Jun 29 2010 Tuesday, 8:00 am
VAT Cash Tax Refund for non European Country…
90% of this entry is done by Sirman, thanks encik. lain2 tu aku yang tambah….saje bagi task ni kat Sirman coz aritu aku dok gagau2 bengang napa tak dpt 17% refund, napa 10% jer, so sebab bengang entry nih Sirman kena buat.
Hah, kalo tak silap there are a few companies yg handle Tax Free shopping ni. in our case kitorang kena buat the refund dengan 2 different companies, Global Refund & Premier Tax Free.
Global Refund logo
Premier Tax Free logo
ok sebelum korang nak shopping peratikan these 2 logos, biasa kat pintu masuk kedai depa ade tampal, tak pung ade kat kaunter cashier depa. meaning that bila shopping kat kedai tu kita boleh buat tax free refund. but seelok2 nya tanya SA, what is the minimum purchase to entitle the refund. ade separuh kedai 30pounds, ade yg 50euro, ade tu sampai 100euro minimum purchase. ade satu kes tu aku lupa nak tanya, bila time bayar baru tanya, sekali min purchase is 50euro, aku beli 49.90euro ha kelam kabut capai benda lain so that leh claim refund tu hehehhee.
benda yang aku capai tuh pulak stokin yang biasa orang pakai ngan high heels or pakai ngan kasut baru gitu. perkh, sib baik sebelah cashier tu jer benda tuh, kalau dia letak yang harga 100 euro, mampus nak membayo. padahal tak cukup seposen jer tuh.
normally all cashiers tau the process bila kita ckp kita nak tax free refund. so bila time byr ckp jer “i want to claim for tax free refund”. Nanti dia akan mintak passport kita, then kena isi form. But some kedai dia leh automatik print jer the form, nanti kita isi la sendiri form tu. Tapi passport still dia nak tengok. So dlm form tu akan stated how much refund yg kita akan dapat, biasa range dlm 10-17% dari purchase. but from that percentage ade kena tolak admin fee depa sket.
macam kitorang pi 3 negara Europe kan, so simpan jer la all the forms & isi siap2, sampai la the last airport kita nak balik KL, in our case Schiphol Airport kat Amsterdam. Lagi satu, stated kat dlm form tu samada nak CASH atau nak refund ke CC. tak kisah kalo purchase pakai CC pun leh refund CASH and vice versa. Tapi aku ade dengar my fren minta refund ke CC sampai 6 bulan tak masuk2 lagi. so kitorang mintak la semua CASH.
sebabnya aku tak nak balik dari cuti, refund tak dapat2 lagik and jadik stress! orang balik cuti lagi lah nakkan peaceful. dah abih duit kat oversea katanyakan…
Flight pukul 12noon tapi kul 8pagi dah sampai airport sbb nak buat menda ni. Kalo kat Schipol tu, Global Refund office kat Hall 3 belakang Kaunter 22 kalo tak silap. BTW buat ni sebelum check in all the luggage sbb depa nak tgk benda2 yg korang beli tu. Ha seret la all the luggages ke opis depa tu. time kitorang tu sib org tak bape ramai q. just submit all the forms kat kaunter, nanti depa2 kira2 then depa tanya la mana benda item tu semua, tapi Global Refund ni ok sket tak strict sangat, then tak tengok pun barang2 tu semua. and on the spot dapat the cash in euro huhuhu. tu yg sambung shopping kat airport lak hahahahaa
Kalo Premier Tax Free lak kena pi kat Hall 2 belakang kaunter 15. untunglah korang yang terbang ikut Schiphol, siap aku cakap counter number lagik. ade gak brg yg kitorang beli under Premier ni. ha Premier ni leceh sket. it is actually kastam opis. kita kena dapatkan cop kastam on all the forms b4 dapat claim refund tu. then dia randomly tanya all the items. ade tu siap kena selongkar la barang kuorkan dari luggage. nasib baik time kitorang dia tak tanya pun barang, tengok forms terus chop2 🙂
