The editor just told you about the strategies for shopping in Germany, so now I want to tell you about some strategies for tax refund in Germany. You can also take a look at the strategies in this regard. . Note

1. It is best to refund by card for tax refund, because there will be an extra 3-5 euro handling fee for each order for cash refund;

2. Don’t believe in unknown online nonsense. The refund is more than 20, in Germany it is 17, but the intermediate tax refund company and store have to charge service fees, so the final amount will not be in the hands of the customer, don’t be cheated;

3. If you definitely want to refund cash , arrive at the airport and queue up at least 4 hours in advance;

4. The higher the unit price of the item, the smaller the number of pieces, and the more you will return, and vice versa; (For example, if HM buys 10 pieces, it costs 150 euros , Kenzo buys one for 150 euros, the total price you spend is the same, but the refund at HM is less)

If you don’t have time to return it locally, of course you can return it when you return to your country. The required materials are also listed on the official website above. Once you are ready, just send them via EMS (don’t use anything else). Tax Refund Process

There are two ways to complete the tax exemption application. One is to apply for tax exemption on your own, and the other is to apply through the services provided by "Global Blue" (original name: Global

Refund).

Path A: Global Blue is "GlobalBlue"

Step 1: To get tax refund through GlobalBlue, the merchant must be a partner of Global

Blue. When you purchase goods, explain to the cashier that you need to apply for tax exemption (you can directly say "Pleasetax

free" in English, the cashier will basically understand how to do it), and the cashier will give you a tax exemption application form. . Note that the purchase amount must be more than 25 euros to apply for tax exemption.

Step 2:

Bring the purchased goods (note: the goods must be unused), invoices, passports and the tax exemption application form provided by the store to the customs. Customs has counters at major airports (usually next to the Global-Blue counter). If you travel to the EU by car, you can also find customs for tax refunds at the border. The customs will check the tax refunded goods and your documents, and then stamp the tax exemption application form.

Step 3: Go to Global-Blue’s counter with the stamped tax exemption application form to apply for a tax refund. You can get cash directly or ask them to remit the tax to your credit card.

The Global-Blue counter and the customs counter are right next to each other. (Munich, I don’t remember clearly, it seems to be in B5. You can ask the airport staff for details. If you don’t know English, just show him Global Blue, prepare pen and paper, and make signs.)

Path B : Self-tax refund

The first step: Ask the cashier to fill in the "Exit Tax Refund Form" (called "Ausfuhr-und-Abnehmerbescheinigungfür" in German) at the store where you shop. A lot. The merchant has a ready-made "Exit Tax Refund Form", but to ensure that it is foolproof, you can download and print the "Exit Tax Refund Form" from the official website of the German Customs.

Click here to download area A in the form. Fill in, area B is filled in by the customs, you don’t need to fill in anything by yourself to get all the tax refunded.

Step 2:

Bring the purchased goods (note: the goods must be unpacked). After using), invoices, passports and merchants, take the "Exit Tax Refund Form" filled out in Area A to the customs. Customs has counters at major airports. If you travel to EU by car, you can also find a customs office that handles tax refund at the border. The customs will check the tax refund goods and your documents, and then fill in area B of the "Exit Tax Refund Form".

Step 3: With the completed "Exit Tax Refund Form", you will be able to get all the tax directly from the merchant. The several ways to get the tax are as follows:

1 . After returning to the country, return the "Exit Tax Refund Form" to the merchant, and the merchant will remit the tax to your account. Friends who use this method are best to ask the merchant in advance whether they are willing to cooperate when shopping.

2. The next time you come to Germany, take the "Exit Tax Refund Form" directly to the merchant to ask for the tax, and the merchant can directly return the cash to you.

3. Give the "Exit Tax Refund Form" to a friend living in Germany and ask him or her to go to the merchant to help you get the tax refund. For example, parents who are visiting relatives will hand over the "exit tax refund form" to their children after completing the tax refund procedures at the airport when leaving Germany and ask them to go to the merchant to collect the tax.

Supplementary information:

1. Tax refund occurs after leaving the EU. For example, if you buy something in the Czech Republic and leave Europe in Munich, Germany, then the tax refund will be processed at Munich Airport.

2. Be sure to keep the receipt and the blue couplet. Some products are not blue-linked, and there will also be other tax refund forms. Before going to the airport, fill out the relevant information in advance.

