Reply To: Tax Free Shopping EU

[bruinbrown]

There’s now 3 big options for tax free shipping in the EU. Global blue, Planet and the latest (but only in France right now) WeVat. You’ll aLao find some smaller vat refund companies but only at specific retailers. All of them will charge you fees, global blues fees are definitely higher than others in my experience. WeVat are aiming to disrupt and charge a fixed 22% fee for processing vat refunds. One limiting factor here is that it’s driven by the retailer as well, ie if that retailer uses global blue then you’re using global blue unless you shop elsewhere. The best bet is to just minimise the fees you get charged. That means things like taking a tax refund to a card rather than as cash, using a card with more favourable foreign exchange terms like Chase or just buying from countries where you get higher vat refunds.