Cheapest country to buy LV

[Classic Chic]

where ever you buy, AVOID JAPAN! My friend's mom who live in JP actually join LV purchase tourist group to HI on regular basis; who can resist vacation and lower-priced LV!?

 

[honeybeez]

may i know if buying LV at UK, is there any VAT refund?? thanks.
so how we calculate?? juz see from the louis vuitton UK website's price stated??

 

[honeybeez]

nobodi knows??

 

[lvparis]

hi Mono Canvas Speedy 30 per exchange rates on xe.com:

in US - USD 620.00
in France - USD 537.31
in UK - USD 612.57
in NZ - USD 740.94 (retail) USD 650.07 (duty free)
in Singapore SGD 990 - USD 645

Wat about Italy ? more expensive than France?

 

[Label Addict]

may i know if buying LV at UK, is there any VAT refund?? thanks.
so how we calculate?? juz see from the louis vuitton UK website's price stated??

UK tax is 17.5% you have to fill out a form in store so the refund would be 17.5% of the bags price, I think

 

[Label Addict]

A little while ago I compared sone here is the difference on a MC speedy

Price in France is 1340 Euros this converts to £935 GBP or $1871 US
To buy the bag in the UK you'd pay £990
To buy the bag in the US you'd pay $2000 approx

 

[honeybeez]

the 990 pounds paid for the mc speedy in uk, is after minus the 17.5% tax??

 

[Label Addict]

no that includes tax so if you take off 17.5% it works out about £816

 

[happie_berrie]

VAT refunds are approx 12% actually . you can never get the full 17.5% refund unfortunately

 

[honeybeez]

thank u all... muackssss.....

and how do i get the VAT refund ?? claim back at the london airport??
and is there any LV at the london airport??

 

[Label Addict]

they only give you 12% well that sucks.

I'm not sure of the process but I think you need to fill out a form in store and you'll need your passport (make sure you keep it safe the street of London are crowded)

There is no LV at the airport just yet but when Heathrow finishes it's new terminal 5 there is one going in there

 

[shopsinparis]

France is absolutely the cheapest. Any other country adds import taxes to the merchandise price. Even taking into consideration currency fluctuations, buying in the 'home' country will be cheaper and you get VAT back. It is well worth hiding your purchase to avoid customs duty on the return in U.S. (did I really just say that!)

 

[honeybeez]

haha, do i have to hide it if i am going back to malaysia??
hmm... how come we can just get back 12%?? anything to do with how we fill in the form??

 

[WhrdRestOfMeGo]

Oh my, this encourages me!! Hubby is in the Navy and frequently goes overseas!! This is going to get me in trouble!! LOL

WhrdRestOfMeGo=Piper

 

[shopsinparis]

I have heard of people that, upon returning to the U.S. from overseas, have had to pay duty on their Rolex even though it was purchased at home, and of course they no longer had the receipt for proof.