After shopping at the largest chain supermarket in Germany, DM, customers can claim for tax refund with UnionPay cards through the app of Safety Tax Free.
Chinese tourists who have visited Germany
recently may find that after shopping at DM, the largest chain supermarket in
Germany, they can claim for tax refund with UnionPay cards through the app of
Safety Tax Free. Miss Cui, who works in a financial institution in Shanghai,
said, “I can complete the tax refund procedure with this APP, and after having the
form stamped by the Customs, I do not need to hand in the form at a tax refund counter.
Instead, I only need to book a pick-up service after returning to China.
Moreover, I can check about the progress at the app. I received the refund in
my UnionPay card 3 days later and at a favorable exchange rate.”
This is an epitome for the increasingly
convenient tax refund services provided by UnionPay. With UnionPay tax refund
services become more diverse and card-users’ experience constantly improving, the
UnionPay overseas tax refund volume grew by more than 80% in the first half of
this year. Europe is a major
region where cardholders use this service. The downtown tax refund offered by
UnionPay International and Global
Blue is particularly preferred by more purchasers.
Easy and Fast Tax Refund via Mobile Phones
At present, the UnionPay overseas tax
refund service is available at more than 300,000 merchants across 38 countries
and regions, including 31 European countries such as France, Germany, Italy and
UK, as well as Argentina, Australia, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia
and Taiwan. To claim for tax refund with UnionPay cards can avoid the lengthy
waiting time and the complicated procedure of cash refund. The refund can be
directly credited to UnionPay cards in the local currency without currency conversion
fee.
With customers’ payment habits constantly
change, more and more cardholders prefer to use mobile phones to claim for tax
refund. As of this August, the partner merchants of Safety Tax Free in Germany
have exceeded 150, including Mueller, LODEN-FREY and Wellendorff Boutique, and
most of these merchants are equipped with devices to print out tax refund
bills, which no longer need to be filled out by customers. This tax refund
service will also be available at some renowned merchants in France, Spain, the
Netherlands and Belgium.
In Australia, UnionPay International has
cooperated with Australian Customs in offering the app of TRS, which enables
UnionPay cardholders to claim for tax refund online and then enjoy express tax
refund service.
Downtown Tax Refund, the New Favorite
In Europe, a major tax refund region of
Chinese tourists, UnionPay International also joins hands with Global Blue to
upgrade tax refund services. Tourists can claim for tax refund at the
specially-engaged merchants or the outlets of Global Blue at downtown, using
UnionPay credit cards as guarantee, and directly get tax refund. The upgraded
downtown tax refund is available in countries including Germany, Italy,
Austria, UK, Norway, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Spain. Data show that, the
number of UnionPay tax refund transactions in Europe increased by over 20% last
month.
Customers are able to enjoy downtown tax
refund service with UnionPay credit cards in Taiwan too. After spending over
NTD 24,000 at a merchant, cardholders may claim for tax refund with UnionPay
cards at Taipei 101, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A8, Pacific SOGO Zhongxiao and Kaohsiung
Hanshin Department Store.
Moreover, UnionPay tax refund upon returning to China serves is another effective way to get tax refund fast and easy. After shopping specially engaged merchants of Premier Tax Free, Innova Tax Free, Tax Refund Service Srl, Travel Tax Free, Tax Free Germany and Tax Free Worldwide, Chinese customers can claim for tax refund at the outlets of United Money at airports or downtown of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, or use the “Online Tax Refund” function in the app of UnionPay International.