General situation of tax refund in Greece
1 The common tax refund company is Global Blue Alliance, and its tax refund rate is
Athens and islands: 24%
Frequently visited islands: 17%, including Shengdao, Midao, Paju, Zhadao, Jiaodao, Crete and Rhode Island.
Other Aegean islands: 24%, including Siros/Tassos/andros/Tinos/KaPastoors/Milos/Hiro/Aronis/Kaya/Aapro/Sivnos.
The other is the Prime Minister.
Mainland Greece: 24%, Aegean Islands: 17%.
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Note: It does not mean that you can get a tax refund of 24 euros or 65,438+07 euros if you buy 65,438+000 euros. The tax rate is gradually increased on the basis of the tax rate, that is, the more you buy, the more the tax refund rate will be, and the tax refund company will charge a handling fee for each order. So the amount of tax refund is not as high as you think. Every store will have a specific tax rate table. You can ask the salesperson directly.
Greece's tax refund requirements
At least 18 years old, you must have permanent residency in a non-EU country.
The purchased goods must be taken out of the EU countries by myself within 3 months.
3 Minimum purchase amount: 120 Euro (tax refund is divided into intervals and tax refund proportion according to the purchase amount).
After shopping in the same store (the tax refund shop with the logo of tax refund company) on the same day, please show your passport, ask the clerk for the tax refund form and fill it out (please make sure that the clerk has filled it out for you).
Fill in the tax refund form, taking the documents of Global Blue Union as an example.
Regarding the amount of tax refund, if there is enough cash, it is possible to directly refund you several hundred euros; But there will be restrictions when cash is insufficient.
The official limit of 2065438+May 2008 is 130 Euro, and the excess can be converted into RMB cash or returned according to their exchange rate. But this quantity is also constantly changing! Please feel free to provide feedback.
In case of cash tax refund, an additional handling fee will be charged for each order: 1 handling fee of 4-6 Euros, 2 handling fee of 6.01-kloc-0/2 Euros, 4 handling fee12.01-kloc-0/500 Euros.
Athens airport cash refund time
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Note: The following non-stamping time, tax refund to credit card is not limited by this time.
Business hours of the tax refund point at Gate A: 06:30- 12:00 from Monday to Sunday.
Business hours of the tax refund point at Gate B: 05:00-2 1:00 from Monday to Sunday.
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Euro exchange at Schengen airport: open 24 hours.
Outside the airport's Schengen area/at Gate KLOC-0/-3 Euro exchange: 06:00-24:00.
The above is the official reference time, which may be inconsistent with the actual situation and is for reference only!
If you want to refund the tax in cash, but there is no staff at the airport, you can also consider handling the tax refund (RMB cash) at the tax refund point of Beijing Capital Airport or Shanghai Pudong Airport.
Athens airport tax refund steps
Note: Sometimes the queue time is very long. If you need a tax refund, it is recommended to arrive at the airport 3 hours before the international flight takes off.
1. Upon arrival at the airport, present the tax refund form, passport, shop invoice/receipt and purchased goods to the customs before boarding the plane to obtain the customs seal.
After entering Athens airport, pay attention to the sign of "customs/VAT refund". Follow the direction indicated by this arrow and follow the instructions to find the picture of this room.
2. Bring stamped documents. Please take your valuables with you (don't check them), go through the check-in procedures and check your luggage.
3. Go to the boarding gate. After the security check, you will see the tax refund counter (the counter location may be different every year and the decoration style is different). Cash tax refund can be obtained with the receipt, and the handling fee is charged according to the tax refund interval. You can choose to return the euro or RMB (it is not worth suggesting the exchange rate between the euro and RMB).
4 If you choose to refund tax by mail (you can also choose to refund tax by mail if you can't refund tax in cash),
Global tax refund, fill in credit card information, and mail stamped documents and shopping receipts to the processing center (Slovakia).
Mailing address: Box 81000,363, Bratislava, Europe, Global Blue Slovakia.
Express address: Global Blue Alliance, East Block of Prievozska 4D, Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe, 82 109.
The Prime Minister will refund the tax, fill in the credit card information or Alipay information, and issue a stamped receipt.
Note: If you return to Alipay, you need to fill in the mobile phone number bound and verified by Alipay on the tax refund form (if there is no Alipay column, please fill in the number in the credit card column), and finally the tax will be refunded to Alipay.
Tax refund steps in Athens
Cash refund for Premier only
1 Take a tax refund form, a shopping receipt and a Visa, MasterCard or Amex credit card valid for 3 months (leaving credit card information as a guarantee) and collect cash at any tax refund point in Greece (starting from the handling fee of 4 euros for each document).
When leaving the country (such as the airport), take the tax refund form and affix the customs seal.
3 Send the documents to Premier tax-free within 30 days (you can use an envelope with postage paid by Premier). If you don't receive the tax refund form stamped with the customs inspection seal within 30 days, the tax refund amount will be deducted from your credit card.
: Greece special circumstances tax refund
1. Take off from Athens and transfer to China at Schengen, but the transfer time is short. You can get a tax refund at Athens airport.
The tax refund form has been stamped, but the person who forgot to refund the tax has returned to China.
Global picture, if it meets the standard of cash tax refund, you can apply for cash tax refund at the domestic tax refund point (see official website for details of domestic outlets); If you can only return your credit card, you should also send it to the processing center in Slovakia.