You participate in professionals events in France and you don’t know how you can have your VAT refund?

The network of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry can assist you in getting a VAT refund on your main expenses in Europe.

VAT is refundable for the following expenses :

- Tradefairs, spacebooking, flowers, hostess services, translators, telephone bills, electricity bills
- Restaurants bills, foods and beverages
- Petrol (80 % of the VAT is refundable)
- All kind of furniture for business activities
- Commercial cars and vans rental
- Services such as advertising

(VAT is not refundable on the following expenses: hotels, tourism car renting, airlines and trains tickets, taxi trips and presents).

Contact pierre.labail (at) ifcci.org.in and provide us with the following documents:

1. Original of all invoices showing the refundable amount of the French VAT: renting of tradefair space, furniture, flowers, advertising, hostess services, telephone, electricity, food and beverages (copies of invoices, even certified, will not be accepted).

2. A mandate will be sent to you to be signed, that allows us to ask for the VAT refund on your behalf.

3. Should your company reside in one of the European Union countries, send us your intracommunity VAT number. Other companies located out of the European Union need to send us an official certificate showing that your company is a VAT payer in your country.

4. A Bank Account ID number enabling us to transfer you the VAT refund.

Don’t hesitate to contact us for further information.