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What purchases qualify for a VAT refund

What purchases qualify for a VAT refund

Updated over 6 months ago

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Most common tax-free shopping purchases are clothes, fashion accessories, jewellery, portable electronics, watches, cosmetics, souvenirs, and edible gifts (e.g. chocolate, cheese, salami).

Goods must be taken out of the EU in your personal luggage by the end of the third month following the month of purchase.

Your items must be unused, still in their original packaging, and be available for Customs inspection when leaving the EU.

Services (e.g. hotels, restaurants, taxis, tickets, car rentals, etc.) are not eligible.

What purchases don’t qualify for tax refund

  • Goods intended for resale or commercial use.

  • Goods shipped by courier to your home country.

  • Anything that you can’t physically put in your luggage to take home and show to Customs for inspection before departure.

  • Tobacco.

  • Restricted goods such drugs, medicine, chemicals, weapons, explosives.

  • Dual-use items, i.e. goods that can be used for both civil and military purposes such as curtain drones, night vision goggles.

  • Motorised vehicles as well as their mechanical parts (but excluding accessories such as car radios).

  • Personal mobility (e.g. scooters, quad bikes, snowmobiles, karts, but excluding bikes and e-bikes above 250 watts).

  • Historic art, cultural goods, and antiques older than 50 years.

  • Any goods requiring export licences or are affected by sanctions.

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