Daiso Myeongdong Beauty Shopping 2026: Prices, Tax Refund Rules, and the Receipt You Must Check

Bottom line: At Daiso's Myeongdong Station store (134-1 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, near Myeongdong Station Line 4), show your passport at checkout and ask directly whether the purchase qualifies for a tax refund — then check on the spot whether you've been handed a duty-free slip or an immediate-refund receipt.

If you didn't know: walk out without that slip and you can't claim anything at the airport later. Korea's value-added tax is 10%, so skipping this step means giving up 10% of what you paid. The government raised the immediate-refund ceiling in January 2024 to 1 million won per purchase and 5 million won total (Ministry of Economy and Finance) — but that higher ceiling means nothing if you never got the slip in the first place.

The Myeongdong Station store is one of Daiso's largest, spreading across twelve floors, with much of the lower floors given over to beauty — sheet masks, color cosmetics, skincare. Reports say foreign visitors make up close to half the customers at the Myeongdong, Hongdae and Dongdaemun branches, and foreign card spending has risen sharply over the past year, with hydrating sheet masks a particular favorite. Whether a given counter actually processes immediate tax refunds can vary store to store and even counter to counter, so it's safer to ask staff before you pay. If you end up with a paper slip instead, scan its barcode together with your passport at the unmanned tax-refund kiosks in the departure areas of Incheon or Gimpo airport.

This article summarizes official information and is not legal, medical, or financial advice.

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