These export-processing zones provided for duty-free entry and duty-free exit for export-oriented goods and helped in the transfer of technology and skill to the developed countries.
Those figures include sales from duty- and tax-free stores in three other airports in the country and the duty-free shopping complex in the middle of Bangkok being constructed as a complement to the new airport space (where, without an impending flight or carry-on baggage, shoppers can spend more relaxed time buying duty-free goods, which King Power will have waiting for them at check-in).
Deputy Mark Dorey said he believed it was time to review duty free tobacco and alcohol for travellers to and from the Bailiwick, maybe even removing duty free altogether.
He partnered up with a group from Hong Kong, bought a concession to sell duty-free goods and a few years later opened up his first duty-free stores in Thailand, taking just 6, 000 square feet of space.
After all, Monti led the charge in rescinding the tax-free status of duty-free shops at airports and harbors.
In 2010 almost two-thirds of its imports entered free of duty, compared with just over a quarter in Brazil.
In the first instance, this would allow Timor to import 45, 000 cars wholly made in South Korea free of duty (the tariff rate for other cars entirely made abroad is 125%).
As if to emphasise the point, the briefcases given as part of a press kit to journalists at the summit were manufactured in an industrial zone where 13, 000 Jordanian workers piece Israeli components into goods that are sold free of duty in the United States.
Feeney, a Cornell alumnus who made his millions through the Duty Free Shopping Group.
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It's part of a federal program to cover damaged houses for free with heavy duty blue tarps.
Most international tourists buy duty free liquor, expensive burgers and some souvenirs for people that they forgot to buy for while on vacation.
Currently some 80% of these countries' goods come into the U.S. duty free, while many U.S. exports to them still face stiff tariffs.
For many years Charles Feeney, who went from rags to riches as co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers chain, carried anonymous giving to extremes.
The five-year-old law allowing in duty free many categories of imports from Ecuador is set to expire in February, and might well not be renewed.
The agreement would give duty free and quota free access to the EU market in return to liberalisation of their own markets to EU imports.
The combination of lower labour costs and duty free access means that orders from China are likely to receive a boost in the coming years.
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In the case of Colombia, 80% of U.S. exports of consumer and industrial products will immediately be duty free, with the remaining tariffs phased out over the next decade.
Then I took my phone to a poster in the duty free shop, tapped on a picture of a bottle of perfume, and was able to pay to have a gift sent home.
Councillor Paul Watkins, Conservative leader of Dover District Council, said despite the loss of duty free many people still made the journey to France to take advantage of the pound against the Euro.
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Sadly, Miller ignored the economy-strengthening fact that the FTA allows more than 90 percent of American products and services duty free status, which combined with the undervalued dollar, provides significant export growth potential.
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This passenger drank an entire bottle of duty free liquor early on in the flight and became belligerently drunk and proceeded to physically harm other passengers and scream the plane was going to crash.
Bangladesh garment exporters say the other advantage they enjoy is that more than 90% per cent of their products, such as T-shirts, jeans, sweaters and casual trousers enjoy duty free access to the Chinese market.
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In travel retail, volumes are quite high because Australians are traveling because of the high Australian dollar but margins are not because the high Australian dollar affects all retail and the competitiveness of duty free in Australia, as opposed to the other end of the trip.
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Finally, being a "smoking pariah" now, with never a day in hospital in my life, I feel that any treatment I may need in the future has long been covered by my income tax and duty paid on tobacco, so now I'm only smoking (legally obtained) duty free tobacco.
Still under the influence of the somewhat debilitating effects of eating two Philly Cheesesteaks in a row, I pick up a copy of the latest issue of Forbes from the newsstand, tap and pay, slurp a mouthful of cold Starbucks (got distracted in duty free), and fire up my phone.
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Under the rules of the Southern African Customs Union, a fledgling free-trade area, cars made in Botswana can be exported to South Africa almost duty-free.
The island would be a duty-free enclave, with business taxes lower than most of China.
Troubles at DFS duty-free shopping unit made stock one of worst French performers in 1997.
The duty-free areas at the airport have as many as ten such raffles a month.
One hundred ten factories there produce duty-free and quota-free clothing for the U.S. market.
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