little_st Posted December 25, 2023 #1 Share Posted December 25, 2023 In February, I will take a MSC cruise and the final port of call is Southampton, England. I would like to know how to process the tax refund for the goods I purchased in Europe when the cruise leaves Europe. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted December 25, 2023 #2 Share Posted December 25, 2023 On our cruise in July the ship announced a day towards the end of the cruise to bring all your receipts and it was done on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_st Posted December 26, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted December 26, 2023 22 hours ago, ski ww said: On our cruise in July the ship announced a day towards the end of the cruise to bring all your receipts and it was done on board. is it MSC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted December 27, 2023 #4 Share Posted December 27, 2023 15 hours ago, little_st said: is it MSC ? It was on a HAL cruise & local officials came on board at a stop near the end of the cruise and refunded the taxes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepingcat Posted December 29, 2023 #5 Share Posted December 29, 2023 now that the UK is out of the EU, do UK citizens get tax refunds on stuff we buy? and if so, how do we get a refund. sadly havent been out of the UK recently to know this. any advice appreciated. And we are on SaGa S of D next week to Canaries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted December 29, 2023 #6 Share Posted December 29, 2023 5 hours ago, sleepingcat said: now that the UK is out of the EU, do UK citizens get tax refunds on stuff we buy? and if so, how do we get a refund. sadly havent been out of the UK recently to know this. any advice appreciated. And we are on SaGa S of D next week to Canaries... I don't know the answer to your question, but two points are: There is no VAT/IVA in the Canaries, but a local consumer tax (IGIC) is charged. It is usually only VAT that is reclaimable. The rate is only 7% and probably not worth the effort of trying to reclaim considering the probable low value of purchases you will make. Secondly, the Canaries are not in the EU for tax purposes, so are outside the EU tax refund system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepingcat Posted December 30, 2023 #7 Share Posted December 30, 2023 @vmax thanks for your reply, looks like I dont need to do anything. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted December 30, 2023 #8 Share Posted December 30, 2023 However, Ferrol (your port in mainland Spain), and also (AIUI) Madeira, are within the EU VAT zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted December 30, 2023 #9 Share Posted December 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Globaliser said: However, Ferrol (your port in mainland Spain), and also (AIUI) Madeira, are within the EU VAT zone. Yes, I can confirm that Madeira is in the EU tax regime, same as mainland Portugal. JB 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepingcat Posted December 31, 2023 #10 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Spurred on by this info I thought I would do a bit of research. found this https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/guide-vat-refund-visitors-eu_en If on a cruise ship it's not at all clear how the process described would work, in our case theoretically I would need to find customs officers in Madeira to stamp all my receipts as that is the last port of call. In practise it's not going to be worth the bother for the amounts involved. But the link maybe helpful to others. happy new year everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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