Tsuruha Drug: tax refund policy
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Selected Tsuruha Group stores (list on the official "Tsuruha Group tax-free shops" page)
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 on the tax-free page or the news list.
Payment methods
Transit IC cards, UnionPay, WeChat Pay, Alipay+
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
- To be announced / follow in-store instructions
- Fee
- To be announced / follow in-store instructions
- Minimum
- Official page: totals of JP¥5,000 or less, or over JP¥500,000, are not eligible
- Combine shops
- To be announced / follow in-store instructions
- Notes
- An original passport is required (no copies). Parts of the official tax-free page (e.g. "take items out of Japan within 30 days") appear to be out of date; follow the in-store instructions.
Official sources and check dates
- Tsuruha Group tax-free stores (Tsuruha Drug) — tax-free shop status, scope, current practice, new-rule refunds, Checked Oct 24, 2026
- About Tsuruha Group | Tsuruha Drug — tax-free shop status, Checked Oct 24, 2026
- Payment options (Tsuruha Drug) — payment methods, Checked Oct 24, 2026
- News (Tsuruha Drug) — 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".