Tax-free shopping in Thailand

Yes. Visitors who don't live in Thailand can get back about 3.8–6.1% of the price on purchases of at least THB 2,000 by claiming the VAT refund before they leave.

VAT

7%

Minimum spend

THB 2,000

Net refund

3.8–6.1%

Refund at till

No

Minimum basis: Per store, per day, VAT included; at least 5,000 THB in total per trip

Who can claim

• You are not a Thai national and do not live in Thailand.
• You are not crew on the flight you leave on.
• You leave Thailand by air from an international airport.

How to get the money back

1. Shop at a store with the VAT Refund for Tourists sign and spend at least 2,000 THB there that day.
2. Show your passport and ask for the P.P.10 form and original tax invoice.
3. At the departure airport, before check-in, show the goods and forms at the customs VAT refund desk (needed when total purchases are 20,000 THB or more).
4. After passport control, show jewellery, gold, watches, phones, laptops, pens, glasses and bags again at the VAT refund office.
5. Collect your refund at the VAT Refund for Tourists office in the departure lounge.

Where to validate: At the customs VAT refund desk in the departure hall of an international airport, before check-in (Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Phuket and others).

Deadline: Take the goods out of Thailand within 60 days of purchase.

Paid out as: Cash in THB or e-wallet (refunds up to 30,000 THB, 100 THB fee); Card or bank draft

Not refundable

• Goods bought for business
• Services
• Land and sea departures (air only)
• Goods used in Thailand

Worth knowing

• The Revenue Department refund table pays about 3.8% on small buys, rising to about 6.1% on large ones.
• At Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang you can ask for a downtown refund and get the money before you reach the airport.

Estimate your refund for Thailand

Sources

• Revenue Department: VAT Refund for Tourists
• Revenue Department: VAT refund table
• Nation Thailand: new VAT refund limit and criteria (2024)
• Nation Thailand: 7% VAT extended to Sept 2027
• Tourism Authority of Thailand: VAT refund
• Suvarnabhumi Airport: VAT refund

Rules last checked 24 September 2026. Refund operators and customs can change procedures at short notice; confirm at the store before you buy.