Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
3-20-2023
Graduation Year
2024
Abstract
If you have been to an airport, you have likely come across the heavily stocked, halogen lit, mini shopping malls just across from your departing gate. Affixed with the large “Duty-Free” logo, these tempting variety stores lure travelers in with their notorious “tax-free" goods, that “typically offer a distinct assortment of luxury goods-like alcohol, jewelry, and beauty products-to outbound international travelers.” But the question looms, whether these duty-free shops are actually saving customers money, and how countries restrict such purchases throughout international travel. This piece will explore those two questions by comparing the European Union (EU) and the United States in their legal efforts to monitor and restrict duty-free shopping.
This post was originally published on the Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review on March 20, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.
Recommended Citation
Lerche, Sarah, "Duty-Free Shopping: Comparing Tax-Free Travel Restrictions of the EU and the United States" (2023). CICLR Online. 84.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/ciclr-online/84
