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Tax-Relief Germany:
VAT Rate: 19%
(7% some items)
Tax-Relief available for most
"every-day"products or services
(vehicles, furniture, clothing,
food, guns, electronics, etc. - not
for long-term contracts such as
utilities, cellular phone contracts,
etc., not available for larger home
repairs/renovations, expensive
luxury items (gold/diamonds) or
works of art)
- Must be stationed in or TDY to
Germany, or on leave to Germany
from another European country.
- Purchases up to 2499.99 Euro,
obtain blank VAT forms from VAT
office, go shopping and only pay
net price (without tax). VAT office
charge: $3 or $4
- Purchases of 2500 Euro
or more, obtain cost estimate
and take to VAT office, obtain
cashier's check made payable
to MWR or uSAFE Services.
VAT office will issue VAT
form and endorse check.
Take both to vendor to
make purchase without
tax. VAT office charge:
$6 or $15
- Tax-free vehicles
must be registered
with uSAREuR vehi-
cle registration
- Info available
at: +49-(0)6221-57-
3727, DSN: 370-3727
Tax-Relief Italy:
VAT Rate: 20%
- only available to personnel
stationed in or TDY to Italy.
- Available for utilities
(depending on the area of resi-
dence).
- Available for tangible items
(items that can be shipped to
CoNuS), no services, no guns
- Available for vehicles (for
details check with uS Forces
vehicle registration in Italy)
- get cost estimate, get
certified bank/cashier's check,
go to VAT office to obtain VAT
documents, go to vendor to
pay for and obtain products.
- VAT office charge: $10
- Info available at: +39 444-
717080, DSN: 634-7080
Tax-Relief Netherlands:
VAT Rate: 19%
(6% some items)
After you make a purchase,
including paying the tax, the
merchant provides a form that
you must bring to the VAT office
for a stamp. You then return to
the merchant with the stamped
form for your tax refund. only
Merchants that have signed
up with the Netherlands Tax
Authorities are able to provide
tax relief. A listing of such
merchants is available at the
Schinnen Tax Relief office.
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