How to Use duty-free in a Sentence

duty-free

adjective or adverb
  • There's also a whole arcade of in-lounge duty-free shops.
    Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2023
  • Here, there are no duty-free shops, mega-cruise ships, or high-rise hotels.
    Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2023
  • So every trek to Brazil required a stop at the duty-free shop to buy our quota of cachaca.
    Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Forest City is a duty-free zone in Malaysia, just a few miles from Singapore.
    Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024
  • This allows for duty-free shipments of all goods priced under $800.
    Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 2 May 2023
  • Who has time to contemplate that while browsing duty-free?
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The loophole allows $800 worth of parcels to be imported into the U.S. duty-free per person per day.
    Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Mar. 2024
  • This is also the reason behind a lack of duty-free shopping aboard Pride of America.
    Lori A. May, Chron, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The trade show, which ends on Thursday, is the annual meeting place for the global duty-free industry.
    Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Hainan has the world’s largest duty-free shopping mall, and the government plans to turn the entire island into a duty-free hub as early as next year.
    Serenitie Wang, Cnbc, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
  • As a result, many foreign parts could qualify a car for duty-free treatment.
    Robert E. Lighthizer, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, find duty-free spots, cosmetic stores, newsstands, and candy shops here.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2023
  • There are plenty of places to grab a bite or shop including typical duty-free items, mezcal spots, and chains like Starbucks and Carl’s Jr.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2024
  • Shopping There are newsstands and duty-free shops on both sides of security.
    Harriet Baskas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2024
  • However, a duty-free shop at the entrance of the terminal expansion is open.
    Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The answer has much to do with a trade rule known as the de minimis exception, which allows parcels valued under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free per person per day.
    Didi Tang, Fortune Asia, 4 Mar. 2024
  • But rules of origin often preclude these products, which are made with fibers sourced largely from Asia, from entering the U.S. duty-free.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2024
  • But shopping plunged in 2024, spelling trouble for the economy which is betting big on revenue from duty-free stores.
    Serenitie Wang, Cnbc, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The higher $800 threshold for duty-free treatment has strong backing from many in the business community.
    Kevin Freking The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Ranchers in New Zealand, the second-largest exporter, enjoy duty-free access to China.
    Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • While China’s duty-free stores work through the glut on their shelves, homegrown beauty brands are growing in popularity.
    Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • In Hainan, the Chinese island that’s a duty-free shopping destination, the beauty market was down 30 percent.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 31 July 2024
  • The company is reportedly launching a two-story flagship Louis Vuitton store in Hainan, a duty-free haven in China.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The latest trend seems to be selling duty-free items more aggressively and pushing you to apply for one of their revenue-generating credit cards.
    Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The latest trend seems to be selling duty-free items more aggressively and pushing you to apply for one of their revenue-generating credit cards – both of which are likely to fall flat.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Hotel occupancy and sales at duty-free shops in Haikou also spiked during the holiday.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Efforts to lower the threshold amount or exclude certain countries altogether from duty-free treatment are set to become a major trade fight in this Congress.
    Kevin Freking, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
  • Fast Retailing, owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, highlighted strength of the domestic market in its most recent earnings, lifted by a surge in duty-free sales.
    Reuters, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Customs officials could rule that Chinese EVs don’t qualify for the low-duty or duty-free benefits of being made in Mexico.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 27 June 2024
  • Temu’s cheaper offerings have also led to lawmakers calling on the Biden administration to crack down on the number of packages from China that enter the country duty-free.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 21 Mar. 2024

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