Who can claim VAT Refund?
VAT refund can be claimed by any Non-Nepalese tourist
fulfilling the following conditions:
- The person is neither citizen of Nepal nor resident
of Nepal,
- The person is not a cabin/flight crew member of
an airline departing from Nepal.
- The person is not employed in Nepal in past six
months,
- The parson is departing from Nepal by air carrier
from Tribhuvan International Airport.
- The person has been in Nepal for less than 183 days.
How to shop and get your VAT Refund?
- Shop from the stores displaying “VAT Refund
for Tourist” sign.
- Each invoice must not be less than Rs. 1,500.00
(excluding VAT) and total amount of Purchases must
be at least Rs. 15,000.00 (excluding VAT).
- Present your passport and complete your “Tourist
Application for VAT Refund” form at the store
on the purchase date.
- Present two copies of “Tourist Application
for VAT Refund” form stamped by Nepalese Customs
together with original purchase tax invoice and photocopy
of claimant passport showing name, nationality, passport
number and Nepal entry and exit dates before VAT Refund
Agency Office at Tribhuvan International Airport.
- VAT Refund only applies to goods taken out of Nepal
within 60 days from the date of purchase.
How to claim a VAT refund?
How will the Refund be paid?
You can choose to receive your Refund by:
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Refund Amount
|
Refund Method
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Fees deductible from refund
requests
|
| Not exceeding Rs. 20,000.00 |
Cash at the refund counter
at the International Airport |
Rs. 500.00 |
| Exceeding Rs. 20,000.00 |
Bank Draft to be delivered
at the address mentioned in the refund application. |
Rs. 500.00 pIus bank’s commission
on foreign exchange and draft issuing fee. |
What do not qualify for VAT refund?
How to avail this service?
This service can be availed from the Rastriya Banijya
Bank, Foreign Exchange counter at Departure Lounge (after
immigration) by people fulfilling the following criteria:
a. The person is neither Nepalese nor Indian.
b. The person must surrender Foreign Exchange Encashment
Receipt (FEER) before the exchange counter.
c. Nepalese Currency sought to be sold at the exchange
counter should not exceed the amount purchased before.
This has to be substantiated from the FEER together
with the reduction(s) mentioned in the FEER.
d. The person must present valid passport for the verification
at the exchange counter.
e. The person will be entitled for foreign exchange
at prevailing bank's selling rate, subject to availability
of the desired currency. In the case on non-availability
of the desired currency the person may be requested
to accept alternative foreign currency.
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