Practical tool

Departure tax refund calculator

Estimate a departure refund without confusing the VAT rate, the gross refund rate and the agency fee.

Estimated net refund: CNY 450.00

Illustration uses the selected gross refund rate minus the 2% agency fee documented by the Shanghai tax service. That fee may differ at another port, so final eligibility and payout still require participating-store documents and customs verification.

The rules behind this calculator are on the departure tax refund guide.

Decision support only. Recheck time-sensitive rules with the linked authority.