DIAMOND TAX REFUND: GET A TAX REFUND ON YOUR DIAMOND JEWELRY

B/ Shipping abroad

- You are ordering a product and want it to be made available in a country outside the European Union.
- We charge you the pre-tax price without any deductions
- You will need to add a package of 198 euros including export freight forwarder fees.
- Delivery is free via FEDEX

Warning: You will be subject to the local taxes of the destination country. Please inquire with the customs office of the receiving country.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TAX REFUND PROCEDURE

Dear customers,

If you do not have a home or habitual residence in France or in another member state of the Union, you can purchase products from Steinberg International exempt from VAT, or benefit from a refund of this tax, for any merchandise intended for export.

In case of sale, Steinberg International will issue you an export sales slip, which must be presented with the goods at the customs office of the exit point from the European Union. The visa from the customs office at the EU exit point grants the seller the final benefit of VAT exemption. It is up to them to proceed with the tax refund upon sight of the customs visa.

Before resorting to this procedure, we draw your attention to the prerequisites for benefiting from the VAT exemption as well as the steps to be taken.

Who can benefit from this procedure ?

You must be:

residing in a third country outside the European Union at the date of purchase.
passing through France for less than six months.
Be aged 16 or older. You must be able to prove these qualities at the time of purchase, particularly by presenting a passport or, exceptionally, a valid original identity document if you are a resident in a country outside the European Union but belonging to the Schengen area (Norway, Switzerland, Iceland or Liechtenstein).

Which purchases are eligible for the tax refund procedure ?

The amount of purchases made on the same day in the same store or on the same site must exceed 175 € including tax.

The purchase you are making should correspond to a retail sale of a touristic nature, that is to say, intended for strictly personal use and not for commercial purposes.

How to get a tax refund ?

The seller gives you an export sales slip when you make a purchase, which must be signed by both the seller and yourself. By doing this, you commit to completing certain formalities.

You must transport yourself out of the Union, in your luggage and in the means of transport you use, the goods that benefit from the tax exemption.

When you permanently leave the European Union, you must present, simultaneously and before registering your luggage, the goods and the slip with the customs stamp.

This formality must be completed before the end of the third month following the one in which your purchase was made.

Warning: if any of the conditions are not met, the service will refuse the visa of the slip(s).

If you leave the European Union through France:

As part of the manual visa process, the French customs gives you the two sheets of your slip stamped with the customs stamp: you send the document stamped by customs to the seller.
As part of the electronic visa at the PABLO terminal, the procedure is computerized and you must carry out the electronic endorsement of the PABLO export sales slips yourself at one of the optical reading terminals available near a tax refund customs counter. If the exit point from French territory is not equipped with a PABLO electronic terminal, the slips must be presented to the customs service who will carry out the electronic endorsement using a barcode optical reader or by manually entering the identification number into the PABLO application.

Warning: In the event of a customs check during the visa of the consignment notes (manual or electronic visa), the presentation of the goods is mandatory. Failure to present the goods will result in the cancellation of the consignment note and possibly a fine.

For more information, please consult the Customs page or the Customs brochures on The tax refund procedure in France and on The main reasons for refusing the tax refund.