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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2974205, member: 39&quot;]With regard to coins (sold above face value), Germany was a strange exception in the European Union until a few years ago: The reduced VAT rate of 7%, usually for stuff like foods and books, applied to coins too. Oddly enough, medals have always come with the full VAT rate. That changed at the beginning of 2014, so now you pay 19% on both coins and medals. (Usually; there are exceptions.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is <a href="http://www.zoll.de/EN/Private-individuals/Travel/Entering-Germany/Duties-and-taxes/Tax-free-shopping/tax-free-shopping_node.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.zoll.de/EN/Private-individuals/Travel/Entering-Germany/Duties-and-taxes/Tax-free-shopping/tax-free-shopping_node.html" rel="nofollow">more info</a> (German customs, English language version) about how to get that VAT back if you are not an EU resident. But yes, this does involve dealing with paperwork. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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