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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This cooperation will offer CTG Duty-Free, which operates nearly 200 duty-free stores across more than 100 cities worldwide, and LVMH opportunities to leverage their respective strengths and forge further collaboration in Greater China.
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
Kenya, subject to a 10% US levy, signed a preliminary agreement with China that would give 98% of its exports duty-free access to the Chinese market, Reuters reported.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, services such as child care and matchmaking remain duty-free.
—Dudley L. Poston, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, services such as child care and matchmaking remain duty-free.
—The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
Kenya, subject to a 10% US levy, signed a preliminary agreement with China that would give 98% of its exports duty-free access to the Chinese market, Reuters reported.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, services such as child care and matchmaking remain duty-free.
—Dudley L. Poston, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, services such as child care and matchmaking remain duty-free.
—The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Duty-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duty-free. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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