Premium Fragrances (15–30% savings)

Designer perfumes — Chanel, Dior, Tom Ford, Creed — are consistently cheaper at duty-free than department stores, but the savings gap is narrower than spirits: at 15–30% off, it is half the average markdown of the top-ranked category. A 100ml Chanel No. 5 EDP typically saves $15–25 in international duty-free, yet the same bottle is frequently 20% cheaper online than at the airport. The best strategy: know your price before you travel; airport fragrance staff are skilled at obscuring whether the duty-free price beats online alternatives.