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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The Barclays analysis noted that more than half of the imports were duty-free and brought in more from countries that had lower tariffs rather than from sources like China.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Yet, despite sanctions and setbacks, Myanmar continues to benefit from duty-free access to the European Union under the Everything-But-Arms (EBA) scheme, and similar arrangements with Japan and South Korea.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
That’s because demand shifted away from countries with higher tariffs while more than half of U.S. imports that month were duty-free.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Along with raising tariffs on imports from many countries, President Donald Trump suspended the de minimis rule, which allowed items worth $800 or less to enter the U.S. duty-free.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Yet, despite sanctions and setbacks, Myanmar continues to benefit from duty-free access to the European Union under the Everything-But-Arms (EBA) scheme, and similar arrangements with Japan and South Korea.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
That’s because demand shifted away from countries with higher tariffs while more than half of U.S. imports that month were duty-free.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Along with raising tariffs on imports from many countries, President Donald Trump suspended the de minimis rule, which allowed items worth $800 or less to enter the U.S. duty-free.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Duty-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duty-free. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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