Tax refund through ordinary channels

Applicable taxes: value-added tax: value-added tax (10%), special consumption tax (high value of precious metals such as consumer goods).

Applicable object: (when buying more than 30,000 won in a store designated by the relevant tax authorities and taking the purchased goods out of the country within 3 months)

1. Foreign tourists who stay in Korea for less than 6 months.

2. Overseas Chinese who have stayed in Korea for less than 3 months (holding Korean passports and permanent residency in Korea)

3. International students who have lived overseas for more than 3 years.

Tax refund procedure

1. After shopping in the designated store marked "Global or Duty Free Korea", get the tax refund invoice.

2. When leaving the country, show the purchased goods to the customs, and stamp the words "all goods are exported" on the invoice after confirmation.

3. In the export tax refund window, collect the refunded tax on the spot. When the airport, port or tax refund window is closed and there is no tax refund window, fill in the specified form accurately and put it into the designated mailbox so that the tax refund can be received by credit card transfer or cash mail within 1-2 months.

Tax refund place

1, Incheon International Airport: There is a tax refund window (3rd floor, exit, in front of Gate 28-it is planned to move to another place in the middle of April of 20 1 1).

2. Jinhai International Airport: There is a tax refund window (2nd floor, turn right after the exit inspection desk).

3. Gimpo International Airport, Incheon International Passenger Terminal and Busan International Passenger Terminal: Since there is no tax refund window, please put the relevant materials into the mailbox.

4. Jeju International Airport, Cheongju International Airport and Pyeongtaek International Passenger Port: It is planned to set up mailboxes.

Tax refund for Alipay account

Eligibility for tax refund:

At present, the shopping tax rebate is mainly applicable to shopping in shopping malls, but not to local hotels, restaurants, car rental and other services.

Tax refund process:

1, get the tax refund application form.

First of all, confirm whether the shoppers support the service of tax refund to Alipay (at present, the service of tax refund to Alipay has supported global tax-free and KICC tax refund service companies. Covering more than 80% of Korean businesses). )。 After confirmation, please ask the merchant for the tax refund form, and fill in the relevant information in English letters as required, including passport number, English name, mobile phone number bound to Alipay account, etc. Please fill in the mobile phone number of Alipay account correctly.

Tips: If you don't fill in the application form completely, you can't get the tax refund.

2. Customs seal

Leave enough time for tax refund before boarding the plane. Show the tax refund application form, passport, visa and purchased goods to the customs of the departing city before boarding the plane, and stamp the tax refund application form after confirmation by the customs. Tax refund forms without customs seal will not be returned.

Tips: The purchased goods must be in the unused state and in the original packaging before being submitted to the customs for inspection, otherwise the customs officers may refuse your tax refund application. Therefore, please take unused goods with you so that customs officials can check them.

3. Submit the tax refund application form

Go to the corresponding tax refund service counter. Put the completed and stamped tax refund application form into the collection box of the corresponding tax refund service company. For example, the tax refund form that is easy to refund must be delivered to the collection box with the corresponding logo.

Tips: A part of the service fee will be deducted when the tax refund is made. When you choose this service, the expense standard will be recorded and displayed in the tax refund application document (form/form). The specific expenses shall be subject to the actual collection.

4. Waiting for tax refund

If the tax refund application form is filled in correctly, the shopping tax refund will be transferred to the balance of Alipay account of the tax refund applicant in RMB within 3-5 working days.