Private beta · 1,300+ refunds issued
Your VAT refund, without the refund desk.
Shopping in Europe as a visitor? Up to a fifth of the price is VAT you can claim back. The GoodVat app files the claim for you and pays out 90% of it. Refund desks typically hand back about 70%.
- No forms at the checkout, no airport refund queue
- Receipts from every shop in one claim
- See your refund before you fly
Work out your refund, then join the private beta. Private beta members get their first refund fee-free.
VAT inside your purchase · 20% rate
€166.67reclaimable
- Typical refund desk~70% of the VAT€116.67
- GoodVat app90% of the VAT€150.00
Minimum spend in France: €100.01, same store, same day. France refund rules
Keep €33.33 more of this refund.
The GoodVat app handles your tax-free claim automatically, with no refund-desk queue, and pays out 90% of the VAT. 1,300+ refunds issued so far. It's in private beta, and you can request access now.
Private beta members get their first refund fee-free. We'll only email you about the beta. Privacy
Estimate only. Uses the standard tax rate and a typical operator commission; your refund depends on the goods, the retailer and the refund operator.
- 1,300+
- refunds issued so far
- 90%
- of the VAT paid back to you
- 27
- EU countries covered
How it works
- 01
Shop as usual
Buy what you came for. Snap each receipt in the app as you go; purchases from different shops add up in one place.
- 02
We do the paperwork
The app prepares your tax-free claim for you. No forms to fill in at the checkout, no envelope to post from the airport.
- 03
Validate when you leave
Customs still has to confirm your goods are leaving the EU. The app tells you exactly where to go and what to show.
- 04
Get paid
90% of the VAT lands back on your card or bank account. You can see the amount before you ever get to the airport.
Refund desk vs. the app
| Feature | Refund desk | GoodVat app |
|---|---|---|
| Share of the VAT you keep | About 70% | 90% |
| Paperwork | A form per shop, filled in at the checkout | Handled in the app |
| At the airport | Customs, then a refund-desk queue | Customs only |
| Know your refund in advance | Rarely | Always |
Travellers we've refunded
I was visiting family in Toulouse and did a lot of shopping while I was there. I had no idea I was entitled to anything back, because nobody at the checkout tells you. GoodVat got my VAT back, and all I did was send my receipts.
Aly PurgeFrom Canada, shopped in ToulouseI'd shopped in Paris and gone the refund desk route, and came away with far less than I expected and no clear idea why. This time I knew the number before I flew, and that's the number that landed in my account.
Raj PatelFrom India, shopped in ParisI shopped on a ski trip through Italy and Switzerland, and the refund company took a massive cut of VAT that was owed to me. Thugs. With GoodVat I kept most of it.
Saito HimouraFrom Japan, shopped on a ski trip in ItalyI love shopping in Spain, but I was always confused by the forms and too shy to ask at the checkout. Then I'd get to Barcelona airport five hours before my flight, just so the refund line couldn't make me miss it. That's why I use GoodVat now.
Holly BennettFrom the United States, shopped in SpainQuestions
Don't leave your VAT at the airport.
Covers all 27 EU countries, with Japan, the UAE, and Vietnam coming soon. Join the private beta and keep 90% of your VAT.
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