Traveling abroad will know how duty-free shopping common sense: tax drawback
Traveling abroad, many people avoid to crazy shopping, understand a shopping some overseas tax sense it is also very necessary. Recently, several tourists by dahuang at customs, be rigorously seized its carrying new-purchased LV handbags entry undeclared, result value, is filed off-gauge processing. You know what circumstance overseas shopping to declare pay tax? Do you know what is the row duty-free shopping? It is intended to teach you & mdash; & mdash;
Chinese tourists overseas buy luxury goods market increasing.
Practical courses from 1 to shopping value-added tax overseas
Many people go abroad shopping is often blunt cheap, to declare tax policy don''t know much. Due to the lack of consciousness to purchase goods returned from abroad, or not taxed exactly how many quantity of goods reach taxed standard, so in their entry without declare dutiable goods. We would remind note: carry overseas goods entry, beyond the scope of the need for a reasonable quantity according to regulations tax rate from 10% to 50%, differ, such as cosmetics rate is 50%, video all-in-one PC, digital camera, etc shall be levied at the rate of 20%.
2010 August 19, the customs general administration promulgated the 54 announcement also clearly stipulates: 1, entering passengers carrying in overseas residents obtain for imported self-use articles, GDP in rmb5,000 within (including 5000 yuan), Non-resident passengers carrying intends to stay in China for imported self-use articles, gross in 2000 yuan less than (including 2,000 yuan), the customs will be released free, single species limit self-use, reasonable quantity, but tobacco and alcohol products and provisions of the state shall levy 20 of the goods of other according to relevant regulations. 2, inward residents passengers carrying beyond 5000 yuan RMB for imported self-use articles, the customs audit is indeed self-use, Entering a non-resident passengers carrying intends to stay in China for imported self-use articles exceeds RMB 2,000 yuan, the customs only for excess part for imported self-use articles on taxation, indivisible piece goods, full taxing.
Watch, computer, famous brand bag are many Chinese tourists abroad often purchase the goods, and these goods prices tend to exceed 5000 yuan, buy entry must declare to the customs, tax and deal with formalities of, undeclared or false tax return shall bear legal responsibility.
Import tariff reference list
Applicable 10% tax items: food, shoe, medical care, hairdressing apparatus, hutch defends, furniture, Musical Instruments, etc.
Applicable tax rate of 20% items: videotape, av appliance, computer and its accessories etc.
Applicable tax items: 30% of golf and ball to provide, high-grade watch.
Applicable 50% tax items: cosmetics, alcohol, tobacco.
Practical courses from 2. Shopping can enjoy duty-free service abroad
DFS provide one-stop shopping services, tax exemption globally have stores.
Page1: know duty free
Tax exemption, on imported commodities, refers to exempt from import tariff and import value-added tax, this part taxes according to the variety of goods on different tax rates is also different. Because for the mainland is concerned, cosmetics and cigarettes, liquor rate is very high, so a tax-free shop in the cosmetics, cigarettes, liquor price also is a lot cheaper than outside.
Every country duty free shopping way is different, such as shopping, then a tax-free shop in South Korea provide passport and return ticket, after shopping cannot take away when, should be in return at the airport pick up the goods, no amount and time limitation. In Japan can show me your passport and ticket, please directly buy free items. Hong Kong duty free practical is false, because Hong Kong is itself a free port, no tariffs, so you don''t need any formalities. In Europe any shop to buy goods, then with invoice to the airport tax refund.
Page2: universal duty is recommended
From 1995 in Guam opened the first DFS, so far, has 13 DFS of large-scale one-stop high-quality goods mall & mdash; DFS, throughout the world, from about 2,000 square meters area to 16,000 square meters. Include in Auckland, Bali, Keynes and gold coast, Guam, Hong Kong (two), Honolulu, Okinawa and saipan, Singapore, Sydney and Taiwan. DFS pooling world famous brand products, is the international travelers good shopping choice.
Page3: global airport duty free
Zurich, Switzerland, airport at the duty-free shop
ZURICH, Switzerland, ZURICH airport
Shopping index: u u u u
The most value of a purchase: chocolate, saber and watch.
Star brand: work, Calvin Klien, Versace surrounds, stillbirth and Mexx.
