EU travel shopping tax refundable Alipay

Nanfang Daily reporter Huang Qian Wei

Following the opening of South Korean shopping last year http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/1180.html "Alipay opened in mid-July this year, the EU tourist shopping tax rebate Recently, Alipay responsible person to the South Daily reporter confirmed this situation, but the other specific rules, including rates, to be released until mid-July to know.

It is reported that the Alipay tax rebate opened including France, Germany and other places more than 5,000 merchants, the future will be further rolled out. The Alipay overseas shopping tax agency partner "Global Blue Global" is also impatient to the foreign media revealed the news. In foreign consumption to meet the tax rebate conditions, usually get merchants Global Blue Tax refund, fill in the name, passport number, you can apply for a refund.

In fact, in September last year, Alipay launched the first overseas tax rebate service in South Korea. Consumers who travel to South Korea can use Alipay for tax rebates, the fastest tax payment is 7 working days Alipay. According to the policy of South Korea, cross-boundary tourists can apply for a shopping rebate if they are shopping at a designated shop labeled "TAX FREE". In the past there are generally two types of cash refund and credit card refund. However, the cash procedure is more complicated, waiting in line for a longer time, but also prepare information, change, etc.. For Chinese travelers, due to the itinerary, most of them have no time to queue up for cash refunds.

Insiders pointed out that although the credit card tax refund a lot easier, but the tax crediting time generally takes 1-3 months. To some extent also hit the enthusiasm of consumers, eventually leading to a lot of people to give up, in vain missed the opportunity to save money. It is understood that in 2012 nearly half of Chinese tourists did not receive a rebate after shopping abroad, saving up to an amount of only 800 million yuan in the EU alone.

The reporter saw that Alipay opened the Korean shopping tax rebates and credit card processing procedures are basically the same: consumers need to first complete the tax refund Alipay bound mobile phone number (credit card tax refund is the card number), passport number and English name, then leave the tax refund to the customs inspection and stamping, and delivered to the airport designated mailbox.

However, Alipay said the tax refund via Alipay fastest seven working days, the amount of the tax refund will be converted into RMB automatically to the consumer Alipay account, and SMS notification to the consumer to confirm the whole process is much faster than the credit card refund. "The simplified process is expected to boost consumers' enthusiasm for tax rebates," said tourism industry sources.

Some experts remind consumers to travel abroad shopping, in order to foolproof good shopping tax rebate, in addition to familiar with a variety of tax refund process in advance, but also understand the tax rebate policy of various destinations, including the tax rebate rate around the rebate must reach the minimum purchase amount Wait.