Step 1: Receive and keep VAT refund receipts when purchasing items.

Before making your purchase, be sure to check that the retail business is a participating store of certified tax refund brands. Shops with the refund service should have signs written “Tax Refund” and have “Tax Refund” indicated on their VAT refund receipts. Present your passport to the cashier upon payment.

Step 2:Claim your tax refund at international airports

   Case 1: Goods within checked baggage

①  Claim your boarding pass, but do not check-in your baggage, and make sure to hold onto the VAT refund receipts.      
② Show the purchased goods and VAT refund receipts to the customs officer and get the Customs Export Approval stamp on the receipts.      
③ Proceed to the oversized baggage counter at the check-in area and check in your luggage.      
④ Proceed to a nearby tax refund counter with your passport and tax refund receipt. An actual cash refund can be received in the Duty-Free Zone after security inspection and screening.

  Case 2: Goods within carried baggage

①  After security inspection and screening, Show the purchased goods and VAT refund receipts to the customs officer and get the Customs Export Approval stamp on the receipts.    

② Proceed to a nearby tax refund counter within the Duty-Free Zone with your passport and tax refund receipt. An actual cash refund can be received here.