Take advantage of your holidays in France to treat yourself and recover the VAT
When you ask a French person to list what he misses the most in the United States, the answers are different and sometimes…surprising. Take yeast for example. How many expatriates return with a good dozen sachets of Vahiné or Alsa in their suitcases. The magic ingredient for making perfect cakes.
And of course, speaking of food, it’s nearly impossible not to come back with wine, cheese, or even foie gras – after all, it’s almost Christmas.
But it’s not just the calories in life!
Arriving in France, we also often lack the right charger, the one we have already bought ten times over and left at home (or on the plane). Or the adapter. And this QWERTY keyboard? Or these shoes whose model exists nowhere else than in Europe…
The good news is that you can recover the VAT from most of your purchases.
Maybe you didn’t know.
Or maybe you did, but found the process too complicated.
In fact, it’s very simple.
When shopping, request an invoice in the name of ZappTax, take a photo and upload it to the ZappTax app on your phone.
Afterwards, go for coffee, tea or a drink on the terrace, another thing missing in New York. And proceed in the same way with all the purchases you intend to return.
Now is the day of departure and, this year, you have been very generous with yourself, bravo! You gave yourself a bracelet, switched phones that were out of breath, and returned several bottles of wine to your friends who cared for your dog during your stay.
At the airport, all you need to do is scan your tax refund receipt at a self-service kiosk and upload it to the app. The good news is, you’ll recoup $327 thanks to ZappTax. You were right to be generous!
And should you run into any problem, if you have the slightest question, the support service is there to answer you via chat, phone or email.
Enjoy your stay in France!
