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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.
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.'
Similar words
- 外税: tax-exclusive (tax added at register)
- 内税: tax-inclusive (displayed price includes tax)
- 税抜き: tax-excluded (more common in everyday speech)
- 税別: tax not included (seen on price tags)
Cultural note
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.