What you need to know about offering VAT refunds to foreign customers as a retail company doing business in Belgium

The retailer doing sales in Belgium can offer a VAT refund to a non-EU resident who buys goods from the retail company and takes them outside the EU within 3 months of purchase. VAT is a value-added tax that is included in the price of most goods and services in Belgium, whereas the standard VAT rate is 21%, but some goods and services have reduced rates of 6% or 12%.