Standard VAT rate: 21%

Low VAT rate: 6% - food and books

Minimum spend amount: EUR 125,01 in the same store on the same day

Time limit to export: before the end of the 3rd month, after the month of purchase

Ask in the store: an invoice, Tax-Free receipt or Tax-Free form showing your name, non-EU address and passport number. If the store can't provide this, you can download and print a standard Tax-Free form yourself to add to the purchase documents from the store. 

Required for Belgian Customs: 

• An invoice, Tax-Free form or Tax-Free receipt showing your name, non-EU address and passport number
• Any other purchase receipts or documents received from the store

• Passport

• If you have an EU passport; other proof of residence outside the EU

• Boarding pass

• Purchased items