{"id":73,"date":"2020-07-30T02:50:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T02:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2020-08-19T01:43:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T01:43:11","slug":"taxes-and-vat-refunds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.southafrica-newyork.net\/taxes-and-vat-refunds\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxes and VAT Refunds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"73\" class=\"elementor elementor-73\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5271cb elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5271cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d3265c\" data-id=\"0d3265c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946ed1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"946ed1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49091f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"49091f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"table-of-contents\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6155b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6155b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">taxes and vat refunds<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f74d6 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"66f74d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__66f74d6\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__66f74d6\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__66f74d6\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625df4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"625df4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b608b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b608b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is vat?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd9afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccd9afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">Currently set at 14%, Value Added Tax (VAT) is included in the price of most goods and services. Foreign visitors are not exempt for paying VAT on purchased goods. They may, however, claim back VAT paid on items taken out of the country when the total valued exceeds R250. The refund may be lodged with the VAT Refund Administrator&#8217;s offices, which are situated at Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airports, various land border posts and designated commercial harbors. Please note that the refund claim should only be lodged with the South African Customs Authorities at points of departure where the VAT Refund Administrator is not present.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3ba2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db3ba2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#table-of-contents\">[Go Top]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d1e6b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"28d1e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0b5d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0b5d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Can Claim?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a73e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7a73e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">Foreign passport holders (South African Passport holders are excluded from the Scheme) who travel to the Republic of South Africa on a non-resident travel document and export moveable goods from the Republic of South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc1ffe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc1ffe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#table-of-contents\">[Go Top]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a185d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"65a185d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4efb3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4efb3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Go About Claiming Your Refund<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5565c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5565c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>Simply identify yourself as a tourist to shop assistants, and request a tax invoice for the goods you have purchased. A Tax Invoice must contain all the following information:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">\n<li>The amount of VAT charged, or a statement that VAT is included in the total cost of the goods.<\/li>\n<li>The quantity and full description of the goods purchased.<\/li>\n<li>A unique serialized tax invoice number.<\/li>\n<li>The buyer&#8217;s name and address.<\/li>\n<li>The amount of VAT charged, or a statement to the effect that VAT at the rate of 14% is included in the total cost of the goods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69ddcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c69ddcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#table-of-contents\">[Go Top]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7435a0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c7435a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c223e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9c223e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What documentation do you need to claim a VAT refund?\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57753c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57753c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>You need an original tax invoice reflecting the seller&#8217;s name, address VAT registration number, invoice number, your name and full postal address, a complete description of the item\/s purchased, the cost of the item\/s in Rand with the VAT reflected separately or the cost including VAT with a statement that the price includes VAT.<\/p>\n<div class=\"attention\">\n<p><strong>NOTE: Carbon copies, photostat copies or facsimiles of the original tax invoices are not acceptable. You must insist on the correct documentation when purchasing an item.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>You must hold a foreign passport reflecting your country of residence\/citizenship as other than South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What procedure must be followed when claiming a VAT refund?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When departing from South Africa, you must present the tax invoices, together with all the items on which a VAT refund is claimed, at the VAT Refund Administration for inspection and endorsement of the tax invoices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"attention\">\n<p><strong>NOTE: It is essential that all the items on which VAT Refund is claimed, are presented for examination. If you cannot display the items and documents, you will not obtain a VAT Refund.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4bfc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b4bfc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#table-of-contents\">[Go Top]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29981b7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29981b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec3501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ec3501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to claim VAT if a problem was experienced at the airport<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550605a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"550605a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>If you were unable to comply with the VAT procedure as stated above, the VAT Refund Administration is prepared to consider your claim, if you submit the following documentation to them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A letter explaining the circumstances which prevented you from following the correct procedure.<\/li>\n<li>The original invoices stamped either at the SA Airport on your departure, or at the US airport on your arrival back in the USA.<\/li>\n<li>If you cannot comply to above you have to obtain a declaration (affidavit) by a &#8220;Notary Public&#8221; declaring that he has actually seen the items and that they are in the USA.<\/li>\n<li>A copy of your passport showing the dates you entered and left South Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Send the above to the following address:<br \/>(remember to keep copies for your own records) to the<\/p>\n<div class=\"attention\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>VAT REFUND ENQUIRIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>P O BOX 107<br \/>Johannesburg International Airport Post Office<br \/>South Africa<br \/>1627<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention: Werner van Loggerenberg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have any further enquiries you can contact them at:<\/p>\n<p>Telephone : 011 27 11 394-1117<br \/>Facsimile : 011 27 11 394-1430<br \/>E-mail : info@taxrefunds.co.za<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">\n<li>When the claim is submitted it is very important that you indicate in which currency the refund is required.<\/li>\n<li>Please be patient this process can take from two to three months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1acd812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1acd812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#table-of-contents\">[Go Top]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36a1e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c36a1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-680e6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"680e6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">third payment option<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bace037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bace037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>It should be noted that the VAT Refund Administrator has recently introduced a third payment option whereby the claimant can elect to have the VAT refund directly transferred to this\/her credit card. The transfer will be effected within 2 working days after submitting the claim (in cases where the VAT refund is less than R3000.00) or in the case of amounts exceeding R3000.00, the transfer will be done once the claim has been audited by the South African Revenue Service, which may take anything between 4 to 6 weeks. The standard fee charged by the bank for the credit card transfer is R28.00 irrespective of the value of the refund. For more information about this payment option, please email <a href=\"mailto:info@taxrefunds.co.za.\">info@taxrefunds.co.za.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e91d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6e91d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INSPECTION, CLAIMS AND PAYOUT PROCEDURES\n\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-70a5f48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70a5f48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a80e9d\" data-id=\"0a80e9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fdcbc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fdcbc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Departure Point\t<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b4015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45b4015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Johannesburg International Airport<\/p>\n<p>Cape Town International Airport<\/p>\n<p>Durban International Airport<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d4139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15d4139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Beit Bridge Border Post (Zimbabwe)<\/p>\n<p>Lebombo Border Post (Mozambique)<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db473c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db473c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Cape Town Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Port Elizabeth Harbor<\/p>\n<p>East London Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Lanseria Airport<\/p>\n<p>Richard&#8217;s Bay Harbor<\/p>\n<p>Durban Harbor<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c140a4a\" data-id=\"c140a4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa60bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aa60bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inspection<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67985dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67985dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Produce goods prior to check-in at the VAT Inspection of Customs Counter clearly sign-posted in the Departure Hall. Hand luggage may be inspected at the VAT Refund Office after immigration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5cc8ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5cc8ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Produce goods for inspection to the VAT Refund Officer at the departure point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9ce7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1c9ce7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce58b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce58b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Present goods for inspection at Customs and request a Customs official to endorse the Tax Invoice.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc3ec53\" data-id=\"dc3ec53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edc5d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5edc5d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">claims<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f37bf3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f37bf3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>At VAT Refund Office<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9200fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9200fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241f229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"241f229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>At VAT Refund Office<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d22467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0d22467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3999f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3999f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-contents\">\n<p>The endorsed tax invoice, copy of tourists&#8217; passport and postal address should be mailed to:<\/p>\n\n<p>VAT Refund Administrator\nP.O. 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