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Tax free buying in online Apple Store

Hey,


I'm in Germany for some time and before I return to my home country I'd like to buy the new iPhone and if possible get the taxes on it back. What I'd like to ask is whether it's possible to get a tax refund after an online purchase in the Apple Online Store.


I also would like to know if it's possible to do the tax refund myself, instead of using a company like Global Blue, because I hate how much comission they take. I know that this is fairly easy with Amazon, you only have to send your custom stamped receipts and they'll return the tax. But does it work for Apple?

Gepostet am 11. Sept. 2019 19:23

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Gepostet am 17. Sept. 2019 13:35

Hey arda16,


Thanks for posting your question in the Apple Support Communities. We have a Community for English speakers here: https://discussions.apple.com/welcome


Please feel free to join and post your question there, or repost your question in German here: https://communities.apple.com/de/welcome.


Have a nice day!

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17. Sept. 2019 13:35 als Antwort auf arda16

Hey arda16,


Thanks for posting your question in the Apple Support Communities. We have a Community for English speakers here: https://discussions.apple.com/welcome


Please feel free to join and post your question there, or repost your question in German here: https://communities.apple.com/de/welcome.


Have a nice day!

17. Sept. 2019 16:28 als Antwort auf arda16

Realize when you return home you will have to declare the device to customs in your country unless your duty-free limit is high enough. You do not say where you live. In the USA many states also have "use tax" which is basically local sales tax recovery made on any purchase made outside that state.


I suspect you are unlikely to get a very specific reply to your question. I have researched this for many similar questions and see no indication of Apple doing tax-free sales online, or tax refunds, or even tax-free in physical stores themselves. The exception is in conjunction with perhaps one or two stores per country and Global Blue.


Apple Store locations with GlobalBlue service

https://www.globalblue.com/brands/apple


I also advise against buying a phone in another country. Buying an iPhone in one country to use in another country can have many problems:


LTE Find the right iPhone for the right country or region. - http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/

E.g., Using American iPhone 5 in Europe - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4593901 - Yes, but no LTE support.


Warranty restriction! - http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/ios-warranty-document-us.html - "IMPORTANT RESTRICTION FOR iPHONE, iPAD AND APPLE TV SERVICE. Apple may restrict warranty service for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the device." <-- The warranty does not outright deny warranty coverage in other countries but there are many limitations to the effect they almost certainly will refuse to do repairs under warranty or even repairs at all except in the country of purchase. The device would have to be sent to a friend in the country of purchase to handle any repair claims because Apple will not handle international shipping.


Tax free buying in online Apple Store

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