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Doha's Hamad International Airport (HIA) is one of the busiest and most modern airports in the Middle East. It is a stunning architectural masterpiece which offers a wide range of facilities and services for passengers, including a variety of duty-free shops, restaurants, lounges, and more.
One can also shop across a wide range of stores for luxury brands and products and indulge in duty-free shopping to get high-end products at a lesser cost.
In this article, we’ll take you through duty-free shopping at Hamad International Airport in Doha and all the details related to it.
Visit the Qatar Duty-Free website to view the many luxurious duty-free products you can shop from: www.qatardutyfree.com
On the Qatar Duty-Free website, you can:
The Hamad International Airport in Doha has only one terminal. You can find duty-free stores at:
The terminal caters to both domestic and international flights and has three levels and five concourses - A, B, C, D, and E.
There are many duty-free stores available at the Hamad International Airport in Doha. Some of them are listed below:
In Hamad International Airport, you will find an extensive exhibit of global and local brands and products to shop for. There is an assortment of items such as:
Duty-free stores are usually open 24 hours at the Hamad International Airport.
Although you cannot shop online or pre-order items through the Qatar Duty-Free website, Qatar Airways which operates in Hamad International Airport, offers travellers the opportunity to shop in-flight.
You can browse through the in-flight duty-free magazine for fragrances, skincare products, watches, jewellery and more.
After boarding your Qatar Airways flight, you can request to view their duty-free magazine.
When shopping duty-free from Hamad International Airport, always have these 2 documents present:
Debit cards and NAPS** are not accepted. Credit card purchases will be charged in Qatari Riyal.
If you need to exchange your currency, there are plenty of foreign exchange centres located within the terminal to do so.
*The six Arab countries form the GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
** National ATM and Point of Sale Switch (NAPS) is the electronic payment gateway used for switching and settling of all local and GCC interbank debit card transactions. It remains the most widely used inter-bank payment system in Qatar.
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Tobacco Products |
Duty-free Products |
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400 cigarettes or 20 cigars or 300g pipe tobacco or 500g raw tobacco or 2kg shisha hookah. |
The total value of duty-free purchases cannot exceed QAR 3,000 (USD 825). |
Alcoholic beverages cannot be imported (bought duty-free on arriving at Doha, Qatar) under any condition.
During departures, in case you want to recover any items confiscated, you can pick them up at the Customs office upon verification and submission of required documents.
The duty-free allowances for travellers departing from Doha vary from country to country, depending on the destination country. You can check for the customs allowance of your country here.
Some duty-free shopping tips and etiquettes are:
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