The price level: can enjoy duty-free.
Shopping environment: Zurich airport is like a comprehensive town, there are busy streets and squares, bustling shops and charming cafes and restaurants.
Special services: the service here is really convenient, and is the top services.
Fault-finding: the airport area for 683 hectares, FeiTiLi superior person cannot fully and.
Experience: Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland, is the world financial center. Here except a busy streets and squares and bustling shop outside, charming cafes and restaurants here is another big characteristic.
Zurich airport is extremely attractive shopping heaven, this is not just because there are numerous, but also because MingPinDian here still can buy real duty-free or value-added goods. Located at the third check - in nearby on Outlet, it is to let person most recalling Shopping paradise. In the area of 1000 square meters large supermarkets, AirportOutlet with extremely attractive price (highest discount can reach 50%) for customers from work, CalvinKlien, Versace surrounds, stillbirth and Mexx and other international famous brand clothing, jewelry and jewelry. In addition, don''t forget to watch it in Zurich, international airport was singing protagonist.
Singapore changi international airport is recognized as a lot of brands.
Singapore CHANGI international Airport CHANGI on
Shopping index: u u u u
The most value of a purchase: cosmetics, perfume.
Star brand: chanel, elegant shi landai.
The price level: Singapore shopping prices generally than Hong Kong slightly tall. But the airport seems better than the city cheap. In addition,''s changi airport at the duty-free shop often make some promotional activities, such as buy three pieces or more give you 5% discount, etc.
Special services: Singapore airport service is humanization, on no.1 boarding a fitness center, fitness, beauty, massage, watching movies and even swim all can.
Shopping environment: large and comfortable, rather, there are two terminal during nearly 40 catering booth, have more than 100 distribution of goods stores.
There are two fault-finding:''s changi airport terminal, although can take free small train shuttle pictures, but still feel inconvenience.
Experience: a tax-free shop, brand shop and catering bar dotted, material abundance. Here the cosmetics than Singapore city cheaper, but still seemed enemy nevertheless Hong Kong airport, but some only in a tax-free shop sold exclusively Q version perfume suit, protect skin to taste a suit or colour makeup dish very cost-effective. Once there had bought a set of elegant shi landai skin suit and eye frost + day cream + late frost 1000 yuan fore also has a very classic black paint handbags, giving back in saite see a few sample added up to 2,000 yuan DaBuZhu, stole all happy for a long time.
Allegedly chanel in Singapore airport is also very cheap, is worth purchasing, because I don''t chanel, so not actual investigation to verify. Besides cosmetics perfume category, strongly suggest departure from Singapore to bring some cigarettes when husbands, dad. Smoke crazy cheap, almost each home will carry on two Chinese.
With domestic airport opposite is, in''s changi airport repast price incredibly than urban much cheaper, almost grades of seafood small chaffy dish, per capita than before in the city low five pieces of Singapore dollars.
Hong Kong international airport are jam-packed shops and restaurants.
Chinese HONG KONG international airport about if KONG
Shopping index: u u u u u
The most value of a purchase: cosmetics, famous brand sunglasses.
Star brand: Cartier, hermes, Chanel, dior gucci, sui, achieve miraculous fendi repeatedly, prada, versace surrounds.
The price level: from 10 hk dollar small souvenir to frequently yuan brand names.
Shopping environment: the airport is AD hoc shopping corridor, has more than 200 shops and restaurants.
Special services: there are 19 equipment whole all the baby''s room, convenience for passengers to the baby''s diapers and feeding.
The duty free shop carping: than downtown salsa, cosmetics cosmetics store expensive, haha because the quality is guaranteed.
Experience: Hong Kong airport in gibeon place is jam-packed shops and restaurants, basically from one into the airport to box I is the purchase.
