Departure tax

A departure tax is a fee charged (under various names) by a country when a person is leaving the country.

Air passenger taxes in Europe.

  Has air passenger taxes

  Will introduce air passenger taxes

  No taxes, but supports EU-wide taxes[1]

  No longer has air passenger taxes

  No air passenger taxes

Background

Some countries charge a departure tax only when a person is leaving by air. In these cases, the departure tax can be de facto the same as the air passenger tax, although the latter can also apply to domestic flights that are therefore not departure taxes, as no international borders are crossed.

Various rules apply to the payment of the tax, including payment at the airport to those about to catch a flight (sometimes only in the local currency and sometimes by credit card), or by some prepayment method, or it may be charged to the airlines and included in the airline ticket price.

Departure taxes of various countries

Country	Local currency	US dollar	Notes
Australia	A$60	$45	The Passenger Movement Charge is included in the ticket price.[2]
Austria	€7 (short distance[3]) €15 (medium dist.[4]) €35 (long dist.)	$8 $17 $39	Domestic flights like short distance, but including value added tax. Tax levied through carrier of flight. Information based on Flugabgabegesetz (FlugAbgG).[5]
Bangladesh	500 taka	$6.03	Charges at land border exits. Must be paid in cash (taka) at any branch of Sonali Bank; a bank booth is available at all land exits.
Brunei	BN$5	$4.84	If the final destination is not Indonesia, Malaysia or the Philippines, then the tax is BN$12. If transiting through one of these countries, the higher tax rate still applies, even if the initial flight destination is located in Indonesia, Malaysia or the Philippines. Paid in cash at check-in.
Bermuda		$35.00	Although the passenger departure tax in Bermuda is levied to the owner of Airline for every departing passenger, this is squarely passed on to the passenger as part of the overall ticket fare. There are exceptions in case of children under 2 years, transit passengers and in some other cases. A tax of $35 is charged for every departing passenger. Also a Yacht arrival Tax in Bermuda is charged to the owner of the arriving yacht. Presently $35 is charged for each passenger arriving by the yacht.
Canada	CAD(0 to $40)	$30.00	Departure tax is in the form of an Airport Improvement Fee [AIF] and is added to the cost of the ticket. Ranges from $0 - $40 depending on the Canadian airport that you depart from.[6]
Cambodia		$25	Included in airline tickets as of 2011
China	90 yuan	$16	Charged to all visitors leaving by air. Fees are included in airline tickets.[7]
Costa Rica	₡14,500 (approx)	$29	Charged to all visitors leaving by air. Must be paid in cash (US dollars or colones), or is charged as a cash advance on a credit card. Departure taxes are included in most air ticket prices, depending on which airline.[8]
Cuba	25 CUC[9]	$25	Included in air ticket price since April 2015
Dominican Republic	884.595 DOP	$20	Paid in cash upon departure. Departure taxes are included in most air ticket prices, depending on which airline.
Ecuador	$27.15 ($40.80 from Quito airport)[10]		Included in air ticket price.
Egypt	E£410 (approx)	$25	Charged to all visitors leaving by air starting from November 2019.[11]
Fiji	F$200	$125 (Approx)	Fee raised in 2013 [12]
Germany	€7.50 (band A countries) / €42.18 all other countries	$10.50 / $63	for more details on Luftverkehrsteuergesetz (LuftVStG) see German air passenger taxes
Guyana	$4000 (G)	$19.20 (approx)	Payable at the airport on departure.
Honduras	700 Lempiras	$37.50	Only applies to air. Small land departure tax.
Hong Kong	HK$120 (air) / HK$18 (ferry)		Included in tickets. Refundable in some cases.[13]
Iran	4,000,000 Rials	$35 (approx)	Only applies to Iranian citizens and should be paid at the airports or Melli bank branches.[14]
Ireland	€0		The Irish Air Travel Tax (Cáin Aerthaistil) was abolished in the 2014 Budget.[15]
Indonesia	200,000 Rupiah / 75,000 Rupiah at some airports, e.g. Bandung	$17	To be paid in cash (IDR only), charged to all visitors leaving by air. Fees are included only in Garuda Indonesia and Citilink tickets.
