European tax refunds generally take about one month to be processed. This one-month period is also included in the validity period of the tax refund document. You can check the tax refund status through the following two methods, and visit Global Returns Enter your Global Refund Check barcode on the group's website ( ), or contact the Global Refund Group China Customer Service Office.

The tax refund process is:

1. Be sure to choose a merchant that can refund tax. Generally, merchants that can refund tax include "Tax-Free shopping", "Tax Refund", and "Premier Tax". Free" and other signs;

2. If you reach the shopping amount specified by the country, you can apply for an official tax refund document from the store salesperson;

3. Leave the shopping country and present it to the customs official Unused merchandise, store receipts and passports will be stamped on the tax refund form after approval by customs officials.

A handling fee ranging from 2% to 7% will be charged for each tax refund form. You can save handling fees by purchasing them together. There are generally three methods for tax refund, one is cash refund, the other is refund check, and the third is refund to credit card. Cash tax refunds are more troublesome and usually require a long queue; check tax refunds need to be mailed and exchanged at the bank, which is more time-consuming, and there are also session fees, postage and handling fees, which is not cost-effective; the simplest way is to refund by credit card, and you need to have one at this time Foreign currency credit cards, such as Visa card or MasterCard, etc.