Duty Free Shopping

Tax Allowances at the Airport

Wherever you are flying, at the Gatwick airport shopping allows make big savings on a large range of top quality goods after passing security control. In the main World Duty Free shopping zone, what you can buy from the liquor and tobacco sections is dependent on where you are flying.

Flying Out of the Europeon Union

If you are flying outside the EU shopping in the Green Area of the World Duty Free store at Gatwick Airport is permitted. Here you will be able to save up to 50%** off the normal UK price of a large range of wines and spirits.

As well as countries outside of Europe, the following destinations are often assumed to be EU members, but they are not:

• Channel Islands
• Canary Islands
• Cyprus Malta
• Norway
• Switzerland

Flying inside the Europeon Union

If you are flying within the EU shopping in the Blue Area of the store at Gatwick Airport and save 15-20%** off the normal UK price of a range of favourite brands of wines and spirits.

European Union Member countries are:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Ireland
• Italy
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• Portugal
• Spain
• Sweden
• UK

All Gatwick Airport passengers can save up to 40%** off the normal UK price of fragrances, and all passengers do some duty free shopping after security control.

*Shopping at Tax Free prices is exclusively after security control. The Tax Free Price is equivalent to the selling price prior to the addition of Value Added Tax at 17.5%. Passengers travelling to a final destination outside the EU may be requested to pay tax on your purchases on arrival at your destination or and / or if they bring them back with you when returning to the UK. Newsagents, bookstores, pharmacies and certain products are excluded.

**Savings compared to national UK high street price, this being the average of prices from a survey of a number of high street stores. Details of the stores and individual prices are available in the Duty & Tax Free shop. Savings do not apply to products for which no price comparison is displayed. Duty & Tax Free shopping is exclusively after security control. Duty and tax allowances depend on final destination.

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