Germany: The Ausfuhrbescheinigung and the Customs Desk
A German VAT refund needs more than €50, a stamped Ausfuhrbescheinigung and the goods in your hand before check-in. On €600 it nets about €72.
€71.85 on €600 spent · Country Procedure
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Tax-Free Shopping, Country by Country: What Each Desk Requires
Tax free shopping runs on four things a desk asks for and a minimum spend that is different in every country — €100 in France, €70 in Italy, none in Spain.
Validate before check-in · Country Procedure
Why 20% VAT Is Only 16.7% of What You Paid
To calculate a VAT refund from a gross price, multiply by rate ÷ (1 + rate), not by the rate. At 20% that is 16.7%. The formula, and the rates it applies to.
€16.67, not €20 · The Arithmetic