Goods may be
purchased in France free of value-added tax (VAT) for export (see under "Duty
Free Sales"). Information on thismatter can be obtained from:
* the shops selling tax-free goods,
* the customs, who will supply you with the leaflet on tax-freepurchases. The
sale in France of precious metals, jewels, worksof art, collector's items and
antiques is subject to a 7% tax (7.5 % in the case of precious metals). You may
be asked to pay this tax when you leave France, unless you can prove with aninvoice
that you purchased the goods from a professional dealeror that the tax has been
paid by the vendor.
For further details,
please contact a customs information center:
Paris : Tel.: (1) 40.01.02.06
Lyon: Tel.: 78.42.01.76
Bordeaux: Tel.: 56.44.47.10. Extension 153.
Marseille : Tel.: 91.08.60.50.
Nantes: Tel.: 40.73.52.15.
Strasbourg: Tel.: 88.32.48.90. Extension 211.