Tax Refund

When leaving South Africa you can claim back the Value-Added Tax (14%) on goods you are taking with you out of the country (i.e. clothes, electronics, toys, crafts, jewellery, wine and much more). A small fee is charged (at the moment minimum R10 maximum R250). For details click here.
 
To be able to claim the VAT back you need to:

• Save your receipts/ Tax Invoice.

• At many shops all information needed for tax refund is automatically printed onto the slip but at some shops you will need to ask for a hand written Tax Invoice

• For details get a free Information Brochure about the Tax Refund and the procedure - found at Tourism Bureaus and at the Airport when arriving.

• You must apply for Tax Refund before checking in your luggage as you might be requested to show the goods you are exporting.