3. For Blue Union tax refund, if you take cash, no matter how much the tax refund is, a handling fee of 3 euros will be deducted for each payment. There is no handling fee for punching in. For example, if you have twenty tax refund forms, each payment is 3 euros, which is 60 euros. If your tax refund amount itself is 3 euros, congratulations, the handling fee will be eliminated.

4. At Frankfurt Airport, I saw Chinese-speaking staff at the tax refund area. Munich Airport was not seen.

5. The tax refund ratio is based on your amount. For example, if the item exceeds 20 euros, tax can be refunded. Then there is no tax refund when you buy goods worth 19.5 euros. Also, if your items are worth thousands of euros, the tax refund percentage will be high. If your items only cost a few dozen euros, the tax refund percentage will be low. Conditions for tax refund

1)

Foreign residents who have a passport from a country other than their own country or a non-EU member state and a Schengen short-term visa (tourist visas to visit relatives and friends are acceptable). If the goods purchased during your stay in Europe meet the tax refund standards, you can apply for tax refund.

2) Foreign residents who hold a passport from a country other than their own country or a non-EU member state and have a Schengen long-term visa can also enjoy tax refunds for goods purchased three months before their last departure. However, it should be noted that minors aged 15 and under and people with long-term residency are not eligible for the tax refund policy. Before leaving the country, long-term visa holders need to go to the relevant department to issue a departure certificate to prove that you are leaving the country permanently. Taking Belgium as an example, Mr. A finished his studies and planned to go back to serve his motherland. He booked a ticket to return to China on October 1st. Then before that, he needs to go to the city hall where he lives to apply for departure. The city hall will take back Mr. A’s Belgian temporary ID card and issue a written certificate stating that Mr. A’s valid identity certificate has been If you take it back, you will need to apply for a visa again next time you enter the country. The certificate is generally valid for one month, so you need to calculate the application time before leaving the country.

3)

Reach the minimum tax refund amount. Each EU country has different standards for the minimum tax refund amount: for example, France is over 175.01 euros, the Netherlands is over 50 euros, Germany is over 25 euros, and Belgium was over 125.01 euros before August 2016, but now it has been reduced to 50 euros. Regarding this minimum amount, one thing to note is that generally speaking, this amount refers to the amount of shopping in the same store, not the amount of shopping in the entire country. For example, if you are shopping in Belgium and buy something for 25 Euro in store A and 25 Euro in store B, although the total amount meets the tax refund standard, neither store will issue you a tax refund form. Of course, if you purchase goods at different counters in a large shopping mall, as long as the total amount reaches the standard, you can go to the main service desk to apply for a tax refund. As for the major discount villages that Chinese people love very much, in addition to the Roubaix discount village in France, which stipulates that if you spend more than 175 euros in the entire discount village, you can go to info to issue a tax refund form, Maasmechelen in Belgium, Roermond in the Netherlands, and the Valley discount village in Paris are all It requires shopping in a single store to reach the tax refund amount.

Of course, there are also some chain stores that allow customers to shop in different stores, accumulate invoices for each purchase, and finally issue a unified tax refund form. For example, Paris, a large chain cosmetics store in Belgium, allows customers to accumulate shopping invoices within a natural month. If the tax refund amount is reached, they can finally take all the shopping receipts to any store for issuance. Tax refund form.

4)

Purchase tax refundable products. Each country has different regulations on goods that are not eligible for tax refunds, but goods such as clothing, shoes and hats, jewelry, bags, watches, cosmetics, etc. that are purchased frequently are all eligible for tax refunds. Of course, it is not ruled out that some merchants refuse to participate in tax refund matters. For example, there is an ECCO shoe store in Ghent that is very aloof and does not issue any tax refund certificates. UGG in Maasmechelen, Belgium also did not participate in tax refunds for a time. Therefore, it is also necessary to ask the store whether tax refund is available before purchasing goods (just ask if it is Tax

Refund or Tax

free). Note, be sure to bring your passport when purchasing goods. Although not all merchants require you to show your passport, if you encounter a more serious merchant, just do it. . . . It's always good to be prepared. If you are worried that it is not safe to carry your passport with you, you can make a copy or take a photo and store it in your mobile phone.