Hiow to Claim VTA from Paris
 

I'm travinlg to Swiss and France. I will be arriving GVA and will depart from CDG. Is it possible to calim VTA for good purchased in Swiss from CDG?

RHED - Don't you mean VAT = Value Added Tax? If so, I would not bother if it is under several thousand euros.

Yup, I mean the VAT, and I'm sorry for my typos. Yet, what do you mean, I shouldn't bother if it's under several thousand euros? Do you It doesn't worth it !!!

RHED, you're right! I am such a lazy person I can't be bothered to go to all that trouble of filling out forms etc. etc. to recoup a measley $100. Now when it goes into recouping $4/500 amount - Yeah, I might.

It really isn't a lot of paperwork at all. However, I don't think Switzerland is part of the European Union and, if they honor a vat tax refund, you would have to apply in Switzerland.

The store has always done all the paperwork for me. I just show up at the office at the airport with the goods.

You're not leaving Switzerland from Paris. And you can get a refund only by filing the right paperwork, and showing the goods, as you leave Switzerland.

If you're getting to Paris by train or by road, I honestly don't know whether there's a VAT refund system even at the main Geneva station (I've never seen one), and there certainly won't be one at minor Swiss stations. I've never seen a refund system at any road border, either, and I'd be very reluctasnt to faff about changing my travel arrangements to get a few francs back at Geneva or Zurich airports.

Thank to all. I agree with most of what have been said, I wouldn't buther to change travel arrangements for few francs back. Bye all will come abck with more story from swiss whene back on August.

Given that Swiss VAT is only 7.6% one wonders if it is really worth the hassle. French VAT at 19.6% OK.