Loft: tax refund policy
ロフト
Selected stores (official news release, December 2025: 24 stores; store pages carry the Tax Free mark)
How refunds work from Nov 1, 2026
As of the check date, this store's official site has not published how refunds will work under the new rules. Items without a source are marked "To be announced"; follow the in-store instructions.
- Refund method (new rules)
- To be announced / follow in-store instructions
- Fee
- To be announced / follow in-store instructions
- Minimum
- To be announced / follow in-store instructions
- Combine shops
- To be announced / follow in-store instructions
- Refund counter
- To be announced / follow in-store instructions
- Notes
- No announcement about the new rules was found in the official news release list (through October 2026).
Payment methods
Transit IC cards, UnionPay, Alipay, Alipay+, WeChat Pay
Payment methods are as listed on the official site and may differ at some branches. Which payment methods refunds can go back to under the new rules is up to the store.
Current practice (before Nov 1, 2026)
- Refund counter
- Varies by store; each store page gives tax-free hours and location (e.g. service counter, tax-free counter)
- Fee
- To be announced / follow in-store instructions
- Minimum
- To be announced / follow in-store instructions
- Combine shops
- To be announced / follow in-store instructions
- Notes
- Tax-free procedures usually end about 30 minutes before closing (Shibuya Loft: 11:00–20:30; on October 31 it closes early for Halloween and tax-free ends at 18:30).
Official sources and check dates
- About payment service icons (LOFT) — tax-free shop status, payment methods, Checked Oct 24, 2026
- News release, December 2025 (LOFT) — tax-free shop status, scope, Checked Oct 24, 2026
- Store information SHOP LIST (LOFT) — scope, current practice, Checked Oct 24, 2026
- Shibuya Loft (LOFT) — current practice, Checked Oct 24, 2026
- News releases (LOFT) — new-rule refunds, Checked Oct 24, 2026
This page only states what the official sources say explicitly; anything they do not say is marked "To be announced / follow in-store instructions".