I live in California, but will be going Paris for vacation next week. I'm planning on stopping into Goyard Paris and picking up some items. Does anyone know how the tax thing is done? Do you have to have the items shipped back in order to be exempt from the taxes?
Thanks!![]()
When you pay, ask them to process a taxback (detaxe), and they will print out an extra invoice and a detaxe form (bring your passport! Or at least remember your passport number). When you exit the EU, present your goods and the documentation to the tax refund booth at the departure terminal and they will process your refund.
If your invoice exceeds €1000, you will be asked to process your refund after proceeding through immigration (if so, you must make sure that you have them with you as hand-luggage). Get a customs stamp first and then go to the tax refund booth. If they cannot give you an immediate refund, they will ask you to drop your relevant documentation (with the customs stamp) in the mailbox in the reply-paid envelope that Goyard originally provided you with. Goyard will refund in around 8 weeks (I got mine from the end of February a couple days ago). Goyard will refund 12%.
Oh, and get to the airport as early as possible! I waited in queue at Heathrow for over three hours to get my ~AUD$1000 refund.
Happy travels!