Jamaica		$35	Effective June 1, 2016
Japan	¥1000	$9	Effective Jan 7, 2019. Departure tax is charged to each passenger leaving the country by aircraft or ferry regardless of nationality [16]
Lebanon	Economy Class: 50,000 LBP Business Class: 110,000 LBP First Class: 150,000 LBP[17]	$33.17 Economy Class $73 Business Class $100 First class	From 22 August 2017( Economy class tax was planned to be increased to 60,000 LBP but it was decided to keep it at 50,000 LBP)
Malaysia[18]	Within ASEAN Economy Class - MYR 8 Other Classes - MYR 50 Outside ASEAN Economy Class - MYR 20 Other Classes - MYR 150	Within ASEAN Economy Class - $2 Other Classes - $12.50 Outside ASEAN Economy Class - $5 Other Classes - $37.5	Applies to international departures by air. Exemptions on Effective 1 September 2019.[19] Exemptions: Babies or toddlers under the age of 24-months Passengers on transits not exceeding 12 hours
Mexico	Mex$1160[20]	$65	All non-Mexican nationals must pay this fee, except those who have permanent resident status or who are connecting flights [21]
Palau	$50		Departure tax and green fee to non Palau passport holders charged to all visitors in cash or travellers cheques only at airport
Panama	$60 [22]	$60	Charged to all visitors leaving by air. Included in airfare.
Peru		$30.75	This is for travel to the United States. There are different fees for travel to other places.
Philippines	Full travel tax[23] Economy class - ₱1,620 First class - ₱2,700 Standard Reduced travel tax[24] Economy class- ₱810 First class - ₱1350 Privileged Reduced travel tax[24] Economy class- ₱300 First class - ₱400	Full travel tax Economy class - $33 (approx) First class - $54 (approx) Standard Reduced travel tax Economy class- $16 (approx) First class - $27 (approx) Privileged Reduced travel tax Economy class- $6 (approx) First class - $8 (approx)	To be paid in cash (peso or dollars) before departure. Travel tax can be paid through partner airlines, travel tax centers at airports, travel tax offices and satellite offices.[25] Full travel tax Filipino citizens Non-immigrant foreign passport holders who have stayed in the Philippines for more than one (1) year) Standard Reduced travel tax Minors (from 2 years and one (1) day to 12th birthday on date of travel) Accredited Filipino journalist whose travel is in pursuit of journalistic assignment Those authorized by the President of the Republic of the Philippines for reasons of national interest Privileged Reduced travel tax Legitimate spouse of an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Legitimate and unmarried children of an OFW below 21 years of age
Samoa	65 tālā	$30 (approx)	Departure tax is included in airfare.[26]
Saudi Arabia	SAR 87[27]	$23.20	Departure tax is included in airfare
Sri Lanka	Rs 7000	$46 (approx)	Departure tax is included in airfare
Sweden	European destinations - 61 SEK Medium range destinations - 255 SEK Long range destinations - 408 SEK	European destinations - $6.50 Medium range destinations - $27 Long range destinations - $43.10	As of 1 April 2018 the Departure tax aka the Swedish Aviation Tax is levied on commercial flights carrying passengers and departing from a Swedish airport. It only applies to larger aircraft as aircraft with a seating capacity of 10 or fewer are exempt.[28]
Thailand	฿700 Departure 300 Arrival	$33	Included in airline tickets as of 2007. Arrival tax will be introduced 2021.[29]
Tunisia	DT60 [30]	21$	Some people are exempted from paying this tax.
Turkey	₺50.00 [31]	$8.98 (approx. as of August 2019)	Only applies to Turkish citizens. Paid at the airport. Children younger than 7, citizens with resident permits in other countries (RU work permit accepted too), and crew members of any commercial road transport, rail transport, ship transport, and aviation vehicles are exempt from payment.
United Kingdom	Between £13 (band A, lowest class) and £194 (band D, any other class)	Between $16 (band A, lowest class) and $240 (band D, any other class)	Varies according to the distance traveled and passenger class. See Air Passenger Duty.

See also

• Expatriation tax
• Diploma tax

References

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