Airvat Tax Refund vs NL Customs VAT Usage & Stats
Cheaper and easier tax free shopping in France and Northern Ireland (UK)!
GET MORE TAX BACK
Get 13% back on all your eligible purchases! No minimum spend per invoice, no hidden fees, no foreign exchange commissions.
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One app for all your tax-free shopping! Enjoy the same quick service in any online or high-street store provided your purchase invoice is issued in the name of Airvat.
WE DO THE BORING PAPERWORK FOR YOU
Scan your Airvat invoices into the app as early as possible on the day of purchase and we will do the rest. Follow an easy step by step process in the app to get your VAT refund.
It's never been this Easy! Tax free shopping in 4 simple steps:
#1 UPLOAD RECEIPTS
Take full clear pictures of your Airvat invoices as soon as you make purchases. We will process them for you into a single VAT refund form to be validated at Сustoms.
#2 GENERATE YOUR REFUND FORM
Finished shopping and ready to return home? Generate your tax refund form in the app before going to your departure point. Make sure that you have all your shopping items still unused and ready for a customs inspection.
#3 VALIDATE YOUR TAX FORM
Scan your tax-free form’s barcode from your phone to validate your refund. Follow the instructions in the app and allow at least 2 hours before your departure to avoid rushing. Note that in the case of Northern Ireland (UK), you will still need to print a paper VAT refund form in order to get a manual stamp.
#4 GET YOUR REFUND
Select your preferred payment method and track the status of your refund claim in the app. Our payment methods include Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, WeChat Pay, and bank transfer.
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You can use this app if you depart from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Eindhoven Airport, Rotterdam-The Hague Airport, the ferry locations Rotterdam P&O, Hoek van Holland Stena Line, Ijmuiden DFDS and if you make use of the cruise terminals of Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
Do you live outside the EU and do you take goods back home in your travel luggage from the Netherlands? Then you can reclaim the VAT on goods that you have purchased from companies in the Netherlands. To reclaim the VAT, you need an export validation by Dutch Customs, which you can request with this app.
How does this app work?
To use the app, you need to scan your passport. After scanning, the transactions which you have made in the Netherlands at shops that participate are shown. You start a validation request, select the transactions and enter your details about your journey outside the EU.
When you have arrived at the airport or port, this app will direct you to a specific location. There you can submit the validation request via the app. Dutch Customs will then check your validation request. There are 2 follow-up options. Either you will immediately receive an export validation, or you will be asked to have your purchases checked manually at the Customs office.
Do you have transactions from outside the Netherlands? Then you can present the paper version at the Customs office.
Note: transactions of purchases bought in 2025 can still be stamped at the paper version.
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Airvat Tax Refund VS. 
NL Customs VATJanuary 13, 2026