Start with the original price, not a promised refund

This goods-only reference assumes standard 10% VAT is included. The original price is the amount before any immediate refund. It does not determine your eligibility or file a claim.

Use the original receipt price. If the amount already has an immediate refund deducted, choose that status below; do not subtract it again.

Routes have different transaction limits. Traveler/store eligibility, cumulative immediate purchases and export checks are not determined here. The route never switches automatically.

Optional: use the amount on your actual voucher

Enter the voucher’s refund amount, not a fee, another purchase’s refund, or an amount inferred from the VAT reference. The voucher entry does not confirm payment. No receipt upload or personal information is needed.

Confirm both: (1) the price is the original standard-VAT-inclusive amount before any immediate refund; (2) the voucher refund is for that same purchase only. Any price, voucher or route edit resets this check. An already-deducted or mismatching price suppresses the VAT reference and the budget.

Technical input range: price 1–9,007,199,254,740,991 KRW; voucher 0–9,007,199,254,740,991 KRW, both whole amounts. Correctly grouped commas are accepted. This numeric range is not a purchase allowance or a refund limit.

Reference / plan
VAT reference & your entered voucher budget
Entered priceNot entered
Conditional included VAT · P/11Original price needed

If the price is the original standard-VAT-inclusive price: VAT = P/11. VAT is rounded half-up once to whole won for display, not under a provider settlement rule.

Your entered same-purchase voucher refundUnknown · not entered
Original price minus entered voucher · budget onlyNot calculated · confirm entries
Enter the original price before any refund. Actual deductions, payout and eligibility remain unknown.
Route transaction amount conditionEnter an original tax-inclusive price to check the selected route’s transaction amount condition.
Cumulative immediate-refund purchasesUnknown · not tracked
Actual operator deductionsUnknown · not inferred from VAT
Actual paid refundUnknown · not a completed refund
Traveler / purchase eligibilityNot assessed
Actual tax receiptUnknown · check the actual receipt
Final net settlementUnknown · not a settlement amount

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These bookings do not determine your shopping tax refund.

📖 Step-by-Step Practical Guide
  • 1
    Step 1Enter eligible goods’ original price including standard 10% VAT, before any immediate refund. A price already reduced by a refund is not the original price.
  • 2
    Step 2Choose your intended route for amount-only guidance. Optionally enter the whole-KRW refund shown on the voucher for this same purchase; leave it blank if unknown.
  • 3
    Step 3Confirm the original price and matching voucher before calculating an entered budget. Check the actual store/operator receipt, export requirements and refund separately.

Keep the original price and the refund separate

  1. Keep the original VAT-inclusive price and the voucher for the same purchase.
  2. Do not subtract a refund from a price that already has that refund deducted.
  3. Use route warnings as amount guidance, then check the operator and export instructions. The entered budget is not proof of a paid refund.
A VAT component, a voucher entry and a paid refund are different

A price that includes standard 10% VAT contains a VAT component of price ÷ 11, about 9.09% of that inclusive price. This planner uses exact integer/rational arithmetic and rounds the VAT reference half-up once for display. It is not a store or operator’s settlement-rounding rule, a tax receipt or a promised refund.

The optional budget uses only an actual refund amount you enter from this purchase’s voucher. After confirming the original price before any immediate refund and the matching purchase, budget = original price − entered voucher amount. A blank voucher is unknown; an entered zero is known as your entry only. A price already reduced by an immediate refund must not have that refund subtracted again.

The tourist-refund system can also involve individual consumption tax. This standard-goods VAT reference does not calculate that tax, operator deductions, card/cash differences, foreign-currency settlement or actual payout. A voucher amount is not capped by this VAT reference, and the difference between them is not called an operator fee. Duty-free/exempt goods, services, accommodation and medical bills are outside this calculation.

Route results check only the entered transaction amount. Immediate refunds require at least ₩15,000 and strictly below ₩1,000,000 per transaction; the separate cumulative immediate-purchase condition after entry is no more than ₩5,000,000 and is not tracked here. Downtown transactions must be no more than ₩6,000,000; that ceiling is not applied to airport/port refunds. Other store, traveler, voucher and export conditions still require separate confirmation.

Original-price planning only

Goods must satisfy the applicable store, traveler and export conditions, including the official three-month purchase/export rule where applicable. This planner does not calculate a personal deadline or assess nationality, residence or stay eligibility. It neither submits a claim nor promises a cash/card amount or time.

Official sources checked 2026-11-05:

❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Is the included VAT my exact refund?

No. For an original price including standard 10% VAT, the VAT component is price ÷ 11. Its rounded display is a reference, not a paid refund, tax receipt or universal refund ceiling. Operator deductions, individual consumption tax and settlement conditions are not calculated.

How does the optional voucher budget work?

Enter the whole-KRW refund actually shown on the voucher for the same purchase. Confirm that the entered price is the original VAT-inclusive price before any immediate deduction. Only then does the planner subtract your entered voucher amount from that original price. Blank is unknown; 0 is an explicit entry. Payment and actual refund remain unknown.

What if an immediate refund was already deducted from my price?

Choose the already-deducted price status. The planner withholds both the original-price VAT reference and further voucher subtraction. Use the original price from the receipt if available. Do not subtract an immediate refund twice.

Which purchase limits does this page check?

The transaction minimum is ₩15,000. Immediate refunds require a transaction strictly below ₩1,000,000 and a separate cumulative immediate-purchase total after entry of no more than ₩5,000,000. This tool does not track that total. Downtown transactions have a ₩6,000,000 inclusive ceiling; airport/port refunds do not inherit that ceiling. These checks do not establish eligibility.

Does cash or card selection determine deductions, currency or timing?

No. This planner does not infer operator fees, a card conversion, a payout date or an actual settlement. It does not collect payment information or apply for a refund. Check the store/operator instructions and actual voucher for your route; changing a price, voucher or route resets the budget confirmation.

Sources checked 2026-11-05 · Goods VAT reference | Use Korea Editorial Board
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