Sep 01, 2011 Does anyone have any experience with VAT tax reclaims using Global Blue? I have posted some forms the other day after doing some shopping in France. Create your profile below to receive your SHOP TAX FREE. On the basis of the Global Blue. Be printed on your Tax Free Forms as part of your improved tax free. I just want to share my experience/story and i promised to Global Blue to remind you to be careful when you use Global Blue to refund tax. Please feel free. Jan 07, 2018 Answer 1 of 2: Hi there, I made a couple of purchases in the UK, and accidentally submitted a Global Blue tax refund form into a Premier Tax envelope and.

Number of employees +1,700 Website Global Blue is a tourism tax refund company headquartered in,. The company is best known for, a / refund and also operates in,, technology, staff, and. It is the industry leader for providing tax refunds, with as its closest competitor.

As of 2014, some 130 countries levy VAT/GST, about 50 offer to refund VAT/GST to tourists for private. History [ ] Started in Sweden in 1980 tax-free shopping is about refunding the VAT/GST levied in normal stores on the to non-resident visitors who will privately export the goods purchased, according to the legislation in the European Union and other countries; tax-free shopping is not to be confused with, which started in Ireland in 1947 and relates to specific stores (most often located in travel-related environments such as airports) that are exempt from the payment of certain local or national taxes and duties. Founded as Sweden Tax Free Shopping, the company later became Europe Tax Free Shopping and then Global Refund in 1998. The company was bought out by its management in partnership with, which took a majority stake, and for £118 million in 1999.

Global Refund moved headquarters from, near in, to, in the area, in 2001 for a more central position in Europe to manage its business then gone global but with a strong merchant customer base in European tourist destination countries. Pusoy Dos Game For Pc. In 2007, Apax sold the company to (at the time Barclays Private Equity), which valued the company at €360 million. Previously operating the two brands Tax Free Shopping and First Currency Choice, Global Refund completed its repositioning, product diversification and rebranding as Global Blue in 2010. Equistone Partners sold the business in May 2012, for 1 billion euros to the technology firm, with Swiss private equity house taking a minority stake.

On 10 April 2014 Global Blue announced the appointment of David Baxby as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors, taking over from Per Setterberg, who had run the company for 25 years. Following David Baxby a new CEO, Jaques Stern, has been announced on 18 May 2015. In 2010 Global Blue and the started to use the expression 'globe shopper' to identify the of 'people who consider shopping as a fundamental part of their travel experience'. Global Blue Intelligence's globe shopping data and publications are referenced by international and national media including the,,, the Moodie Report, China Confidential and The Hurun Wealth Report. In 2010 the commissioned Global Blue to develop and operate Singapore’s Electronic Tourist Refund Scheme.

In 2011 the selected Global Blue as the payment supplier for tax-free shopping in. In July 2013 Global Blue announced a joint venture with to offer tax-free shopping services in Japan. Global Blue is also a certified supplier of the (CNTA) Quality Service Certification programme. Operations [ ] Global Blue employs around 1,800 people in 51 countries, and provides services to approximately 300,000 merchants (,,, etc.), and in these locations. The main IT Hubs of Global Blue are located in Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia) and Singapore.