Skip to main content

How to shop tax free in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

Steps for tax free in the Netherlands

Updated today

Starting January 1, 2026, the export validation done at airports in the Netherlands for tourists that shopped in the Netherlands and are leaving the EU from there is digital - you will no longer be able to get a stamp on a physical form (unless they are for purchases done in other EU countries).

To obtain this digital validation, the most direct way is via the NL Government's mobile app:

Download the government's NL Customs App (iOS: https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/nl-customs-vat/id1592523001?l=en-US

Once you have obtained this digital validation, you can then proceed in the Pie VAT app to receive your refund.

If you have questions, please reach out to us!

Did this answer your question?