The place where a customer makes a payment for goods or services.
销售点
解释： 指进行交易的地点，在零售业中通常指收银台或结账处。
范例： The tax refund form must be requested at the point of sale.
To register at an airport or hotel.
办理登记/报到
解释： 在机场指将行李交给航空公司并领取登机牌的过程。
范例： You'll need to go to the customs desk before checking in your luggage.
To put something into a container for storage or transport.
收起来、装箱
解释： 指将物品整齐地放入行李箱或储藏空间中。
范例： Don't pack away your purchases until the customs officer has seen them.
During a process or a journey.
在此过程中；在途中
解释： 可以用于实际的旅途，也可以用于抽象的事务进展过程。
范例： I think I've kept most of them, but I might have lost a couple along the way.
To plan for more time than is strictly necessary to avoid being late.
预留额外时间
解释： 指为了应对可能的延误或繁琐程序而提前准备时间。
范例： Having allowed extra time for the refund process, you won't feel rushed.
A reimbursement of the Value Added Tax (VAT) paid on goods by non-residents of a country or region.
增值税退税
解释： VAT是Value Added Tax的缩写。在日常生活中refund指的是一般的退款，但在税务情境下，这是一个特定的法律程序，允许外国游客退回在购物时支付的消费税。
范例： Since you are visiting from the US, you are eligible for a VAT refund on these clothes.
Exempt from payment of national taxes or customs duties, typically on goods sold at airports.
免税的
解释： Duty在日常生活中通常指“责任”或“义务”，但在贸易和旅游情境中，它专指“关税”。Duty-free指的是免除关税的商品。
范例： I bought some expensive whiskey at the duty-free shop in the airport.
The government department responsible for collecting tariffs and controlling the flow of goods into and out of a country.
海关
解释： Customs的复数形式在日常英语中常指“习俗”或“传统”，但在旅游情境下，它专指政府负责检查货物和征收关税的机构。
范例： We had to declare the electronics we bought when we went through customs.
To formally request money or a benefit that you have a legal right to receive.
申领 / 索取
解释： Claim在日常对话中常指“声称”某事是真的，但在保险、税务或法律情境下，它指的是正式要求获得你法律上有权得到的款项或补偿。
范例： You can claim your travel expenses back from the company.