Diorg tengok2 barang nih, biasanya they pick randomly, minah 2 orang depan Sirman tuh, very the samseng gak, mulutnya gaduh ngan orang depan2 sebelum tuh coz pasalkan kes beratur, siap ajak aku ngan Sirman jadi witness, tapi aku ngan Sirman buat2 bodoh tak paham english depa. muahahahah. yelah kita tak nak terlibat dengan apa2 kes, so korang nak gaduh ke hapa lantakkanlah. So diorg macam nak ngelat, kawan depa yang beli barang, under CC kawan depa, tapi diaorg yang nak claim. mana boleh. nama CC hendaklah sama dengan nama passport. so kastam memang check barang2 depa satu persatu. yang kitorg ni belakang dia beria lah stand by apa saja lah kastam ni nak tanya kang…
yg lecehnya for Preimer nih bukannya on the spot dapat cash mcm Global Refund, tp kena pi kat 1 bank kat dlm departure hall utk claim the cash. tak ke leceh. apa lagi kitorang pun checked in, kelam kabut carik bank nak amik duit refund tu. ngam2 setel semua 45 minutes b4 boarding. ns lemak yg my biras and BIL tapaukan pun tak sempat nak ngap. tapi ngap dlm flight hheheee 🙂
tu la all the info psl tax free refund, tak paham kalu, leh le contact aku. so korang jgn lupa nak claim balik duit korang. opps 1 more thing lupa nak kabo, kat Paris, kat Printemps mall kita boleh terus dapat cash refund tu on the spot tak yah tunggu buat kat airport pun, just that the form kena jugak chop kat kastam and mail kan kat office depa. envelope semua depa ade bagi. kalo tak silap, refund dia less beberapa percentage compare kalo buat kat airport. aku tak kira, mana yg lagi cepat dapat refund baik buat cepat2 ye dak…
but ada member aku pulak sorang lagik, dia mintak refund via CC, dapat in 2 weeks time, so ikut nasib lah jugak. so paham idak lah yer kisah VAT nih? sume tempat so far memang aku claim VAT, takde lah lupa, kalau lupa pun tu ha kat Selfridges, tu yang patah balik wpun dah bape langkah keluar. it s our right tuh, duit kita.
huh luggage 2 bijik je checked in tapi kena seal sampai 40euro! kat KLIA baru 20inggit dedua luggage tu aku buat
cuma satu lagik ada orang yang cuba nak amik kesempatan kat orang2 yang dah tolong belikan barang2 orang kat europe ni lah. ko bayangkan kalau kawan ko belikan, beraturkan,bawak hand carry barang ko, tak yah lah ko nak demand refund VAT tu dari kawan ko. buatlah bayar service tax dia. so tu pasal aku paham bila ada shopping online yang letak this price that price.
sebabnya takkan ko expect Chanel jual kat sini 5850, kat Paris 1k Euro, ko nak harga auto convert pulak? let say rate was 4.00, dia kalau mark up 4,100 tu logiklah gak (tu kira murahlah tuh amik 100 jer, ada yang jual 5200, baper dia make up tuh, 1200 kay!). and VAT pun dia amik jugak, ater heret beret bawak bag barang ko, kulu kilir naik tram train lrt naik flight beraturkan pastu ko demand harga standard. wahhahaah, then baik ko pi sendiri.
aku boleh buat utk orang, only for my frens sahaja and family members. tapi aku tak kenal ko,and ko boleh demand nak aku belikan and nak pulak harga selepas VAT, i wont do it lar. kem salam. 🙂 . eh tapi aku tak amik order pun, only untuk 2,3 orang kawan yang baik ngan aku jer seperti Kak Juliana Robert, Datin Sri and Kak Jem.
