50-meter walk from check-in gets you to Antwerp’s tiny Duty Free Shop
This is the only duty free at Antwerp International Airport, sitting airside just after security in the single terminal. It’s small, you see the whole thing in under 5 minutes, but it covers the basics: liquor, tobacco, perfume, chocolate, and a few Belgian souvenir shelves.
Opening hours track flight times, roughly 2 hours before the first departure until the last flight boards, so on quiet mid-day gaps some shelves can look half-attended. Prices land around what you’d see at other regional EU airports: whisky and gin bottles often sit in the €18–€35 range, with 1L deals on standard brands.
Local touches lean heavily on Belgium: you’ll usually find boxed pralines from big names and regional beers in 4–6 bottle packs. The beer multi-packs are often under €15, and the classic chocolate gift boxes hover around the €8–€20 mark depending on size and brand.
Selection is tighter than in Brussels or Amsterdam, so don’t count on niche fragrances or obscure spirits; core brands dominate the shelves. The shop sits right by the compact gate area, so you can keep an eye on the single departure screen while you pick up a bottle or two.
Tip: shop after security but before you sit down at the gate; with only a handful of departures per day, queues form fast when one flight’s worth of passengers line up 20 minutes before boarding.