Tax-Free Shopping

In the Western Europe in doors of many shops probably to see a badge, "not taxable for tourists". It means, that going shopping in such shop, you can save money in essence. The system "not taxable visiting of shop" (TFS) is based on it in the European union, exist the established rule: if you constantly live outside of the European union, leaving from EU, you can receive completely back sum of the tax to the added cost (VAT) which you have paid at purchase of the goods.

Procedure of compensation of the VAT is extremely simple. At purchase of the goods in shops TFS the special check should be given you, at departure from the country, the customs seal should be placed in it, and then you can receive money this check.

To use system TFS it is necessary, that the nobility some details.

Requirements in purchase performance

At purchase in system TFS shop ask, that the seller was filled in the special check - Not the taxable Check of Visiting of shop. Look carefully after, that the seller has entered into your surname, the name and the address, correct in the check as it is in your passport. You can, naturally to fill it. In the check also should be written down: the purchase sum, the sum of the paid VAT and the compensation sum (which the minus the commission is the VAT) which you should receive at departure from EU. It is necessary to know, that the VAT and the commission in the various EU countries are various. As a whole the compensation sum change from 10 % to 19 % from the purchase price.

You should know, that in many EU countries to acquire the right to VAT compensation it is necessary to buy the goods for the certain sum of shop TFS. Various shops also have a specificity: in some shops it is necessary to go shopping for the certain sum of all departments, in others - only in one department (for example, the videorecorder and video tapes, but not video and a suit).

Remember it just as that sometimes sellers prefer to contact taxable system even if their shops are included in it. In this case you instead of not the taxable check can be offered the additional discount approximately for the same sum. Agree, all - the same for you, whether not so?

Formalities at customs pass

At departure you should show to the customs official not the taxable check, the passport and the goods. In some EU of the country it is necessary to show the commodity check also. If you pass through some EU countries, you should show not taxable checks and the got goods, to receive the customs seal for the subsequent compensation of the VAT, in last country on your way.

In some countries, for example, in Holland and Sweden, one more restrictive rule works: the customs seal should be printed for not later than 30 days from purchase date. In Germany and Sweden the press is placed only in a case when the goods were not used are should be sealed. All these rules are necessary to foreknow.

Compensation procedure

When the customs seal is on yours not to taxable checks, you are directed to special office of compensation of the VAT for the International Airport. In some countries these offices are placed behind passport control border, therefore money can be received, already transferring planting. And in those countries where the office of compensation of the VAT is located in a hall, you can remain without money if you remember them when you were already registered â € ", to you do not allow to come back back to a hall. Therefore you should learn is better about a site of office of compensation of the VAT in advance. But there is no problem if you did not have time to receive your money at the airport. You can make it at any other office of compensation of the VAT - their network covers all world.

Whether it is possible to receive compensation of the VAT without not the taxable check?

Probably, but under one condition - if you are going to come back in the country where have the goods. So, in Holland you can receive VAT compensation, having made purchase in any shop even if it is not included in system TFS. You buy the goods, then take out them from EU and print the customs seal under the usual commodity check. Procedure and restrictions - the same: show the check, the passport and the goods, the customs seal should be placed under the check not later than 30 days after purchase of the goods. When at any time you again come to Holland (or in other EU country), you or your close authorised representative are included into shop where the goods have been bought, and receive there all sum of the VAT without commission subtraction. Be compared: special not the taxable check at departure from Holland you receive 10 % from cost of the goods, and in shop - 17 %. Procedure is known enough and extended. Skilled council of people: Buying the goods, you should agree is better with manager of shop in advance on later possibility to receive VAT compensation in such a way. Then all will be final, that.

Not taxable and duty-free

If you went abroad, at the airports for certain you saw shops and cabins under a "duty-free" badge. ("Not taxable" and "duty-free" the same). Duty-free trade is organised also in the planes doing the international flights, on addition of ferries between two countries, on cruise courts. The prices of the goods more low here, than in usual shops. Besides it, that is essential and important, the shops trading in the duty-free goods are opened not only for foreigners, but also and for citizens of the country who, leaving abroad. The main thing - that the goods should not be imported back to the same country. Therefore at the airport you can receive the goods only ticket representation on departure from the country.