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What shopping can I get a VAT refund on?
What shopping can I get a VAT refund on?
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Written by Kasha
Updated over 2 years ago

You can claim a VAT refund on most items purchased in France during your trip, as long as they are purchased in-store (i.e. not online), for personal use and taken with you when you leave.

✅You can claim for: clothes, cosmetics, jewellery, watches and electronics.

  • Please note that if your goods are made exotic leather/skin (e.g. lizard, crocodile, leopard) you will need an additional certificate for export. Click here for more information.

❌You cannot claim for:

  • Goods with no VAT e.g. duty free shopping

  • Goods you have already claimed a tax refund on

  • Purchase of services e.g. museum tickets, concert tickets, hotels, car rental, fuel, restaurant bills

  • Food items consumed in France

  • Tobacco

  • Pharmaceuticals

  • Cars and car parts

  • Invoices showing returned or exchanged items (you should request a new clean invoice for the items you're keeping)

‼️ Remember to always request an invoice (a "facture" in French!) when buying your goods - you'll need to upload these to the app.

To prevent your refund claim being rejected by Customs when you leave France:

  • keep your shopping in its original packaging (consumable items, such as perfume and alcohol, should remain unused);

  • have all invoices and items on your tax refund form ready for inspection. If you're not able to produce one or more of your items or invoices for inspection, your entire refund claim may be rejected.

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