duty-free
adjective or adverb
ˌdü-tē-ˈfrē 
ˌdyü-,
ˈd(y)ü-tē-ˌfrē
1
: without payment of customs duties : free from duties
imported duty-free
duty-free goods
2
: relating to or selling duty-free goods
a duty-free shop
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When Joe Biden became president, his administration reached an agreement to let the EU import a certain amount of steel and aluminum duty-free.
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Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2025
This is likely going to spur along more pricing adjustments, particularly as the future of the duty-free de minimis provision for low-value Chinese packages entering the U.S. remains uncertain.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
As well as obvious locations like airports, the retailer will also run duty-free stores at land border crossings and seaports to capture as much travel retail shopping spending as possible.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The 10% tariffs came with a surprising twist: The elimination of the de minimis exclusion, a loophole that allows goods valued at less than $800 to come over the border duty-free.
—David Goldman, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2025
This is likely going to spur along more pricing adjustments, particularly as the future of the duty-free de minimis provision for low-value Chinese packages entering the U.S. remains uncertain.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
As well as obvious locations like airports, the retailer will also run duty-free stores at land border crossings and seaports to capture as much travel retail shopping spending as possible.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The 10% tariffs came with a surprising twist: The elimination of the de minimis exclusion, a loophole that allows goods valued at less than $800 to come over the border duty-free.
—David Goldman, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Duty-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duty-free. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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