Outside the area to food is in the majority, also has sell Disney memorabilia, traveling bags bags, watch etc. Terminal box projects is top international cosmetics, clothing, bags, perfume, jewelry and so on luxury goods is in the majority. I would suggest that you have your boarding formalities, in the box with ease Kuang around; New York and fun and interesting goods can be caught my eye, thinking what to relatives and take what gifts. Have an area is specially sell duty-free cigarettes, prices are much cheaper than at home, especially those in domestic sell very expensive YangYan and foreign wine, less high taxes, here are a lot cheaper, packing also very delicate. Sell top brands at the duty-free shop is I will go to land, perfume and all kinds of cosmetics, skin care products, replete with sales people are very professional, and don''t worry goods shelf life, girls like to most of the time stay here. There is also a large the toy shop is also my favorite of wonderfully mischievous people and other places, toys as the variety of Hong Kong''s toysrus and many are in domestic see the elves of eccentric toys. The grocery store near check-in area is often I finally stay place, will put them on all finished, hk $carry some Hong Kong characteristics of food to buy family.
The Dutch schipol airport Schiphol
Shopping index: u u u
The most value of a purchase: Asiatic cosmetics limited perfume, cosmetics not only than domestic early many, and the price is much cheaper.
Star brand: cosmetics, electrical appliances
The price level: a few pieces of the euro gadgets to several thousand euros, compared with the electrical everything shopping feasibility.
Special services: the airport has a big casinos
Shopping environment: beer and skittles facilities
Fault-finding: time not enough use.
Experience: relative to the rest of the world, the Dutch airport tax refund also more convenient and comfortable.
Things pour also is not cheap, everything before you buy a bit spectrum, perfume heart must class except limit basic have nothing to buy, because the price with domestic almost, skincare if himself the spectrum at, can TaoHuan once, because here often have preferential, often very good value. Sometimes a particular brand stores can still follow the same place a promotion stall, and this time met the right things must laid hands on him!
Dress kind thing relative cosmetics for some scattered, the scale is not large also, because of go to the airport to catch the plane, are compared in a hurry, typically does not try to try it on, so you don''t understand something special, do not recommend commonly buy.
A small electrical or something, there''s also, although as Germany cheap, but it''s still pretty than domestic to affordable. Tobacco candy this kind thing, compared with other similar airport seem not too many advantages.
British London heathrow airport duty free
British London Heathrow airport London Heathrow
Shopping index: u u ☆ painted
The most value of a purchase: pipe, cut tobacco.
Star brand: love MaShi, chanel, Dunhill.
The price level: quite high.
Shopping environment: very elegant, very British style.
Special services: recent British airport because some terrorist attacks, became stricter, somewhat like &; ldquo 9-11 & rdquo; When the United States.
Fault-finding: what are both good, except for the price.
Experience: the airport shops that the biggest characteristic of expensive, literally eat a snack to drink a cup of coffee will be eight pounds. The selling merchandise, than from London downtown shops to buy the cheaper. Airport through place, have special drawback window. It is particularly noteworthy a selling cosmetics brand shop large scale, the product category is quite complete, each kind of perfume, everything. From loreal and card Neil to arden, JiaoLan, clinique, Europe ShuDan, SISLEY, HR, estee lauder, JiaoYunShi, endorser, CDS, CHANEL, Laprairie everything, and through and sales personnel''s communication, there is usually a small gift. The only make people don''t understand is as British home famous brand, but bodyshop at heathrow tapes its trail, the streets of London and the body shop store everywhere form bright contrast.
French Paris Charles DE gaulle airport
French Paris Charles DE Gaulle airport, Charles DE Gaulle
Shopping index: u u u u
The most value of a purchase: champagne, chocolate.
Star brand: Cartier, Hermes.
The price level: the airport within the duty-free shop commodity prices and no difference of Paris.
Shopping environment: a total of 220 stores, shops, various kinds of service 166 home 111 bar and 9 hotel.
Equipped with a special service: speak Chinese staff.
Fault-finding: a tax-free shop amount little, especially cosmetics brand and variety than Paris city much less.
Bangkok international airport in many commodities, and many clerk can speak Chinese.
BANGKOK international airport in BANGKOK
Shopping index: u u ☆ painted
The most value of a purchase: British pharmacy brand BOOTS
Star brand: loreal and HR, SISILY
The price level: the consumer is not high.
Shopping environment: the airport duty-free shop covers a large area.
Special services: because a language barrier, so have a good service is the feeling is not very true ah.
Fault-finding: duty of label is not clear.
