Do you know that people who travel to Europe can get back the shopping tax with the invoice?

When we travel in Europe, we often buy some goods. On the receipt given by the merchant, the words VAT and its corresponding amount will be printed. VAT is the abbreviation of English Value Added Tax, which refers to the value-added tax paid for purchasing goods. When leaving the country, after filling out the tax refund form, the tax paid for purchasing these goods can be refunded according to different quota proportions.

In Europe, the government will collect a certain percentage of taxes from wholesalers or retailers. Under normal circumstances, the marked price of goods already includes this part of the tax, and the people who need to pay taxes to the government are usually enterprises and individuals who produce, commission processing, retail and import consumer goods in China. For foreign tourists, goods purchased while traveling in Europe are regarded as exports, and most countries that levy such taxes have export tax rebate systems. Therefore, foreign tourists can enjoy tax refund when they buy goods locally. At the same time, in order to encourage foreign tourists to shop and spend, many countries will also refund taxes to foreign consumers in a certain way.

These tax rebates come from EU governments, and all tax refund operations are carried out with the help of tax refund agencies. The usual procedure is that after foreign consumers shop in the store, the store will issue tax refund documents. When consumers leave the country, they will submit the purchased goods and tax refund documents to the customs for inspection and seal, and then go to the tax refund agency outlets for tax refund with the original tax refund documents and shopping invoices.

Therefore, all tourists who travel from China to Europe have the right of tax refund for shopping. It should be noted that the tax refund will not take effect until it is stamped by the customs after it leaves Europe from the shopping day to 1-3 months. For tourists from China, they only need to apply for tax refund at the customs inspection offices of local European countries within the specified time. If you have the opportunity to travel and shop in Europe, please don't forget to enjoy this right.

Summary: You need to prepare the following information: 1. Passport. 2. Air ticket to travel itinerary (to prove that you left the country today). 3. VAT forms are available in various forms, but they are different from shopping receipts. 4. Shopping receipt. 5. The corresponding commodities.