You were supposed to drop it off in the yellow box right outside the VAT office at CDG.

But, you can get it sent back to France for processing if you live near a French embassy. You'll need to call them to find out the process. Some embassies request that you bring the merchandise with you, others don't. It can get complicated.

The form that was initially filled out by LV should have come in an envelope. You can mail that envelope. And you should ASAP if you want that refund! LOL GL!!

Ok. Thanks....from reading the rest of the thread, I now know I can mail the form in from the US in the prepaid envelope. I will drop it off at the post office tomorrow. :)

What is the average VAT refund from purchases in the UK nowadays? 12%?

Originally Posted by TravelBug

What is the average VAT refund from purchases in the UK nowadays? 12%?

Hello,

Im not sure if this has been asked.

I am wondering if I bought some expensive item at hermes, I see a lot people have them ship the item back to USA. In this case, can i still do VAT since we have to present item at the airport? How can this be done? Also, by shipping back to USA, i know i do have to pay duty tax , anyone know what % is it?

Any input is greatly appreciated it.

Thank you all :)

is it possible to never receive the VAT refund when you mail it after you get home? i'm starting to wonder if i'll ever receive my refund...not sure if it got lost in the mail or if they're just slow at processing this stuff. i sent forms for 2 different VAT refunds- i received the smaller one in about a month, and now i'm still waiting on the larger one that was from the burberry outlet in london. it's been 2.5 months so far!

lesson learned, just do the VAT at the airport so you get the money ASAP!

Originally Posted by stephc005

is it possible to never receive the VAT refund when you mail it after you get home? i'm starting to wonder if i'll ever receive my refund...not sure if it got lost in the mail or if they're just slow at processing this stuff. i sent forms for 2 different VAT refunds- i received the smaller one in about a month, and now i'm still waiting on the larger one that was from the burberry outlet in london. it's been 2.5 months so far! lesson learned, just do the VAT at the airport so you get the money ASAP!

I've waited for about three billing cycles before.. Different companies doin the tax refund so some is faster n some longer...

Originally Posted by stephc005

is it possible to never receive the VAT refund when you mail it after you get home? i'm starting to wonder if i'll ever receive my refund...not sure if it got lost in the mail or if they're just slow at processing this stuff. i sent forms for 2 different VAT refunds- i received the smaller one in about a month, and now i'm still waiting on the larger one that was from the burberry outlet in london. it's been 2.5 months so far! lesson learned, just do the VAT at the airport so you get the money ASAP!

Sometimes it does take longer than expected...its surprising that so many

of the bigger companies take this long... perhaps contact your cc & let

them know you have a credit coming from Burberry they might be able

to see if it has been posted to your account..if that is how you paid

^i requested a check though even though i paid via CC. i guess i didn't think it through lol.

Originally Posted by stephc005

is it possible to never receive the VAT refund when you mail it after you get home? i'm starting to wonder if i'll ever receive my refund...not sure if it got lost in the mail or if they're just slow at processing this stuff. i sent forms for 2 different VAT refunds- i received the smaller one in about a month, and now i'm still waiting on the larger one that was from the burberry outlet in london. it's been 2.5 months so far! lesson learned, just do the VAT at the airport so you get the money ASAP!

Hey StephC005 I need to mail my VAT form back to Europe too! Did you use UPS, FEDEX or USPS? I'm just wondering what will be the most reliable.

^i used USPS. i don't know if my other form got lost in the mail or if they're just taking forever to process the refund. my 2 forms were being mailed to different places, so it's very possible that 1 of them got lost.

Originally Posted by stephc005

^i used USPS. i don't know if my other form got lost in the mail or if they're just taking forever to process the refund. my 2 forms were being mailed to different places, so it's very possible that 1 of them got lost.

I decided to bite the bullet and use UPS...hope I get my refund!

I've got a VAT question. I know you're supossed to do all of that at your departing airport, but we have a connecting flight from Rome to Amsterdam, then from Amsterdam to the US. Should I do my VAT refund at the Rome airport or the Amsterdam airport?

I think it must be when you actually leave the EU, thus Amsterdam. Have it all packed separately, as they may well ask to see the items - they can legally ask to do so.

Hi, i will be travelling to london and i will be taking eurostar to paris before heading back to Asia. Do i claim my VAT in paris? If so, the items that i purchased in UK, how much VAT will i get back? Thanks.