After making purchases at more than 250,000 stores around the world with shopping tax refund signs, UnionPay cardholders only need to fill in your UnionPay card number on the Global Blue Check when applying for shopping tax refund. In the credit card number area, the tax refund will be remitted to your card-issuing bank and then to your UnionPay card account within 7 days at the earliest.

Tax refunds with UnionPay cards are convenient and affordable

Compared with other brand bank card tax refunds and cash tax refunds, using UnionPay cards to refund taxes through the UnionPay network has the following significant advantages:

1) UnionPay International will directly convert the tax refund amount (USD) into the clearing currency of the card-issuing bank according to the exchange rate of the day, eliminating the trouble of currency exchange.

2) Compared with cash tax refund, there is no handling fee for tax refund using UnionPay card.

3) Compared with cash tax refund, UnionPay card tax refund is more convenient. Cardholders do not need to line up at cash tax refund points, eliminating the cumbersome procedures such as waiting in line, preparing documents, and exchanging change.

Card types that can be used for tax refund in RMB through the UnionPay card acceptance network

Card number starting with 62

Note: If you use a dual-currency card to receive tax refund, it will not be refunded. Through the UnionPay network, the tax refund will be in foreign currencies such as US dollars and euros.

Countries where UnionPay cards can be used for tax refund

UnionPay cards are available in 35 countries and regions around the world, including France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia, Lebanon, Singapore and South Korea. Tax refund business.

Quick tax refund in South Korea

UnionPay card holders (card number starting with 62) can enjoy zero-fee fast tax refund service at about 500 KTIS tax refund business partner merchants in South Korea. It will be automatically returned to the UnionPay card used for purchase settlement, including debit cards and credit cards, 4-5 working days after the cardholder leaves the country.

In addition, cardholders can also complete cash tax refunds through the 24-hour self-service tax refund terminals deployed by KTIS at Incheon, Gimpo and Jeju airports without additional application or registration.