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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Canada recently signed a trade deal with Indonesia, providing duty-free access for up to 95 percent of Canadian exports by 2026.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The imports from Nicaragua were duty-free because the country had a trade agreement with the United States, but now faces an 18% import tax.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Packages with values of $800 or less, which were previously allowed to enter the United States duty-free, are now subject to a range of tariffs and fees.
—Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Since the African Growth and Opportunity Act was implemented in 2000, sub-Saharan African nations have exchanged goods duty-free with the US, boosting trans-Atlantic trade.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The imports from Nicaragua were duty-free because the country had a trade agreement with the United States, but now faces an 18% import tax.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Packages with values of $800 or less, which were previously allowed to enter the United States duty-free, are now subject to a range of tariffs and fees.
—Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Since the African Growth and Opportunity Act was implemented in 2000, sub-Saharan African nations have exchanged goods duty-free with the US, boosting trans-Atlantic trade.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Duty-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duty-free. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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