German tax rebate guide

When you travel to Germany, you will definitely have to shop, but if you want to shop, you will definitely get a tax refund, so the following small series will introduce how to get a tax refund in Germany. The following are the relevant tax refund strategies. You can learn about it. There are only three steps in the tax refund process

1. When shopping in the store, get the tax bill

Show the personal electronic tax refund card on the "Refund a lot" applet, choose the way you want to get the tax refund, such as Alipay or UnionPay card, and print the tax refund form directly without handwriting.

2. Get the customs stamp before leaving the airport

Go to the customs counter at the airport before the security check, and let the customs stamp the mark on the tax refund form, then you can leave the country and board the plane, without having to queue up at the airport again for other tax refund procedures.

3. Return home to collect the tax bill by courier

Call SF to collect the tax bill, mail it in our envelope for free, and you can wait for the tax to arrive. How to use "Refund Duoduo"

1. Scan the code directly to open it, or search for the "Refund Duoduo" applet on WeChat

2. Register to generate a personal electronic tax refund card

3. Take a screenshot of the electronic tax refund card or click to save the picture, so that it can be used regardless of whether the local signal is good or not

4. Show the electronic tax refund card when shopping, and you can immediately see the tax refund status notice on the applet after generating the tax bill.

please check to make sure that all the shopping documents are stuck or nailed on the back of the tax refund form of TAXFREEEASY.

2. Before leaving the airport:

Please leave enough time to get the customs stamp to avoid your trip being delayed.

please don't directly consign the tax refund goods before receiving the customs stamp, because according to the regulations, the customs staff will inspect the tax refund goods.

3. After returning to China:

Please leave the sender's mobile phone number in the lower right corner of the front of the envelope to help us contact the sender as soon as necessary.

TAXFREEEASY China data center is the only officially designated return address for tax refund forms. Please make sure that the tax refund form is sent accurately.

To get a tax refund, you only need to meet the following conditions:

Shoppers must be residents of non-EU countries (that is, non-EU people with short-term visas within three months), and they must take their own goods out of the country within three months after purchasing them (that is, not later than the last day of the third month after purchasing them)

Nationality has little to do with whether they can get a tax refund, and the place where they hold the residence permit shall prevail.

For example, a person with China nationality can't shop in Germany duty-free; A person of German nationality whose permanent residence is not in Germany (such as in China) can also apply for a tax refund when he leaves Germany after shopping. What are the regulations on tax refund goods?

The value-added tax of most goods in Germany is 19%, and a few goods, such as books, health care products and food, are 7%, which is subject to the figures on the shopping receipt.

1) except for consumption in service industry, vehicles and their accessories (such as train tickets purchased in Germany, restaurant or hotel bills, bumpers, rearview mirrors or gasoline, etc.) can not be refunded.

2) The purchased goods must be unopened, and the goods must be taken out of the country within three months after the purchase (that is, no later than the last day of the third month after the purchase month).

3) Carry-on articles refer to personal luggage (hand-carried and checked), therefore, all packages sent by post or intermediary during travel cannot be refunded.

* Underline the key points: you can get the tax refund only if you buy goods that are intact and unopened and fly with you.