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Entertainment, personal and business services

Travel retail and duty-free

Boarding-pass rules, many currencies and zone-based tax. Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.

Close fit Planned NAICS 4529 / 4539

Status

Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.

How the industry works

Operating characteristics

  • shops in airports, borders and ports
  • sales to travellers with boarding passes
  • duty and tax rules by zone
  • multi-currency
  • concession fees
  • peaks around flights

Typical roles

  • sales associate
  • supervisor
  • cash-office clerk
  • buyer
  • concession manager

Day-to-day flows

  • scan a boarding pass or ticket
  • apply zone-based tax and limits
  • accept foreign currency
  • print a tax-free form
  • pay concession fees

Tenders and payments seen

  • multiple currencies
  • cards
  • cash
  • vouchers

Inventory and assets

  • bonded and duty-paid stock
  • limited quantities per traveller
  • spirits and tobacco

Reports they ask for

  • sales by flight
  • currency totals
  • concession fees
  • allowances

Integrations they need

  • airport systems
  • customs
  • payment providers

A day in the life (illustrative scenario)

What the catalog covers

Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.

CapabilityStatusCatalog modules
Selling and checkoutC CataloguedSALE, TKT
Inventory, lots, purchasingC CataloguedINV
Pricing, discounts, tax rulesC CataloguedPRC, DISC
Returns, credit, special salesC CataloguedRET
Cash drawer, shifts, safeC CataloguedCASH
Tender types and paymentsC CataloguedPAY
Customers, loyalty, gift cardsC CataloguedCRM, LOYL, GIFT
Staff, time clock, payroll basicsC CataloguedEMP
Bookkeeping and ledgerC CataloguedBK, LITE
Reports and analyticsC CataloguedRPT, ANL
Multi-store, multi-register, syncC CataloguedMULTI
Security, audit, backup, failsafesC CataloguedSEC, DATA, FAIL
Hardware and peripheralsC CataloguedHW
Country fiscal packsC CataloguedPE, LATAM
Integrations, API, settingsP PartialECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR
Regulated goods (age, licence, traceability)P Partialno dedicated module

Gaps

  • boarding-pass scanning, bonded-stock accounting and customs reporting are not in the catalog
  • multi-currency tender exists as catalog items
  • LS Central duty-free is a benchmark reference only

Closest catalog items

Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.

Sub-verticals

Sub-vertical

Airport shop

flight-driven peaks

Open →Sub-vertical

Border-zone store

cross-border shoppers

Open →

Regulation themes to verify

These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.

  • duty-free and customs rules
  • allowances by traveller
  • tax-refund schemes
  • concession agreements (themes to verify)

Edge cases that break naive systems

  • boarding pass invalid
  • foreign-currency shortage
  • limited quantities

Classification

NAICS
NAICS 4529 / 4539 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 44-45
Fortune 500 industry labels
Specialty Retailers: Other
Fit
Close fit

Public references consulted

  • LS Retail travel retail and duty free (excerpt)

Questions

Is Simca ready for travel retail and duty-free today?
No. Simca is in the design stage and has no released app. The catalog lists planned items relevant to this industry; Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
What is missing for travel retail and duty-free?
boarding-pass scanning, bonded-stock accounting and customs reporting are not in the catalog; multi-currency tender exists as catalog items; LS Central duty-free is a benchmark reference only.
Does this page give tax or regulatory advice?
No. Regulation entries are themes to verify with local authorities and advisers.

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