Per store, per day
From November 1, the eligible total is at least ¥5,000 excluding tax at the same store on the same day.
Check the goods rules →Starts Nov. 1, 2026 · current system through Oct. 31
Japan tax-free refund planner for the November 2026 rules
For purchases from November 1, 2026, eligible shoppers pay the tax-inclusive price first. Customs confirms export when you leave Japan; the shop or its refund provider then processes the refund. Yenvor helps you plan dates, amounts and departure steps.
Official-source methodologyNo account requiredTracker stays on your device
Travelling before November 1, 2026? The current tax-free-at-purchase system still applies to purchases through October 31, 2026. The planner below is designed for the new Refund Method.
Refund-method planner
Estimate the tax portion and your customs deadline
For purchases made on or after November 1, 2026. Enter the combined same-store/same-day amount when testing the ¥5,000 before-tax minimum. Mixed 10% + 8% receipts are supported.
Enter an amount to see an estimate.
Estimate only. The ¥5,000 test is per store/day, while customs confirmation is per purchase transaction (such as a receipt). If you combine receipts here, the estimated refund assumes every included transaction independently passes customs. Tax rounding, fees and currency conversion can also affect the actual amount.
Customs deadline
Customs confirmation must be completed within 90 days from each purchase date.
Understand the deadline →Visit Japan Web option
Seven major airports have an official VJW option in designated departure-lobby Wi-Fi areas.
See airport guidance →Private on-device tool
Tax-free purchase tracker
Track purchase transactions, same-store/day totals and receipt-specific customs readiness. Data stays in this browser unless you export it.
Choose your final departure point from Japan for a tailored checklist.
No receipts saved yet.
The ¥5,000 threshold is planned from entries with matching store/branch text and date. Customs inspection is still transaction/receipt-specific: one missing item can make that receipt fail. Yenvor does not upload tracker entries. The print view uses only the data currently stored in this browser.
Why Yenvor exists
A planner, not a refund promise
The tricky parts are practical: the threshold is before tax, a trip can contain different 90-day deadlines, customs checks individual purchase transactions, and relevant goods must still be accessible before baggage check-in.
Yenvor turns those rules into a date-aware checklist while leaving official eligibility and refund decisions to customs, the shop and its provider.
Three situations the planner is built to catch
The value of the rules is in how they combine. These worked examples show where a simple “10% refund” assumption can go wrong.
Mixed-rate receipt
A ¥55,000 receipt with ¥5,400 taxed at 8% contains about ¥4,909 of consumption tax and about ¥50,091 before tax. It clears the ¥5,000 before-tax threshold, but only if the underlying purchase records and goods are otherwise eligible.
Long stay
Buy on November 1, 2026 and plan to complete customs on February 5, 2027: the calculator flags it. The 90-day deadline is January 30, so the later departure does not rescue the purchase.
Domestic connection
Fly Sapporo → Haneda → Seoul with relevant goods in checked baggage. The tax-free procedure belongs at Haneda, your final departure point from Japan, and the relevant goods need to remain accessible until customs confirmation.
Planning takeaway: Yenvor combines amount math, receipt-level goods readiness and travel timing in one plan. That is why the same trip can contain purchases that are ready, purchases that need documents, and purchases that are already outside the deadline.