Duty Free Border Downtown | Sakal Group

Travel Retail Operators

Travel Retail Operators

Sakal Group

The Sakal brothers started the company in 1979 and they have become a leading fashion retailer in Israel. The Firm has two duty-free divisions, the Ben Gurion airport stores that operate fashion boutiques and a watch store in partnership with H Stern, the Brazilian Jeweller and Layam Sakal who have stores inthe ports of Haifa and Ashdod. Other activities include the distribution of tax-free products to ships, military establishments and overseas locations.


How does duty free work, can you buy, which products do they sell, what shops are available, do they open for my flight, best prices?.

There is a long list of duty-free related questions asked by travellers before they start their journey.

Travel Retail is a diverse business and most Operators have outlets in global locations, so the best travel shopping advice we can offer is to search your destination in the box above and find the stores which are available for your destination. Be it by land, sea or air, duty free stores can be found if you are travelling internationally.


The duty free on arrival global search 'App' for phone and tablet is now available in Android version beta v1, we are working hard to make it the best travel shopping site and mobile App available, the Apple/iOS version will follow soon. You will be able to search the globe from your phone for duty-free shops at your destination, on planes, boats, airports or border stores. To download the app click the image below to check before you fly!