Experience: a tax-free shop is very big, the price is not really cheap aside from, only is two large area of cosmetics consumption areas will let the girl, and have been to linger over the people most impressive is probably loreal brand products all types of goods, price material benefit, in domestic task without loreal man skin care products, there is already from washing a face to prevent bask in fully furnished.
Someone says Thailand airport commodities without plane the cheap, also have indeed news that Thailand airport commodity tax increased. But the Bangkok airport BOOTS products, is still lower than Hong Kong, while packing is very big, very suitable for store home slowly with. While there are still quite a few luxuries outlets airport, although preferential not many, but not all style is new.
Munich airport duty free
German MUNICH airport MUNICH
Shopping index: u u u u
The most value of a purchase: beer, big brands jewellery, watches, perfume, steel products, fashion, handicrafts, books.
Star brand: Airbrau restaurant
The price level: inexpensive, very is value added.
Shopping environment: the species richness, the price also pretty reality.
Special services: Munich airport with the world''s only airport NiangJiuChang.
Fault-finding: shopping, extremely easy missed the flight was later. Tax refund location was very remote hard to find.
Munich airport terminal shopping distinguish no.1 and 2 terminal two area, totaling 130 shops, no.1 terminal shops in public areas, and main terminal no.2 is set in the shop and carry-on baggage passenger after security.
Germany''s commodity usually give the impression that beauty cheap characters are more &; ldquo Munich, A shopper''s paradise & rdquo; Reputation, and Munich airport is both the German business all advantages & mdash; & mdash; Large scale, contents abundant, competitive price and good quality. Here except for a world famous designers of high-grade duty free, tourism value shop, stores and souvenir shops besides, still have various leisure food choices. From the fast-food restaurant to ldquo; of&" The beatles & rdquo; Restaurant five-in-one package, can make the guest stroll HIGH, then eat HIGH. Among them with the most unique Airbrau restaurant.
Munich airport with the world''s only airport NiangJiuChang, is icehotel in Munich airport center, the Bavarian beer garden beside Airbrau. Store has since beer device, shop outside it is at a tree has spent open-air meal seats. Beer of course points since brewed beer or HeiPi white, but it also depends on their hangovers and decide, bai bei accachment, cleaner, HeiPi is thick some, massiness and some. And here the beer also like the airport as commodity prices, is very overflow, a glass of as long as three or four euro just.
Dubai is the world famous luxury buy the cheapest one of duty-free shop
Dubai International airport Dubai International
Shopping index: u u u u u
The most value of a purchase: watch, loreal cosmetics, duty-free cigarettes.
Star brand: big very full, Ysl, endorser, such as shiseido makeup is tasted and rolex, omega, treasure cypress, 100 age, IWC, indigestion, kadeya''s etc. Watch all in.
The price level: protect skin to taste very cheap.
Shopping environment: free territory of 9,000 square meters, facilities and luxuriant, the world famous brand and keep pace with Europe and amongst the popular fashion make it become truly world-class shopping airport.
Special services: shopping can brush card, is dollars, dean lahm can all, depriving the Chinese general dual-currency credit card local currency the poundage 1.5%.
Fault-finding: family are looking forward to the Arab dried fruit a hugely disappointing. A pack of 500g of dried fruit probably want to sell around 50rmb, and after opening, found it very tide, still be inferior to Beijing supermarket tastes good.
Experience: dubai international airport is called the busiest airport, goods or passengers, there are more than 100 foreign airlines use dubai airport. 9,000 square meters at the duty-free shop sales breakthrough in 2005 21 billion ($5.9 billion di lahm) performance become the world''s third-largest airport duty free, its luxuriant facilities, the world famous brand and keep pace with Europe and the popular fashion make it become truly world-class shopping places.
Japan narita airport in Tokyo recommend purchasing: Japanese snacks, wine, digital products
Japan narita airport in Tokyo
Shopping index: u u ☆ painted
The most value MIKIMOTO jewelry a purchase:
Star brand: TIFFANY &; amp Salvatore Ferragamo Co., RMES, CARTIER, BVLGARI, EMPORIOARMANI, RALPHLAUREN, and CELINE, BURBERRY, Gucci, Dunhill, COACH, ETRO, MIKIMOTO, SHISEIDO, etc.
