Tax-Free Shopping in Luxembourg 🇱🇺 

Shop tax-free in Luxembourg with vatfree.com! Despite its small size, Luxembourg is a wealthy country and a popular tourist destination. Luxembourg City is the capital and largest city, known for its picturesque old town and stunning modern architecture. Luxembourg is also a great destination for shopping, offering a wide range of luxury boutiques, designer shops, and high-end department stores.

The capital city, Luxembourg City, is a shopper's paradise, with its bustling pedestrian streets, trendy boutiques, and stylish shopping malls. The main shopping district is located in the historic city center, where you can find a mix of international and local brands, as well as specialty stores selling luxury goods like jewelry, watches, and fashion accessories.

Overall, a great destination for shoppers and non-shoppers alike, with its rich history, beautiful scenery, and delicious food!

Value Added Tax (VAT) in Luxembourg

• Local currency is € Euro

• VAT is applied to all purchases

• Standard VAT rate: 17%

• Low VAT rate: 8% on food and some optical products. 

• Low VAT rate: 3% on medicines, pharmaceutical goods, books, magazines.
  

5 Tax-Free shopping rules

1. You must live at least 6 months out of each year in a non-EU country.

2. You must purchase goods (online or in stores) for private use to take back home to a non-EU country.

3. Upon purchasing goods, let the store know you will export the goods. The store will provide you with a tax-free form.

4. In Luxembourg, there is no minimum amount required for a VAT refund for non-EU residents. However, keep in mind that some stores may have their own minimum spending requirements for tax-free shopping.

5. You must get a Customs export validation stamp before the end of the 3rd month, after the month of purchase. So if you buy a product in February, you can declare the product for export validation till the end of May of that year. The Customs export validation (either an ink stamp on your documentation or digitally approved) is mandatory to prove export of goods. Without this proof, no VAT refund can be issued.

Where to get Customs validation?

At the last EU departure point like the airport of Luxembourg or upon arrival in a non-EU country. Required documentation to show the Customs officer: 

• Passport (If you have an EU passport; other proof of residence outside the EU);

• Boarding pass;

• Purchased items;

• Purchase invoices/receipts and/or tax free forms.

  At the airport, please allow enough time for Customs approval process before your flight departs. An extra 30 minutes before check-in time is usually enough.

Good to know

Make sure the goods are in an unused condition.

Make sure to visit Customs before check-in as you will probably check in your main luggage. If you plan to carry the goods in your hand luggage, visit Customs after check-in if the airport map shows this option.

Make sure to take a photo of your stamped documents after visiting Customs. Upload these photos via the vatfree.com app or after logging in to your account . In case of loss, you will always have the digital copies in a safe place and the VAT refund process might still be able to take place.

If you are departing a luxembourg airport but changing flights at another EU airport, and if the goods you are exporting are to be checked through to a destination outside the EU, go to Customs at the luxembourg airport and your documentation will be export validated as if you were at the EU departure point. If your luggage is not checked through to a destination outside the EU, you need to have your documentation export validated at the EU airport where the changing flights occur. There may be no Customs Official present, in this case, look for the Customs deposit box and instructions.