Excuse me, what card should I use to travel to Europe? What is the tax rebate rate?

Now many tourists who travel and shop in Europe choose to return to the group around the world for tax refund. This is also the largest duty-free shopping system in the world. How to deal with complicated tax refund procedures easily after shopping spree? Among them, the degree of attention is very high.

1, shopping stage

First of all, pay attention to whether there are blue, white and gray special signs for duty-free shopping in the store. In Europe, there are more than 220,000 tax refund shops all over airports and cities. Please be sure to ask these franchisees for your tax refund check. Filling in the corresponding form correctly can ensure that you get the tax refund in time. If the first copy of the global tax-free check of the store is blue, you can refund the tax in cash; If it is green, the tax refund can only be made in the form of mailing a bank check or credit card transfer.

Second, keep pace with peers.

Because different countries have different restrictions on the amount of tax refund, for example, France stipulates that you must buy 1 200 yuan franc in the same store on the same day to apply for tax refund; Therefore, I suggest that you might as well measure your shopping strength first. If you are worried that you can't buy the tax refund standard of this store alone, you may wish to go with your peers, check out together when shopping, and enjoy tax refund concessions.

In addition, if all the brands you want to buy can be in the same department store, then I suggest you concentrate on shopping in the same store. In this way, it is not only easy to reach the tax refund standard, but also only needs to go through the tax refund formalities once, saving time and money.

2. Tax refund application

When you buy goods in a store that has joined the EU duty-free shopping system, ask the waiter to give you a "duty-free check", and then ask the salesperson to fill in your address and passport number accurately on the duty-free check, and write down everything you buy in detail on the duty-free check or invoice. If it is written on the invoice, the salesperson must attach the invoice to the attachment below the check (the invoice is not allowed to be separated from the attachment), and the salesperson will also write down the amount of refund you can get when you leave the EU on the free check.

In order to avoid problems when leaving the country, you should keep the tax-free check with the invoice. The best way is to put it in your passport so as not to forget to go through the relevant formalities when you leave the country.

Please note that under normal circumstances, tax-free checks can only be issued by the central cashier or the special department in the customer service of big stores. To do this, you have to grope at all the cashier's offices in the store. Besides tax-free checks, don't forget to ask for a list of on-site payment points (such as tax-free envelopes).

3. Tax refund

Northern Europe In the Nordic countries, with the stamped tax refund form, you can get money at the tax refund window set up at the airport bank. Not only are there few people, but the procedures are also very convenient. If you have a credit card, you can return it directly.

Western Europe In most western European countries, if cash cannot be withdrawn immediately when leaving the country, it is necessary to stamp the customs seal of the last country of departure on the tax refund form. Generally speaking, there are the following precautions when handling customs seal:

When you are ready to leave an EU country, you must submit all the goods together with the tax-free cheque to the EU border customs before leaving the country. After inspection, customs officials will stamp the export stamp on the tax-free cheque as proof that the goods have been exported. In order to have enough time to go through the relevant formalities of tax refund, you must reserve 30 minutes for this matter. For example, your journey has four stops:

Departure airport (such as Vienna): Don't forget to ask for the customs stamp before boarding the plane. If you can prove to the customs officers by air ticket that you have checked your luggage directly outside the EU (such as Beijing), this will be the least problem.

Stop in the flight plan (such as Frankfurt): If you forget to stamp the customs stamp in Vienna, you can also pick it up at the stop in Frankfurt. However, it should be noted that your articles are not allowed to be put into the consignment box, because you can't get the customs seal without showing your articles. And in most cases, it's too short to find a clearance halfway.

The last stop in the flight plan to leave the EU countries (such as Rome): If you will stay and visit every place in the above-mentioned travel route, you can only go through the customs stamp formalities at the last stop to leave the EU countries.

Flight destination (such as Beijing): Getting the customs seal is only the first step in tax refund. After returning to the flight destination, the tax refund form should be sent to the branches of the global tax refund in various countries. The global refund cheque must be in the month of shopping plus 1, and it will not take effect until it leaves Europe within three months and is stamped by the customs. Generally, after 3 months, the applicant can go through the formalities in the local bank with a valid passport and a valid tax refund document with the logo of Global Tax Refund Company.

After the European Customs stamps, it can refund the tax at the designated tax refund points in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. The currency of cash refund in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou can only be US dollars, and in Hong Kong it can only be Hong Kong dollars, and it can only be refunded according to the rounded integer amount on the tax refund cheque.

Specific address of domestic tax refund point:

1, Tax Refund Point of Beijing Capital International Airport:

China Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Beijing Airport Sub-branch Wangjing Sub-branch International Hall on the first floor of Beijing Capital International Airport.

2. Tax refund points in Beijing:

Floor 1, Qinglan Building, No.24 Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng Sub-branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

3. Shanghai Pudong International Airport Tax Refund Point:

Third Floor, Departure Hall, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

4. Tax refund points in Shanghai:

China Industrial and Commercial Bank Shanghai Branch, No.470 Nanjing East Road, Shanghai.

5. Guangzhou tax refund point:

The second floor of the main building of Guangdong International Hotel, No.339 Huanshi East Road, Guangzhou, South Branch of China Industrial and Commercial Bank.

Tax refund information of five popular shopping cities

Paris

Minimum shopping amount 1.20 francs; The tax refund ratio is13%; Special provisions: the specified amount must be purchased in the same store on the same day.

London

The minimum shopping amount varies from business to business, generally at least 30 pounds should be purchased; The tax refund ratio is17.5%; Special provisions: a single merchant must buy the quantity set by the merchant on the same day. Chain stores, such as Body Shop and Benington, can accumulate spending. After shopping in a department store, you can go to the service desk for unified handling. Although Britain is not a member of the European Union, it can apply for tax refund at the airport of the last country of departure.

Milan

The minimum shopping amount is 30 Wan Li; The tax refund ratio is14% ~19%; Special provisions: if you spend in the same store on the same day, you must buy the minimum consumption amount specified.

Zurich

The minimum shopping amount is 500 Swiss francs; The tax refund ratio is 7.5%; Special provisions: if you spend in the same store on the same day, you must buy the minimum consumption amount specified. When handling the tax refund formalities at the airport, follow the instructions directly in front of the computer screen; Each tax refund step description has Chinese options, and consumers only need to follow the screen one by one.

Barcelona

Minimum shopping amount10.5 million Singapore dollars; The tax refund ratio is16%; Special provisions: if you spend in the same store on the same day, you must buy the minimum consumption amount specified.

Berlin

The minimum shopping amount is at least 25 euros; The tax refund ratio is13.79%; Special provisions: the purpose of purchasing goods must be private use (except private transportation); The purchased goods must have not been used before leaving the country.

note:

European countries have joined the Global Report Group: Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Britain and so on.