Send you a guide to tax refund for British tourists.

Many people like to travel and shop in Britain. There are many brands in Britain, and you can't help but want to buy them in buy buy. Then you can take a good look at this tax rebate strategy. Let me tell you something.

0 1 tax refund population

1. Overseas tourists from non-EU regions whose purchase date is within three months before the tax refund date.

2. Students or staff with overseas passports who have to leave the UK and EU for more than 12 months.

PS: I once saw some students clamoring for the tax refund for returning to China during the Christmas holiday on the Internet. Then when they returned to Britain after the holiday, they were told that their visas were invalid and they were forbidden to enter the country. Although I am not sure whether the news is true or not, students who return home for the holidays should not bear the risk of tax refund, and they can enjoy tax refund concessions after completing their studies!

02 Tax Refund Goods and Time Limit

Moreover, the goods to be refunded must leave the EU together with the purchased goods before the fourth calendar month after purchase, so friends who want to refund the tax must seize the time to buy the goods!

How to do duty-free shopping

1, carrying the passport of the tax refund personnel.

2. Ensure that merchants provide duty-free shopping services.

3. Ask the store to provide the tax refund form.

PS: There is a handling fee for each tax refund form, so we should try our best to buy all the goods of a certain brand or a certain shopping mall, and then open a unified tax refund form.

04 tax refund method

Cash tax rebate:

Cash tax refund is the safest and can be received in time, but the disadvantage is that there is a handling fee for each tax refund form (what is the minimum for each one? 2.7), and there are many people at the peak. It is recommended to go early when the tax refund is made.

Credit card tax refund:

The advantage of credit card tax refund is that there will be no cash handling fee, just fill in the card number (not necessarily my card number) on the tax refund form. But the disadvantage is that the arrival time is a bit slow, 2 months, 3 months, 10 months! Don't worry, you can write down the single number of each global blue tax refund form and track the tax refund in real time.

Check the tax refund:

It is best not to choose this kind, which takes a long time and is troublesome. Sometimes, foreign checks are not recognized by domestic banks because of their names, and subsequent processing is very troublesome.

05 tax refund place

Airport tax refund location:

Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow Airport, Manchester Airport and Birmingham Airport.

PS: Airport tax refund is handled at different windows according to the value of goods. Take Heathrow Airport as an example. Generally, small items are returned outside, but those exceeding 250 pounds, such as brand-name bags, electronic products, jewelry and so on. But it doesn't matter if you don't know. When you arrive at the airport, go to the tax refund window outside, and then the staff will sort out the tax refund items and tell them which ones to return inside.

At some point, the airport tax refund office may be particularly busy. For safety reasons, please make an appointment to queue at least 3 hours in advance.

Avoid consigning goods before tax refund, because the customs will inspect the goods refunded.

If you add Alipay tax rebate, the whole process will be faster!

After binding with Alipay tax refund, the tax refund can be received within 10 working days at the earliest. The tax refund will be automatically converted into RMB and entered into Alipay account, and the tax refund can be tracked in real time. The whole process is three times faster than the traditional credit card tax refund!

Non-airport tax refund location:

Westfield tax refund point in London: w127jf; e20 1EN；

Tax refund point in Oxford Street, London: W 1C 2JB

Harrods Tax Refund Point in London: SW 1X 7XL

St Paul's Tax Refund Point in London: EC4M 8BX

Edinburgh: EH 1 1BQ

Manchester: m31BD; M 17 8DA

Birmingham: B5 4BP

Bicester Village: OX26 6WD

Chester Shopping Village: CH65 9JJ

The above is the British tax rebate strategy. I hope everyone can get a smooth tax refund and buy more delicious food!