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tax-exclusive, price before tax
A pricing method where the displayed price does not include consumption tax, which is added at checkout.
価格は外税です。
The price is tax-exclusive.
外税だと実際の支払い額が分かりにくい。
With tax-exclusive pricing, it's hard to know the actual amount to pay.
外税表示の場合、レジで消費税が加算される。
With tax-exclusive display, consumption tax is added at the register.
外税 means the displayed price does not include 消費税 (consumption tax), which is added at checkout. The kanji literally mean 'outside tax.'
CONTRAST:
- 外税: tax-exclusive (tax added at register)
- 内税: tax-inclusive (displayed price includes tax)
SYNONYMS:
- 税抜き: tax-excluded (more common in everyday speech)
- 税別: tax not included (seen on price tags)
JAPAN CONTEXT:
Since 2021, Japan requires 総額表示 (total price display including tax) as the primary displayed price. However, 外税 may still appear as supplementary information on price tags.