Guide to 3 shopping tax refund methods for foreign tourists visiting Taiwan

• The Ministry of Finance is promoting various tourism programs to attract foreign tourists to Taiwan for shopping.
• Foreign tourists can apply for tax refunds if they purchase specific goods from approved businesses with a minimum spending of NT$2,000 and leave the country within the specified period.
• There are three ways to apply for tax refunds, as listed in the attached table.
• The tax refund service for foreign tourists is handled by Chunghwa Telecom Enterprise Customer Branch, with a 20% service fee deducted from the refund amount.
• For more information, visit the website https://www.taxrefund.net.tw or call the toll-free number 0800-880-288.
• Contact person for press release: Sales Tax Division, Director Wang.
• Contact phone number: (03) 3396789 ext. 1250.

Source: mof.gov.tw

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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