Do I have to declare in home country an EU VAT claim?

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You always have to declare anything you are importing, even if you are below an exemption limit. Exemptions create immunity from tax and duty, not an immunity from the responsibility to declare.

I would declare the goods at the value with the expected tax refund deducted, and advise the border officer that I have done so. If this is erroneous (technically, you won't have received a tax refund yet), the border officer will tell you.

I know you're discussing India, but coming into Canada bringing goods from North Dakota, a U.S. state that allows Canadians a sales tax refund, I declare net of refund and advise that I've done so, and I've always been permitted. Granted, at the border crossings in my province of Canada, the officers are well aware that these refunds exist and this probably helps.

Always declare, and ask about the refund's effect. In most countries, border officers are cooperative enough to walk you through the process.

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Whether you claim a VAT refund or not, taxes and duties may be due on import in your destination country, depending on the type of item and its value (or more accurately, the total value of the imports).

Some countries have allowances under which you are exempt, but if the value is high enough to reclaim VAT you are most certainly above the threshold.

In most cases the destination country will not be aware of the VAT refund. There are exceptions when using land borders (on roads, or on board trains), where customs officers of the destination country will see you having done some paperwork with the customs officers of the departing country and will of course have questions for you, but this is not the case here. This does not mean you should try to sneak past customs...

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