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
Examples of duty-free in a Sentence
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From a tax standpoint, nearly all of Pinal County is a duty-free foreign trade zone,
These could be leveraged along with better infrastructure to train and attract or create the jobs of tomorrow.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
As of today, Van Cleef & Arpels counts 29 stores (excluding two duty-free shops in Hainan) in mainland China, with two new doors, one in Suzhou and one in Beijing, slated to open this year.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 4 July 2024
In 2005, the Herald reported on Pino’s decision to pull out of the duty-free concessions business at Miami International Airport, which had operated for a decade and drawn the attention of investigators and prosecutors.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
Customs officials could rule that Chinese EVs don’t qualify for the low-duty or duty-free benefits of being assembled in Mexico.
—Paul Wiseman, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
As of today, Van Cleef & Arpels counts 29 stores (excluding two duty-free shops in Hainan) in mainland China, with two new doors, one in Suzhou and one in Beijing, slated to open this year.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 4 July 2024
In 2005, the Herald reported on Pino’s decision to pull out of the duty-free concessions business at Miami International Airport, which had operated for a decade and drawn the attention of investigators and prosecutors.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
Customs officials could rule that Chinese EVs don’t qualify for the low-duty or duty-free benefits of being assembled in Mexico.
—Paul Wiseman, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
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“Duty-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duty-free. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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