Yes, like no EU resident visiting an EU country you can receive a refund, but the conditions today require that you buy in a Free Tax shop and your purchase needs to surpass certain minimal amount to get the right to refund the VAT you payed ; and as you explained, they decrease the refund amount putting charges for the refund service. Like I commented in a previous post, if you buy something via e-commerce from your country in some EU countries like Spain, they don't include the VAT within the price and then you get the goods cheaper, no refund issue.- All the best Carlos --- John Jensen <jwjensen356@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > I did that often in the U.K. (during the 80s). Yes, > I > did get a refund check (cheque) but it was in pounds > sterling which meant I would have to cash it over > there the next time. Getting it cashed here would > cost too much at a bank. The refund amount was also > decreased by a service charge put on by the VAT > people. > > John > > --- Marc James Small <msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > At 03:43 PM 8/16/06 -0400, Mike Kovacs wrote: > > > > > >Fotopartner would not deduct VAT from their > prices > > when I tried to > > >purchase Rollei accessories from Canada by mail > > order. Yes, there may be > > >a procedure to get the money back, but I have no > > idea what it entails. I > > >like the idea better of not paying in the first > > place since Canada is > > >quick to charge me 13.5% + a handling fee on my > > mail order purchases. > > > > There is a single EU form you fill out. If you > > visit an EU nation, these > > are available at customs when returning to the US. > > > It takes about six > > weeks, I understand, to receive the refund. > > > > Marc > > > > msmall@xxxxxxxx Home Phone 540-345-5012 > > Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! > > > > --- > > Rollei List > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with 'subscribe' > > in the subject field OR by logging into > > www.freelists.org > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > > into www.freelists.org > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > __________________________________________________ Preguntá. Respondé. Descubrí. Todo lo que querías saber, y lo que ni imaginabas, está en Yahoo! Respuestas (Beta). ¡Probalo ya! http://www.yahoo.com.ar/respuestas --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list