Why are there Duty Free stores?

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After countries go thru all the trouble of taxing imports, why then would they allow ppl to just buy whatever they want duty free? Why do these shops exist? What benefit do they serve? And why are they only at airports?

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It started in Ireland. It was kind of a way to increase commerce. The podcast 99 percent invisible did an episode (and article) on the first duty free shop. Check it out!

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