The price level: if you less sensitive to price, still can enjoy many shopping pleasure.
Shopping environment: the environment is excellent, staff service attitude is also good, let you are god''s feeling.
Special services: god wondrously enjoy service personnel''s bowing and scraping.
Fault-finding: Japanese brands skincare price instead more expensive, absolute not worth in the purchase.
Narita airport in Japan has the most duty-free shop. In addition to the world famous brand shop, and all kinds of restaurants for you to enjoy the food.
Narita duty free environment is excellent, vending sister''s attitude is also good, bowing and scraping let you are god''s feeling. However, when god is needed to pay for it. Here the commodity prices are not cheap, especially Japanese characteristic commodity, food, small appliances, japanese-style clothing etc, are better than Tokyo stores of expensive. Of course, if you don''t too sensitive to price, still can enjoy many shopping pleasure.
Japanese is the most famous brand, ahab narita airport at the duty-free shop in nature is little not various ablaze, for instance: TIFFANY big of& amp; Co., SalvatoreFerragamo, RMES, BVLGARI, EMPORIO CARTIER, ARMANI, RALPHLAUREN, CELINE, BURBERRY, Gucci, Dunhill, COACH, ETRO, MIKIMOTO, SHISEIDO, etc.
Japan narita airport in Tokyo recommend purchasing: Japanese snacks, wine, digital products
Japan narita airport in Tokyo
Shopping index: u u ☆ painted
The most value MIKIMOTO jewelry a purchase:
Star brand: TIFFANY &; amp Salvatore Ferragamo Co., RMES, CARTIER, BVLGARI, EMPORIOARMANI, RALPHLAUREN, and CELINE, BURBERRY, Gucci, Dunhill, COACH, ETRO, MIKIMOTO, SHISEIDO, etc.
The price level: if you less sensitive to price, still can enjoy many shopping pleasure.
Shopping environment: the environment is excellent, staff service attitude is also good, let you are god''s feeling.
Special services: god wondrously enjoy service personnel''s bowing and scraping.
Fault-finding: Japanese brands skincare price instead more expensive, absolute not worth in the purchase.
Narita airport in Japan has the most duty-free shop. In addition to the world famous brand shop, and all kinds of restaurants for you to enjoy the food.
Narita duty free environment is excellent, vending sister''s attitude is also good, bowing and scraping let you are god''s feeling. However, when god is needed to pay for it. Here the commodity prices are not cheap, especially Japanese characteristic commodity, food, small appliances, japanese-style clothing etc, are better than Tokyo stores of expensive. Of course, if you don''t too sensitive to price, still can enjoy many shopping pleasure.
Japanese is the most famous brand, ahab narita airport at the duty-free shop in nature is little not various ablaze, for instance: TIFFANY big of& amp; Co., SalvatoreFerragamo, RMES, BVLGARI, EMPORIO CARTIER, ARMANI, RALPHLAUREN, CELINE, BURBERRY, Gucci, Dunhill, COACH, ETRO, MIKIMOTO, SHISEIDO, etc.
Practical courses in duty free shopping subscribers 4. How drawback
Overseas shopping remember tax refund
Outside the duty free shopping consumption of duty-free way has two kinds: it is a site drawback, namely trade amount does not contain should pay taxes, but the prerequisite is that you must fulfill the government regulation of tax refund formalities, otherwise entitled to merchants from your credit card should pay taxes of the patch buckle, 2 it is afterwards drawback, namely the amount of tax to deal in your merchants containing fulfil tax refund formalities TuiShuiE returned again after you will to your credit card. First, please understand that before going abroad to the national tax rebate rules, and keep an eye on the following:
(1) shopping when carefully read the terms of tax rebates and sign after pressure card, while a copy, and the other two couplet into merchants have for tax refund formalities leave to use,
(2) the departure (such as when shopping sites of eu countries is to leave the journey last eu countries) should deal with drawback at the customs, the customs formalities verify that buys goods and tax rebates will be in the remaining two after LianTui tax stamp, a load provided by the merchant envelopes and devote airport tax refund mailbox, Another copy retain, once produce dispute, this sheet can be used as the dispute solution certificate.
