, taken off at the till · Country Procedure