Navigating VAT in the beauty
industry

Maximise VAT Recovery: Unlock Savings & Improve Campaign Performance

Up to

25%

May be eligible for VAT recovery, offering significant savings!

Benefits

Maximise budgets

Foreign VAT exposure often results
from VAT incurred on:

Tooling costs
Reclaim VAT on tooling, molds, and machinery used by international suppliers to manufacture and export products on your behalf.
Clinical testing, research and development
VAT recovery on cross-border clinical testing activities, import of trial materials, outsourced specialist services, and compliance-related testing across multiple jurisdictions.
Marketing, packaging and product destruction
Recover VAT on expenses related to specialised labelling, promotional packaging, installation of displays, and certified product disposal.
Conferences, events, meetings and tradeshows
Reclaim VAT on global beauty events including accommodation, travel, sponsorships, and registration for industry shows and product launches.

The beauty industry loses millions in
unclaimed VAT refunds every year

With evolving legislation and widespread global operations, VAT recovery in the beauty sector can be a major challenge. At VAT IT, we work with hundreds of beauty and personal care companies to recover foreign VAT on everything from tooling and testing to marketing and events. Our goal is simple – free up your team, recover what’s yours, and improve operational efficiency across the board.

Other high value expenses

Beauty industry FAQs

Explore our FAQs to learn how VAT recovery can support your industry, improve efficiency, and help you save more.

What VAT can beauty companies reclaim?

Eligible costs include tooling and moulds, clinical testing and R&D, marketing and packaging, certified product disposal, and spend on global beauty events or trade shows.

By keeping valid invoices, applying the correct VAT rules in each country, and ensuring claims are supported by proper documentation.

We identify reclaimable costs, ensure compliance, and handle claims globally so you can focus on growing your brand.

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