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Home » Reader question » How can I recover the VAT paid in Belgium?
How can I recover the VAT paid in Belgium?
Dear readers,
I have been deregistered in Belgium and registered in Thailand. As a result, I am no longer subject to VAT. If I were to make a purchase in Belgium, I can recover the VAT. Until now this was never really worth it as I only made smaller purchases on my annual trip to Belgium.
On my next trip, however, I want to buy a new laptop in Belgium = azerty keyboard, 2-year warranty, etc. A new laptop quickly costs € 1.000, so a VAT of about € 200 is interesting.
My question, is VAT recovery very complex or can it be handled quickly and easily at the airport on the return flight?
Regards,
Andre
The link below answers your question:
https://financien.belgium.be/nl/particulieren/internationaal/reizen/invoer#q3
Dear Andrew,
in principle it is not difficult but you have to follow the right path;
it is the supplier who must refund the VAT. You get nothing from the duane. So when purchasing the device, you must request a purchase invoice from the supplier. Also make it clear to him that you are going to carry out the device, because that man is usually not aware of how it works. The VAT must be clearly stated on this invoice. You go to customs at the airport, with the device (preferably in the new original packaging) and present the invoice stating that you are going to carry it out and will NOT return it. You can possibly prove this with your visa and ID card. They will stamp the document as 'exported'. Then you send the stamped invoice to the supplier, who, once in possession of the document, refunds the paid VAT to your account.
When entering Thailand you must, legally speaking, do the opposite. That's where you have to enter the device. Do you do this or don't you do it: up to you…..
I've already done it and there were no problems. Could not do anything else than indicate the imported device as it was a radio transmitter-receiver and you already need a 'holders license and Thai radio amateur license' for this and it must also be approved by the NBTC. I had to pay 10% import duties because it was not a new device and that was it. It is different with a laptop, almost everyone travels with computer equipment…. So it's not complicated at all.
Have been living in Indonesia for more than 20 years. Have at least 10 times already carried out laptops and also expensive but small (German) compressor parts with refund of VAT. Procedure varied a bit over the years and depending on supplier, but similar to above. Laptops in Indonesia are not substantially more expensive for the same specs, but you just don't have the choice you have in NL. For example, I like to work on a 15″, here everything is 14″ as standard. For one specific desired model you sometimes have to wait 3 months (or never come) while in NL you have it "home" within a few days. Success.
Hi Andre,
if you are deregistered in Belgium (and have no other address in the EU) you can detax at Customs when you leave the EU.
Have an invoice drawn up at the supplier during the purchase of goods (not valid for services!!!). Please note: the invoice must meet a number of conditions.
Such as stating your full name, address in Thailand, date of purchase (maximum 3 months after the month of purchase), good description of the goods, price + VAT amount, ...
Show goods to Customs (departure hall 3rd floor Brussels Airport) BEFORE you check-in.
You must present your passport + flight reservation document as well as the goods and invoices.
Customs checks the documents + the goods. If it is in order, Customs places a community black stamp.
Then you take a photo, copy or scan (for Detax proof) of the stamped invoice and return the original stamped invoice to the supplier.
The supplier puts the invoice in the accounts and is exempt from VAT. After that, the supplier can immediately refund your VAT.
Sometimes the company works with a commission office (such as Global Blue, Taxfree, …)
Best is official invoice and return.
If you have any further questions, please contact Customs Brussels Airport by telephone or e-mail.
Good luck, Dries
Buy it much cheaper in Thailand and put whatever you want on it
Hi Marc, then he must have a querty keyboard. Unless he can't type azerty. The advantage of purchasing in Thailand that the Thai characters are on the keyboard is quite useful if he shares the laptop with a Thai(se).
Dear Marc.
the reason the questioner wants to buy the laptop in Belgium is not whether they are more expensive or cheaper there. The real reason is the “AZERTY” keyboard, or “Keyboard French”. Go look for an AZERTY keyboard in Thailand, they will look at you with big eyes because here they are all QWERTY keyboards. For someone who, for example, often wants to process French texts, that QWERTY keyboard is a real disaster, as it does not contain several characters that are frequently used in the French language: accent aigu-grave-cedille-circumflex….so he is not just for the cents.
For someone who can write blind, no problem at all. You set your keyboard to US-International, and you can make almost any combination. Moreover, I hardly look at the keyboard with my eyes, but with my ten fingers. I even had a laptop with Japanese characters for years.
You can, if you have to look, buy stickers that have your desired characters. The keyboard is set up by software.
So it basically doesn't matter where you buy a laptop.
A few more notes: laptop is usually seen as hand luggage. It is wrong on the link, it says on the way to gate B, but that Customs office is only open between 7 am and 21:30 pm. Outside these hours, Customs is located at the arrivals hall (2nd floor and this 24h/24h and 7/7).
The Customs stamp does not contain the statement "exported", but does contain the logo, stamp number and date.
It can be useful to present your Thai residence card to Customs, but they can also see in the computer whether you have been deregistered in Belgium. Sometimes you need model 8 from the town hall if the deregistration is only recent.
You may have to spontaneously declare the laptop to Thai Customs to pay VAT there.
Regards, Dries