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Christmas travel consumer tips

Currency: avoid multiple losses

Exchange foreign currency before leaving the country is the first in the domestic foreign exchange or to foreign countries to change? What kind of currency to exchange money?

In general, the exchange destination country currency should avoid multiple exchange, in order to reduce the resulting from multiple convertible currency losses, if the foreign currency amount to is not much, can be required in the domestic bank convertible foreign currencies. At present, China bank counter can exchange foreign currency, the euro, pound, dollar, yen, HK $13, general before leaving the country only for a passport and visa.

Popular destinations for tips

Southeast Asian countries: at present the RMB in Southeast Asian countries can facilitate the exchange of local currency, coupled with the RMB exchange rate rise, so in most of the countries in Southeast Asia, with the RMB exchange more convenient and cost-effective than in dollars.

Japan: it is recommended that the first Renminbi exchange yen in cash; in Japan with dollar Japanese yen is the preferred way of RMB is not convertible in Japan.

South Korea: if there is a dollar proposal in South Korea local for USD KRW cheaper, if there is no dollars may be the first in the domestic bank first direct RMB exchange won, if arrive change again won, but the exchange rate is relatively low, with the RMB exchange not too expensive.

Europe: to Europe in the country before the bank for euro start, the renminbi is slightly stronger, with RMB into dollars, then the euro cheaper.

The United States: the most convenient way is good in the domestic use of the RMB exchange USD starting again.

Australia: local general with a settlement, so in the domestic use of the RMB to exchange small Australian dollars is a must, like DFS duty-free shopping will usually charge $.

Master: group purchase tax rebate more money

Several of my colleagues are going to Europe "shopping spree", for the tax rebate can give a little tip?

Must first figure out where the tourist city whether relevant services for foreign consumers rebates, after the confirmation for hanging a "TaxRefund", "TaxFree" or "EuroFreeTax" mark of the business.

Secondly, because each country has different restrictions on tax rebate amount, you should first consider their own shopping strength, if a person in the same shop can't buy enough tax standard back the store of provisions, suggested that go hand in hand together to achieve tax rebate standards stipulated by the lowest amount of consumption.

In addition, fill in the tax refund in the store can choose cash back, back check, also can choose the amount returned to the designated credit card account, but the most simple of course is credited to the credit card account.

Popular destinations Tax Tips

Japan: the same store within a day of shopping full 10000 yen or more, can be a passport and receipt in the department store 5% refund.

South Korea: a purchase value of more than 50000 items, and 3 months after the purchase of goods carried out in Korea, you can apply for a refund of value-added tax, consumption tax and taxes on special defense.

Thailand: the value of goods refund shall be not less than 5000 baht (about 1000 yuan), and every shopping consumption at least 2000 baht, the purchase of goods to be purchased within 60 days after the carrying out of the country.

Australia: that the purchase of goods and services tax goods containing, or liquor parity tax when alcohol can enjoy 11% and 14.5% tax rebate, in the same store if the purchase of more than 300 Australian dollars, to businesses to obtain tax certificate, and in the time of departure to the exit customs tax refund.

Europe: all require the same day purchases in a store within the same reaches or exceeds a certain amount, the French for a minimum of 175 euros. The EU can be handled at the exit of a unified, and in Iceland and Finland, Sweden and other Nordic countries, with the seal of the tax refund at the airport bank dedicated to the refund window desirable to money, but most Western European countries to cover the last station departure country customs stamp refund form sent to global refund company (GlobalRefund) in the branch institutions of other countries. In 3 months, the refund will be in dollars or euros checks sent to the applicant.

The United States: the purchase notes on the date must be in the country 29 days before and within, the refund to reach the minimum amount, such as minimum tax rebate Houston Texas limit of $10 (8.25% in Houston city sales tax, which is the purchase of individual items of at least 125$), in determining your tax refund have to leave 3~7 months after the completion of the.