Currency: Euro (€)
VAT rate: 20%
Minimum purchase amount: €100
Deadline for getting your VAT refund form stamped: 3 months from end of month in which purchase was made
Documentation to provide to customs for validation:
- Passport (or identity card for Swiss customers)
- VAT refund form(s)
- Receipt(s)
- Merchandise purchased
To receive a VAT refund, a customer must:
- Live outside the European Union on the date purchase was made
- Be a visitor in France for less than six months
- Be aged 16 or older