Shopping online pun takde nya nak jual harga bag dengan harga after VAT.
flew back via Malaysia Airlines
ok selamat sudah suami aku tidur, he s sick masa dalam flight, aku pun sakit gak,kong kong batuk tak sudah….kita tak bergambar sangat lam flight coz we were so sleepy, and tired,and dedua pun dah flat and lagipun mood nak sampai Msia cepat jer….
So khatam sudah ek pasal VAT?
bermakna khatamlah sudah hikayat cerita kami berholiday sakan di Amsterdam, Paris, London and back to Amsterdam…those yang menggunakan entry2 aku sebagai reference, kalau ada yang tak complete or ko rasa salah, maafin saja dong, ini dari pengalaman kami, dari sudut mata kitorg. kalau ada yang nak gunakan buat reference, dialukan. aku ada tengok dalam draft aku ada banyak lagi gambar randomly, so nanti senang2 aku tempeklah yek…
Mau tengok apa lagik? tak sudah2 korang ni nak tengok benda shopping kan… 🙂
abbaz_smakl
Jun 29, 2010 @ 08:44:43
kakak merah,
xteringin ke nk postkan ur manual tu? teringin gak nk baca..hehehe~~
btw tq! ur post2 menguatkan lg semangt nk g europe ni..hehe 8)
yatiy
Jun 29, 2010 @ 08:54:26
Good info Red.Thanks:) and sudah tentu brg2 shoppingnya..kasi tunjuk..hehehe
yaty
Jun 29, 2010 @ 08:58:33
owh, gitu yer VAT nye..
kalo da kirim then nak harga after VAT tue mmg demand lar sgt kan..
mau tengok benda yang kak red shopping..
hahahhaha.. 🙂
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amirah
Jun 29, 2010 @ 09:13:47
hehehe…akak ni cam tau tau je kitorg ni nak nengok brg2 shoping tuh..bila lagi?
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maria
Jun 29, 2010 @ 09:18:42
thanks for sharing kakak red 🙂
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Dreamerz
Jun 29, 2010 @ 09:19:45
Thanks for the info. Dah banyak kali terlepas buat bender nih, sebab tak bawak passportlah, dah tercheck in dululah. Now I understand. Thanks a lot.
yana
Jun 29, 2010 @ 09:41:35
nak gak tgok kak red barang2 akak beli..tak dapat gie and beli..dapat tgok pun jadi la…sharing is caring…huhuhuhu…kdng2 sy tak paham la napa org ckp kita menunjuk bila pamerkan brng2 yg kita beli..ntah la tiap kali org post psal brng2 branded dier org and gie sana sini…sy tak da lak feeling dlm ati kata heh blagaknya pomp nie mgkin sbb niat sy baik kot bila baca kisah org…ntah la..
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JMR
Jun 29, 2010 @ 09:42:48
nice tips kak red..berguna utk sesapa yg 1st time g sana..so, next year ke benua mana lak ek?
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RedMummy
Jun 29, 2010 @ 09:45:07
@JMR,
lam malaysia sudah
muahahhahaha
poket kering dah nih
The Womanish
Jun 29, 2010 @ 10:29:02
betul tu, kdg2 kena buat bodo, buat2 tak paham apa dorang ckp, kalau tak, tak pasal2 kita lak kena kalau dorang bergaduh ke apa ke…kan?
please…nanti nak tgk brg2 hasil shopping yg best tu ye… 🙂
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appledia
Jun 29, 2010 @ 10:32:16
Akhirnya VAT!Wajibb wat note 🙂
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mamasuri
Jun 29, 2010 @ 10:38:42
kureng paham..nanti khatam blk…hehehe
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K. Nim
Jun 29, 2010 @ 13:23:21
Laaa…dah habis ke citerrr….hmmm, tak tahu bila laa dpt pi sana kan *sigh*…but following each n every detail about ur trip, thru ur experience, tengok all the shopping bags (tengok bags je lah! hehehe), m more than hapi, n hapi for u too:)
fea
Jun 29, 2010 @ 13:44:30
Thanks red for the info…walaupun x tahu lg bila nak sampai ke europe nun tp boleh simpan buat pedoman dulu…he..he.. anyway a very good info…
tentangseseorang
Jun 29, 2010 @ 16:45:46
hoh apsal la aku gik spore dulu aku tak claim balik refund tax nih? walhal banyak gila aku beli barang dekat kedai yang ada sticker tax refund. ehehehhe
jahil lagik masa tu. nak makan pun kena tipon ko kak ehehehehe.