(3) if no pass to finish the tax refund formalities, can be in after returning home to a GLOBAL return group (BlUE) request for help, GLOBAL optimisation techniques in its Beijing, Shanghai, guangzhou and other places designated drawback points continue to deal with formalities.
Countries shopping drawback regulations
Asian countries
Thailand: in Thailand shopping must extra 10% tax, but refund amount due to deduct poundage, therefore is back 8% and 9%. In Thailand application refund the value must be no less than 5,000 baht ($RMB 1000 yuan), and every mall shopping consumption must have at least 2,000 Thai baht, purchased goods required to purchase within 60 days from carried abroad.
Korea: purchase in South Korea once won 50,000 gross more goods, and in commodities purchased 3 months after carrying out of South Korea, may apply for refund, special consumption tax and value-added tax, after receiving a tax-free shop defense customs send back to within 20 days after shopping certificate, will refund amount remit us to customers. In addition, visitors if you need the purchased goods mailed back, need to show to customs mail receipt proof, mail, then the buyer needed poundage of refund deducted.
Japan: the same big department stores within one day shopping full 1 million yen above, but by passport and receipt, in this department store drawback 5%.
Singapore: purchase more than 300 proterozoic products can apply for tax refund. When shopping your passport, stores will give you a duty-free shopping invoice. Took the invoice may in Singapore airport for tax refund formalities.
Oceania countries
Australia: most countries duty-free shop only in international airport, the passenger in Australia shopping consumption, who purchase contain goods and services tax of goods, or alcohol parity tax of alcohol, can enjoy 11% and 14.5% respectively the tax refund.
Apply for tax refund notice the following matters: tourists on the same store, if shopping 300 aud above, want to businessman claim tax bill proof, and in the departure to exit the customs for tax refund, For tax refund, passengers should produce store opened except tax bill, passport and boarding pass outside, even will buy goods carry for inspection, Refund amount below 200 aud, can receive cash on the spot. More than 200 aud, will through checks, credit CARDS or Australian bank account to handle the return.
European countries
In Europe, different places refund amount of amplitude is different, but are required on the same day the same store inside the shopping amount reaches or exceeds a certain amount, such as German shopping amount for at least 25 euro, France at least for 175 euros. Should pay attention to, France is some stores as announced refund amount 12% for some cosmetics store refund amount for 16%, Germany most stores refund amount for 16%. The eu countries can abroad countries united deal with.
Tax refund formalities: assistant for tourists out in triplicate application, above to fill in the passport number and tourists at home address, above can fill in for goods prices and shall refund the amount, and can put items posted in the invoice for tax refund organization one couplet, then store keeps one reserves. Tourists take two copies in leaving the country to airport customs frontier, the official seal, export proof. Sometimes officials will require the applicant to show that purchases and should be in check-in before application.
Back to refund amount alternatives: in Iceland and Finland, Sweden, Nordic countries by sealed tax-refund form.please at the airport and the bank inside 4-storey drawback window, it''ll take to money. Not only less people, the procedure is very convenient. If the CARDS, but also can directly back in credit card; In most western countries, the departure was not get cash. Will cover the last stop departure kingdom customs stamp tax-refund form.please into the enclosed envelope inside, sent to the universal drawback company (GlobalBlue) among the countries branches. Generally in three months later, refund will be in us dollar or euro checks form sent to the applicant. Applicants may bring valid passport and valid GlobalBlue mark documents (including tax drawback checks and shopping receipt), to local bank to handle collection procedures, in dollars cash payment illegally or as customer''s requirement will tax refund monies archived to designated account.
GLOBAL optimisation techniques BlUE domestic drawback address excerpts from:
Beijing:
Beijing capital international airport arrive hall icbc Beijing airport branch subbranch of wangjing
Dongcheng district DongSiShiTiao 24 YingYeShi subbranch of a commercial bank of China enterprise
Shanghai:
Shanghai pudong international airport and commercial bank of China international reach hall of Shanghai international airport sub-branch
Shanghai nanjing road 99 icbc nanjing road sub-branch
Guangzhou:
Guangzhou huanshi road 339 number guangdong international hotel and commercial bank of China guangzhou south sub-branch