New Age Duty Free

[arve at LERVIK.ORG]

Quoting Ulf Buxrud <ulf at BUXRUD.SE>:

> I have for the last 15 years or so been lobbying for a system where the 'tax
> free' or 'dicsounted' alcohol should be purchased upon arrival and not on
> departure.
>
> Upon arrival at international airports one is still in a transit area equal
> to the one from which departure occurs. So from a 'economical/political'
> pont wiew there is no difference.
>
> Further, keep in mind that all intra European air transports does not any
> longer offer 'tax free' purchases. The price level at the airports offered
> to intra European travellers are at least at par with shops outside the
> airport or HIGHER.

There are currently three countries in Europe that allow proper 
tax-freeshopping
upon arrival. All three are non-EU - Norway, Iceland and Turkey.

Upon arrival you present your ticketstub (E-ticket receipt or other travel
documents) in the till when paying for the goods. In Norway you can 
(currently,
might change in the near future) only shop up to the duty-free allowence (1
litre of spirits, 1.5 litres of wine and 2 litres of beer) - I don't know if
Iceland or Turkey has litmits like this.

Best regards
Arve M Lervik
Norwegian Malt Whisky Society
(and tax-free employee)

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