The Zapptax app combines three of our favourite things, simplicity, tax-free shopping in France and saving money, all in one free-to-download app. Now you need to know more.
Shopping in France is tax-free for UK families
Let’s start with something you may, or may not, know: when you travel to the EU from the UK, you’re entitled to tax-free shopping.
So if you’re planning a break in France this winter leave some space in your luggage, because we’ve just discovered the easiest way to get that VAT refunded on everything, from those only-in-France beauty products to ridiculously cute designer ski kit for kids.
Get more out of your tax-free shopping in France
It’s as simple as downloading the free Zapptax app. There’s no messing about with forms or paperwork, Everything you need to take advantage of tax-free shopping is on your phone with Zapptax: clean, digital and incredibly straightforward.
Plus, not only does it work in 1000s and 1000s of shops across French territory, you can even use Zapptax online too: as long as you have your tax-free purchases delivered in France.
We love a simple app that makes our life better and this is all that. But, in even more good news, Zapptax refunds up to 90% of your VAT, which is the highest refund rate on the market. Remember we said it saves you money too?
ZAPPTAX APP AT A GLANCE
- Download the free Zapptax app
- Ask retailers in France to make out invoices to Zapptax
- Use Zapptax as your billing address to shop online in France too
- Upload invoices to the app
- Have your tax-free forms validated at customs
- Zapptax processes your tax-free claim and issues a VAT refund
Irresistible tax-free shopping, Paris
How does Zapptax work in shops and online?
Well the shopping part you probably need no help with, because French shops are famously irresistible, whether you’re in the mood for the soignée elegance of Galeries Lafayette or ready to hit CityPharma in Saint-Germain-des-Prés: following in the footsteps of all the world’s beauty editors.
Or if Paris isn’t your go-to this winter, chic boutiques and French ski resorts go hand-in-hand, and, of course, this is also the land of wine, something else you can treat yourself to, tax-free, on holiday.
Wherever you end up shopping, ask the assistant to make out the invoices for your purchase to Zapptax. Then you simply upload the invoice onto the Zapptax app, and follow the instructions. As an added bonus, because you have all your purchase invoices on the app, having your tax-free forms (VAT refund documents) validated at customs is easier too.
If you’re shopping online in France, just add Zapptax as the ‘billing address’, have your purchases delivered in France, and it’s exactly the same simple route to getting up to 90% of your VAT refunded.
Calculate how much you could save on tax-free shopping in France
There’s no minimum purchase with the Zapptax app
Normally you need to spend at least 100€ per purchase to qualify for a VAT refund. However, with Zapptax the tax form isn’t issued by the retailer, so you can bundle smaller buys – the kind younger kids love – together; as long as the total amount uploaded to the app during your entire trip is 100€, or more. Naturally, if you’re shopping with teens, little purchases are probably off the table, but getting the tax back so easily cuts a bit of the pain there too.
24/7 support wherever you are in the world
When it comes to money, you can never have enough reassurance. With that in mind, Zapptax also provides 24/7 support right across Europe, Asia and South America. So if you have any questions, just get in touch and one of the team will be happy to help.
Practically anything you purchase, in stores or online, in France, is tax-free during your trip. Plus, as well as giving you a refund rate of up to 90%, Zapptax has – without exception – refunded every validated tax-free form submitted on the app since it was launched in 2017.
Download the free Zapptax app now and you’re all set, even if you plan to visit France next spring or summer. Or, if a winter trip to fairy tale Bruges or shopping-heaven Antwerp is on the cards soon, Zapptax works in Belgium too.
Simplify your tax-free shopping with the free to download Zapptax app
