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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 1:46 pm
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Originally Posted by close2seven
could someone please advise whether the VAT refund thing is at all existing in china?
all i was able to find is this (this)for the diplomatic missions, but how about the others? any chance?
(sorry didnt find it on this forum, if it was already clarified before)
Yes, there is VAT, and no, there is no refund scheme. But why would you want to do any expensive shopping in China anyway?
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