UnionPay Tax Refund Service Covers All Major Tax Refund Countries and Regions

Recently, some Chinese tourists who have visited Russia found they were able to claim tax refund into their UnionPay cards when leaving Russia after shopping at the famous TSUM Department Store in Moscow.

Release time : 2018-07-13 16:16:56

source : UnionPay International

VAT refund in-store or at the Global Blue outlets downtown before their purchases have been exported. This service is continuously expanding and now covers 14 countries and regions including France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland. All of the Global Blue downtown counters and over 1,000 merchants have supported the service.

In addition, consumers in mainland China are able to claim tax refund online via the official website or WeChat account of UnionPay International after getting back to China. In this way, they only need to get their tax refund receipts stamped by the Customs.

UnionPay offers customers better tax refund experience

To further improve cardholder’s tax refund experience, UnionPay International continues to enhance the convenience of its tax refund service. Now cardholders can log in to the mobile website or WeChat service account of UnionPay International to calculate the tax refunds of different countries, track the refund status, find the tax refund office nearby, and check about the detailed tax refund guidelines of each country.

Customers with UnionPay premium cards (including Platinum and Diamond cards) are offered free access to the Global Blue VIP Lanes at seven major European airports, including Copenhagen Airport, Rome Fiumicino Airport, Frankfurt Airport, Madrid Airport, and Munich Airport. Cardholders can also enjoy VIP services and claim tax refunds at Global Blue lounges in Milan and Rome.

Next year, the “UnionPay” mobile app will launch a digital tax refund service. After shopping at specially engaged merchants, Chinese tourists will be able to print tax refund form via the “UnionPay” app, without the need to handwrite the form, and the refund will be directly credited into the designated UnionPay accounts in RMB.