Buying a phone in Austria without local tax

Do you live in Austria or an EU Member country? If yes, no, you cannot avoid paying VAT if you buy an iPhone in Austria. If, however, you don't live in an EU country, you can buy the phone in Austria, pay the VAT and ask for a form to be reimbursed for the VAT and this link might help you --> Payment, Financing, Refunds and VAT - Shopping Help - Apple

Please pay attention to what Rudegar suggests about iPhone Warranty. It is NOT international and if you don't live in Austria or an EU Country, should something go wrong with the phone, you may be required to take the phone back to an EU Country for warranty support. Thus wiping away any savings you thought you were getting by buying your phone outside the country you live and will use it.

Tax ftee status would be for non EU citizens exporting to your country of residence where you declare the item and pay import duty,

Any other method is smuggling

Buy at an airport because you get there tax-free. Book a flight to Germany {Munich} and buy an iPhone

Vika_09 wrote:

Hi, could you please tell me if I can buy a phone in Austria without the local tax?

mind you the warranty is not international, so if you experience hardware malfunctions with the device you will have to travel back to austria to get service