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                                      Shopping Contents
    CONTENTS
    • RATION CARDS
    • TAX FORMS
    • BRITISH TAX FORMS
    • NATO TAX FORMS
    • NAAFI
    • PX Shopping
    • REMOTE PURCHASING
    • NAAFI ONLINE ORDERING
    • SUPERMARKETS
    • SHOPPING
    • OUT OF TOWN SHOPPING
    • BRITISH SHOPS
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                                                   Tax Forms
   TAX FORMS / TAX FREE SHOPPING
   Please ensure that you check the NSE Office Board for the most up to date 
   information and any amendments which have been made
   RATION CARDS
   Cigarettes, alcohol and coffee are rationed if you are buying them tax free. You will be 
   issued with a ration card by our HNLO when you arrive which will allow you to 
   purchase the rationed items from the NAAFI. You can buy these items in the local 
   shops but you won’t be able to get them tax free.
   TAX FORMS
   Tax forms are one of the most tangible benefits of a European posting and can be used 
   to purchase a variety of items. There are currently two types of forms which may be 
   used.
   BRITISH TAX FORMS
   The first and most straight forward way is by using the British tax form 
   (“Abwicklungsschein”) which can be obtained from the NSE Ulm office on request. 
   There is a €3.00 administration fee per form. 
   This way is simple as when taken to the shop the tax is taken off straight away with 
   payment being taken on the spot. A draw back to this system is that the form is not 
   always nor does it have to be accepted by the retailer so you should always check with 
   the retailer before you shop, to see if the British Tax Form is accepted.
   Here is a selection of shops in Ulm where the British tax form (“Abwicklungsschein”) is 
   being accepted provided you spend a minimum gross amount of €50 and bring your 
   valid identification proving your NATO-assignment:
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                                            NATO Tax Forms
   IKEA, Blaubeurer Str. 10, 89077 Ulm
   https://www.ikea.com/de/de/stores/ulm/
   Dänisches Bettenlager, Blaubeurer Straße 28, 89077 Ulm 
   https://www.daenischesbettenlager.de/filiale/f/f334/baden-wuerttemberg/u
   lm/blaubeurer-strasse-28?utm_source=GMBlisting&utm_medium=organic
   Decathlon, Blaubeurer Str. 95, 89077 Ulm
   https://www.decathlon.de/store-view/filiale-ulm-0070117701177
   Mediamarkt, Blaubeurer Str. 24, 89077 Ulm 
   https://www.mediamarkt.de/markt/ulm?rbtc=gop%7Ctxl%7CMedia%20Mark
   t%20Ulm%20StoreId%20572%7C%7Cb%7C%7C
   dm-drogerie Markt, Blaubeurer Str. 68, 89077 Ulm
   https://www.dm.de/store/de-1961/ulm/blaubeurer-strasse-68
   NATO TAX FORMS
   The second tax form is the one issued by NATO. These forms can be obtained from 
   the tax office in Kalkar Kaserne. This system requires registering your German bank 
   account with the tax office. In order to get a form, you have to inform the tax office 
   where you intend to shop and roughly how much you will be spending and a form 
   will be issued. When you go to make your purchase do not pay any money directly 
   yourself; the shop should take the form and charge the tax office at Kalkar who will 
   then in turn take the money out of the account you have registered with them and 
   an invoice will be sent. 
   Although more long-winded, the advantage of this is that under the SOFA 
   agreement shops should be obliged to honour the form and so it can be used in a 
   wider variety of places.
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                                                 NAAFI
    NAAFI - FUTURE TAX-FREE PURCHASE PROVISION - NAAFI OFFICAL PROCUREMENT AGENCY 
    (OPA) 
    TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS TO BFGSO 5203
    Overview
    NAAFI will operate an Official Procurement Agency (OPA) on behalf of the GEO. This will enable 
    entitled personnel over the age of eighteen to make tax free purchases from German suppliers 
    (goods and services) and to relieve VAT on online purchases.
    The facility is provided in accordance with current Standing Order 5203.  All personnel using the 
    facility should ensure that they are familiar with the restrictions specified in the order.
    Location/Opening hours
    The OPA will operate from the Finance Office to the rear of Sennelager NAAFI Complex on Otto-
    Hahn Strasse. It will be signposted for the customer as they enter the NAAFI.
    Opening hours are; 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to |Friday
    E-mail: opa@naafi.co.uk
    German Tax-Free Purchases Under €2,500 in value
    The Payment at Point of Sale System (PPSS) for purchases under €2,500 will still apply. Entitled 
    personnel may purchase the documentation needed to relieve German tax and pay for the 
    item(s) at the time of purchase. The process for making a purchase is as follows:
    Each entitled person may buy up to 5x Local Purchase Order (LPOs) forms (Antrag/Auftrag) and 
    the document for the German Tax authorities (Abwicklungsscheine) at a cost of €3.00 each.
    You will need your ID and NAAFI Shopping permit (BFG Form 55) as proof of entitlement. 
    You will be issued with two copies of the Antrag/Auftrag and an Abwicklungscheine(ABW).
    The documents should be presented to the shop at point of purchase (PPSS).
    The shop will take one (Red) copy of the ABW and the Embossed copy of the LPO.
    They will stamp your (Green) copy of the ABW & 2nd LPO and give you a receipt/invoice. 
    You must return the stamped documents and a copy of the receipt/invoice to the NAAFI OPA. 
    You are advised to retain a copy of the original receipt for guarantee purposes.  Copying facilities 
    are not available at the OPA, therefore complete in advance.
    Documents are valid for six months.
    You will not be able to buy more purchase order forms until you have returned stamped copies 
    and invoices for those already issued to you.
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      All purchases will be audited monthly by Customs & Immigration, any inconsistencies may 
      require the tax to be paid back to the German Authorities.  
      Disciplinary Action may be taken against any abuses of the system.  
      Purchases Over €2,500 in value
      Purchases must be paid for from the OPA bank account. The process for making a purchase over 
      €2,500 is as follows;
      Ask the NAAFI OPA for a Local Purchase Order (LPO). You will need to know details of your 
      supplier and the item/service you are purchasing.
      The NAAFI OPA will give you a Local Purchase Order (LPO) which needs to be handed to your 
      supplier before you sign any documents with them.  If the bill is dated before the LPO has been 
      purchased, it will not be valid, i.e. no invoice dated before the LPO date.
      You will need to pay the NAAFI OPA the administration fee of €3.00 and the price of the 
      item/service. 
      Payments may be made by cash or bank transfer to the account below using your OPA Account 
      as a reference number.  Please note that the OPA will not accept a payment of more than €5,000 
      in cash for any one purchase. Bank transfers must be made from a bank account in the name of 
      the person making the purchase. 
      Payment from a cash transfer service will not be accepted.
        Bank Address                          Commerzbank AG
                                              Frankfurt Am Main
                                              Kaiser Strasse 16
                                              60261 
                                              Germany
                                               
        Account Name:                         Navy Army and Air Force Institutes
                                               
        Account Number:                       31040015
        Sort Code:                            0152100406
        IBAN Number:                          DE36310400150152100406
        BIC CODE:                             COBADEFFXXX