MCCI operates a counter at the SSR international airport for refund of duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) paid on purchases made by Foreign visitors holding a foreign passport. The refund can be effected in the following currencies: Euro (EUR), US dollar (USD), South African Rand(ZAR) and British Pounds(GBP). In addition the Foreign visitor has to carry the purchased goods as hand luggage, unless they are oversized or required to be checked-in by the airline.
The MCCI Tax Refund counter also offers a service whereby goods meant for hand luggage can be delivered Duty Free or VAT free prior to the departure of the Foreign visitor from Mauritius. Departing Mauritians are now eligible to benefit from this service as from 1st October 2017.
For further details please contact:
The Tax Refund Counter at the SSR International airport on +230 637 7401 or the Operations Manager on +230 203 4830.
Please visit our wholly dedicated website for the tax free shopping for further details.
The digital platform taxfreeshopping.mu, designed with a fresh new look and user-friendly navigation, showcases and promotes shopping malls and tax-free shops in Mauritius. It aims to provide an exclusive visibility to operators so as to encourage Foreign visitors and departing Mauritians to make even more tax-free purchases in shops which are duly registered.
June 1995
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)
September 2014
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
April 1997
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) - Beijing
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission - Shanghai
November 1998
CCPIT Guangdong Sub-Council
September 2008
CCPIT Qingdao
May 2007
CCPIT Qingdao
April 2017
L´Union des Chambres de Commerce, d´Industrie et d´Agriculture
August 2008
Chamber of Commerce of Djibouti
September 2015
Estonia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
September 1996
l’Assemblée des Chambres Françaises de Commerce et d’Industrie (ACFCI)
November 1985
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
May 1996
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
June 1995
Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
January 2004
India International Trade Center
May 2004
Seafood Exporters Association of India
October 2005
Seafood Exporters Association of India
January 2011
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI)
November 2004
Fédération des Chambres de Commerce, d’Industrie, d’Artisanat et d’Agriculture de Madagascar
August 1994
The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia
June 2005
Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
September 2012
Chamber of Commerce of Mozambique
June 2019
Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mines and Agriculture
October 2004
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI)
June 1995
Chambre of Commerce and d’Industrie de la Réunion
March 2002
L’Association pour le Développement Industriel de la Réunion
May 2007
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
November 2005
Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry
April 2014
Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry
September 2018
Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI)
September 2016
South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
May 2004
National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka
September 2017
Taiwan External Trade Development Council
January 2011
The Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA)
August 2004
The Federation of Thai Industries (F.T.I)
February 2013
TUSKON
August 2014
DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Board)
TOBB (The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey)
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