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Duty Free Shopping
Langkawi is a duty-free shopping haven offering an attractive range
of local and imported goods for those with a yen for shopping.
Most of the island's shopping establishments can be found in and
around Kuah. A good Place to start one's shopping spree is the modern
Langkawi Fair Shopping Mall, consisting of 100 retail lots housed
in a 2-storey building. Its anchor tenant, the Samudra Duty Free
Department Store, stocks a wide selection of items such as perfumes
and fragrances, cosmetics, leather wear, sports gear, ladies' accessories,
confectionary, liquor and cigarettes.
The other shopping outlets to check out in Kuah is the Langkawi
Duty Free (M) Sdn. Bhd and the Saga Shopping Centre. The former
sells a range of duty free items and the latter a variety of imported
kitchenware and household appliances, clothing, luggage, confectionary
and assorted goods. There are also other shops where shoppers can
browse for bargains and perhaps pick up some local items. The Teow
Soon Huat Departmental Store in Pokok Assam just outside the town
is another shopping outlet which is worthwhile exploring. Visitors
to the Langkawi Underwater World at Pantai Cenang should not miss
the Zone Shopping Paradise Duty Free Centre housed within the same
complex. The wide range of items on sale include cigarettes, liquor,
cosmetics, watches, fashion wear, jewellery, confectionary and batik.
Another popular shopping stop, especially for visitors departing
Langkawi by ferry, is the Jetty Point Duty Free Complex, a 5-minute
taxi ride from Kuah town. Here, There is also an attractive range
of duty free items available including ladies and men's apparel
and bric-a-brac.
Among the many choices for shoppers include souvenir items such
as pewter, handicraft, batik, crystals and glassware. Others include
confectionary, liquor, silk fabrics, perfumes and fragrances, cosmetics,
shoes and seafood items.
Visitors are allowed to bring back to the mainland one bottle of
liquor and one carton of cigarettes after staying at least 48 hours
on the island.
Shopping Centres
- Langkawi Mall
Pokok Asam Arcade, 07000 Kuah, Langkawi, Kedah.
- Langkawi Fair Shopping Complex
Persiaran Putra, 07000 Kuah, Langkawi, Kedah.
- Jetty Point Duty Free Complex
Jetty Point, Kuah Jetty 07000 Kuah, Langkawi, Kedah.
- Saga Shopping Centre
Plot 12-21, (Lot 1861), Kuah, 07000 Kuah, Langkawi, Kedah.
- Teow Soon Huat
Supermarket & Departmental Store, 07000 Kuah, Langkawi, Kedah.
- Langkawi Duty Free (M) Sdn. Bhd.
1078 Persiaran Putra, 07000 Kuah, Langkawi, Kedah.
- Zone Shopping Paradise
The Underwater World, Pantai Cenang, 07000 Langkawi, Kedah.
- Kamdar
Langkawi Mall, Persiaran Bunga Raya, 07000 Kuah, Langkawi, Kedah.
- Idaman Suri
Langkawi Mall, No. 120 & 122, Persiaran Bunga Raya, 07000
Kuah, Langkawi, Kedah.
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