Hi, I was wondering does Apple store in Amsterdam give the tax free? I am a Serbian citizen and I want it by my Iphone in Amsterdam but I want to get TaxFree refund. Thanks

Here's something:

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/individuals/travelling/travellers-leaving- eu/guide-vat-refund-visitors-eu_en

https://www.schiphol.nl/en/facilities/tax-refund/

Global Blue doesn't list an Apple Store in Holland as a partner.

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

You can always ask though. There's someone here who claims that the Apple Store in Amsterdam was able to provide the forms needed:

Tax free refund

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.

Some carriers will not accept unlocked phones - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4530650?answerId=20359060022#20359060022 - E.g., "Virgin Mobile, like all CDMA carriers, will only activate devices on their network that were initially sold for use on their network." and https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8333913?answerId=33206605022#33206605022 "The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus sold unlocked and for use on AT&T and T-Mobile is not physically compatible with the Verizon and Sprint networks."

Other issues - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8325135?answerId=33176952022#33176952022 - "The Japanese carriers are notoriously difficult to work with when it comes to unlocking. If you are not a customer of the carrier it's locked to, they will not unlock it."

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 where you bought it. The phone 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.

New phones may also have tax added to the cost (e.g., in the USA prices do not include taxes), and you may have to pay import duty when bringing an expensive phone into your country.

As for your tax free question, I searched in general for this recently. In many European countries it is up to the stores to decide how to deal with this and I found no mention of Apple doing it.

ljubicag88 wrote:

Hi, I was wondering does Apple store in Amsterdam give the tax free?

Nobody in these forums represents any store. To find out something like that you have to contact the store directly yourself and ask them.