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243: Tax-free for tourist shopping in Austria

Tourists with the following conditions can receive tax (VAT) paid on some of their purchases within Austria when leaving the country.

  • Conditions for receiving the amount:
    • Tourists whose place of residence is not in below Countries:
      1. Austria
      2. Belgium
      3. Bulgaria
      4. Croatia
      5. Cyprus
      6. Czech Republic
      7. Denmark
      8. Estonia
      9. Finland
      10. France
      11. Germany
      12. Greece
      13. Hungary
      14. Northern Ireland
      15. Ireland
      16. Italy
      17. Latvia
      18. Lithuania
      19. Luxembourg
      20. Malta
      21. Netherlands
      22. Poland
      23. Portugal,
      24. Romania
      25. Slovakia
      26. Spain
      27. Sweden
    • Each individual invoice (purchase amount) must be at least 75.01 Euro.
    • Tax-free form:
      • You need to get a tax-free form from the stores, customer information desks or customer services located in the shopping centers for your purchases.
      • Required information: name, foreign residential address etc.
      • You can usually request this form no later than 48 hours after the invoice is issued.
      • Original invoices must be attached to the form.
    • Refund Process

Before going to check-in counter in the airport or before boarding the train, you need to show your purchases to customs or the digital validation points (DEV: Digital Export Validation and have your tax-free form stamped (validation process).

Then you will get your refund (up to 15% of the purchase price) at the refund offices located in air ports or train stations in cash or by credit card.

Above information is only for your overview. For more and updated information you can refer to below links:

Tax-free companies:

1001 DEV Digital Export Validation
1002 DEV Digital Export Validation

(Updated here: on 08-11-2023)

 

BMF (Federal Ministry of Finance)

If you are entering or leaving the EU with 10,000 Euro or more (in Cash/Cheques without a named beneficiary/or certain gold items) by air, sea, train or road, you must declare it to customs.

 

Importing duty-free goods when entering from a non-EU state:

The following goods may be imported free of customs or other duties with your luggage each calendar day for personal use or consumption, use or consumption by family members, or as a gift when entering from non-EU states:

  • Tobacco products (age 17 or older)
    • 200 pieces cigarettes or
    • 100 pieces cigarillos or
    • 50 pieces cigars or
    • 250 grams of smoking tobaccos or
    • An assortment of these goods
  • Alcoholic beverages (age 17 or older)
    • 1 litre of alcohol and alcoholic beverages of an alcoholic strength exceeding 22% vol, or undenaturated ethyl alcohol of 80% vol or more or
    • 2 litres of alcohol and alcoholic beverages of an alcoholic strength of up to 22% vol or
    • A proportionate assortment of these goods and in addition
    • 4 litres of still wines and
    • 16 litres of beer
  • Other goods
    • Up to a total value of EUR 430 for air travellers, or EUR 300 for all other travellers.
    • The allowance is reduced to EUR 150 for travellers younger than 15.
    • Import restrictions and prohibitions must, however, also be observed for these goods.
  • Medicines
    • Amounts consistent with your personal needs during the trip.
    • Note: Only up to three retail packages per person of medicines purchased abroad may be imported without approval (for travellers resident in the EU).
  • Note:
    • Special import restrictions and prohibitions apply to animals, plants, food products, weapons and many other goods. Further information is available at our customs information flyer, at bmf.gv.at and using our BMF app.
1003 BMF Zollfreie Waren
1004 BMF duty free goods

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