RedMummy
Jun 29, 2010 @ 16:49:17
@tentangseseorang,
muahahaha!
ko dah pindah dr atas hajris ke hah?
tentangseseorang
Jun 29, 2010 @ 16:51:04
@RedMummy, dah. aku kat atas yamaha dekat dwitasik dah. eheheheh
RedMummy
Jun 29, 2010 @ 16:58:22
@tentangseseorang,
oh makin dekat
so QB pulak lahhh
wa nak pi petshop situ sok sok
tentangseseorang
Jun 29, 2010 @ 21:24:47
@RedMummy, yeah makin dekat. sebare tu? selalu gak gik situ. beli barang-barang untuk hamster.
Lyn Yusoff
Jun 29, 2010 @ 23:17:05
ooowhhh gitu citer VAT ni…faham dong..
thx for the info kak..
so faham lah klu online shopping jual mahal. tapi lagi mahal klu beli kt butik…
hehee
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Celina
Jun 30, 2010 @ 13:35:53
Thanks for the info Kak Red…am going to Europe soon…so happy bila tengok entry you dari awal sampai akhir…senang kerja saya…RM jadik one stop info center…
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gypsy-on-the-move
Jun 30, 2010 @ 17:44:54
Hi redmummy,
Actually I am very interested to learn more about the whole VAT thing because I have seen it a couple of times. After reading your entry, I think I have 70% of the idea how it works. (Why 70% because I am not so good in BM) hahaha! So probably another 30% I will try work out myself how it works. If I am still abit clueless, then maybe I will email you my queries. Thank you for the information.
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EC
Oct 05, 2010 @ 13:33:54
Hi Redmummy, I found your blog is very useful. I will be going to Amastrdam & belgium in Nov & wish to know how much is the minimum purchase to be entitle for the refund and also what is the percentage? I also notice that in Belgium the refund rate was 21% compared to others is about 17%, does it means that I will get more refund if I purchase in Belgium?
I will depart from Belgium and stop by Amsterdam for a few hours (go town for ashort tour), do I need to decalred my good is Belgium or Amsterdam? Can you please help me.
RedMummy
Oct 05, 2010 @ 21:59:53
@EC,
minimum purchase would be vary for certain shops, some 50euro, some 100euro. so better u ask the cashier about that first. i’m not sure about Belgium, but u can see from the receipt how much you would get back. u only can refund the VAT on the LAST airport before u depart back to klia 😉
enjoy your trip!
henry zackery
Feb 08, 2011 @ 07:59:14
nak itot mummy …. 🙁
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nur haliza
Jan 26, 2015 @ 19:19:23
salam. Hai i akan ke paris n london this september 2015.
Nak tanye pssal tax free refund kurang paham sgt. Boleh xplain procedure dia x. And brand ape boleh claim VAT?
And nak tnye compare Paris and London, shopping mane paling murah..
Mrs x
Mar 26, 2015 @ 20:17:38
I nk tanya . My friend br blk dr france and she bought 10 bags. Dah buat tax refund dekat airport sana. N suddenly kena tahan dkt klia bcos of that beg yg dia beli. End up kena bayar kt kastam malaysia. Soalan. 1)Mmg kena tax ke if we purchase item yg banyak? Kalau x banyak pon if we all beli 3-4 beg kena tahan x kt kastam malaysia? 2) how many bags ug boleh bawa without kena tahan dekat kastam mlysia? 3) apakah taktik paling berkesan supaya x ditahan