As a reminder, Tax-Free is a VAT refund system for travelers who do not have a permanent place of residence in the territory of the European Union (EU).
The conditions a traveler has to fulfill are as follows.
The main characteristics of a tax-free mobile application in Poland
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The conditions are, if a traveler
- purchased goods worth over PLN 200 in Poland,
- received a receipt from the cash register,
- exported the goods intact outside the EU and obtained confirmation from an officer of the Customs and Tax Service.
The authorities in Poland introduced another novelty to their terms, and that is the Tax Free PL mobile application. With this app, travelers can manage their own documents on their smartphones at any time. In other words, this application facilitates access to the electronic form of the seller's tax-free document and allows you to check the status of the document online. The new solution provides travelers with access to all information about their tax-free documents issued in Poland. The application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and the App Store. Therefore, from February 1, 2023, all tax-free documents issued in Poland will be available in the mobile application.
The main features of the application are:
- the application is intended for travelers, i.e., natural persons not residing in the territory of the EU, who purchase goods in Poland under the "TAX FREE" procedure.
- resignation from printing the TAX FREE electronic document issued to travelers who cross the EU borders through Polish border customs offices,
- online access to TAX FREE documents, including their current statuses,
- administration of one's own tax-free documents issued in Poland,
- full knowledge of documents at any time,
- improving the clearance of goods at the border thanks to the possibility of transferring information about the relevant tax-free documents using a barcode.
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