Did you know that British travellers are missing out on reclaiming hundreds of pounds worth of refund when shopping in the EU? Well, if you're reading this article then you're probably aware of VAT-refunds and you want to know how to claim your tax refund when returning from France through Gare du Nord station. Continue reading to find out more about tax-free shopping and how it can save you loads of money and how to claim your refund at Gare du Nord station!
Step 4: Traditional refund - follow détaxe signs (tax refund) to arrive at the refund desk
If you have got traditional paper tax refund forms, please get your forms ready to scan the barcode on the forms at tax refund kiosk one by one.
You can then mail your validated refund form and all original receipts into the mail box at the station. It is not easy to find the mail box so please ask the staff for help if you need to. Then you will receive your refund back the method you chose on when you issue the tax refund forms in the shop. You can email traditional tax refund company if you want to check if its status.
Please notice:
Occasionally, the customs will manually check your purchase, invoice and receipts. They are sitting right next to the self-service kiosks. Here you will get your forms and goods checked.
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You should receive your refund shortly - it's as simple as that! Meanwhile you can take your goods home to enjoy and use and wait for some money to get transferred back into your account. Minimal hassle, lots of new stuff for you to enjoy and saving money too, it's a win win situation all round!
About Wevat App:
Wevat - a new digital tax refund app that makes it easy for travellers to save money on their shopping in France! We are a community of people who love travelling, shopping and saving money. Since our launch in 2019, we've helped refund travellers from 88 countries more than €18 million on their shopping!
Compared with in-store VAT refund providers, Wevat gives you up to 23% more VAT back and with no minimum spending requirements on each purchase. With Wevat, you can simply snap a picture of your purchase invoices then generate and scan your barcode when you leave France. There are no paper forms, repeated scanning or dropping off forms required with us. Our super-friendly, multilingual customer support team will be always on hand to support you throughout your trip via our app.
We are fully regulated by both French and UK customs.
