Israel VAT Refund
All prices in Israel include 15.5% VAT. All goods and services purchased by tourists in Eilat are exempt from V.A.T for everyone, including Israelis.
Tourists visiting Israel are entitled for a complete VAT refund for the following services:
- Accommodation (hotels, youth hostels, field schools and camping);
- Organized tours;
- Tourist car hire with driver-guide;
- Car rental;
- Domestic flights and tours;
- Meals provided by tour operators during organized tours;
- Meals eaten in hotel restaurants by guests (and included in hotel bill, paid in any currency including NIS).
In order to acquire the refund, the following procedure must be obtained:
- Look for the “tax refund” sticker on the business door or publications
- Ask for a VAT refund invoice – the invoice must be an official ChangePalce document, which Is the official VAT refund broker in Israel.
- At the airport VAT desk, show the original invoice, the green VAT tax form, and the goods you have purchased.
- At the end of the procedure, you will receive a cheque drawn in your favor which may be cached at the same day.
On each purchase exceeding $200 (including V.A.T.), the V.A.T. will be refunded upon presentation of the special invoice at the port of departure.
VAT Refund Commissions
Commissions Range from 4.8% to 15%, depending on the invoice total:
| Amount of purchase (in $ with VAT) |
Amount of the VAT in the purchase (in $) |
The commission rate in each amount (%) |
| 100-150 | 15.25-22.88 | 15 |
| 151-250 | 23.03-38.13 | 13.5 |
| 251-550 | 38.28-83.88 | 10.5 |
| 551-1,000 | 84.03-152.5 | 8.1 |
| 1,001-2,000 | 152.65-305.00 | 7.2 |
| 2,001-4,000 | 305.15-610.00 | 6.3 |
| 4,001-7,000 | 610.15-1,067.50 | 5.4 |
| over 7,000 | 1,067.50-152,500.00 | 4.8 |
More information on VAT refund in Israel:
Zero VAT Rate On Services Procured To Foreign Tourists – By the Israeli Ministry of Finance
Shopping in Israel – By the Israel ministry of tourism
Tax refund brochure (PDF) – By the Israel ministry of tourism
Change Place – Israel’s official Tax refund exchange