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General Information

Name

Recognition of VAT refunds within the framework of diplomatic and consular relations and those of international organisations or NATO (not Spain), for acquisitions made outside of the territory of application of the tax.

Type of procedure/service
Tax information
Subject
Taxes
SIA code
998299
Description

Procedure to obtain recognition of the right to Value Added Tax exemption within the framework of diplomatic and consular relations and those of international organisations recognised in Spain and the forces of the Member States, NATO, other than Spain, for the acquisition of goods and services made outside the territory of application of the tax.

To obtain this recognition the beneficiaries must obtain certificates that prove they have a right to the exemption and these certificates must be recognised throughout the entire Community.

The certificate must be requested from the Host Country (Spain).

Body responsible for the procedure
State Tax Administration Agency (EA0028512)

General information on the procedure/service

Instigating party
  • Interesado
Recipient interested party
  • Citizen
  • Business
Documents
  • The application shall be submitted together with a detailed description of the goods and/or services for which the exemption is requested or the order reference referred to under 5.B in the application form.
Deadline for resolution

None

Administrative silence interested party
Positive
Competent bodies
  • Tax Agency
End of procedure
No
Appeals
  • Reconsideration: Application period: One month. Optional and filed with the office that made the administrative decision to be appealed, stating that no economic-administrative claim has been lodged against it.
  • Economic-administrative claim: Application period: One month from the day following notification of the contested decision or the day on which the previous motion for reversal is deemed to be dismissed. It will be addressed to the administrative body that made the appealable decision.
Basic Regulations
Place of submission
  • Cuartel Xeral ou Centro de Operacións Aéreas correspondente (OTAN).
  • Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores e de Cooperación (Relacións diplomáticas, consulares e Organismos Internacionais).
Stages of procedure
  • Start: At the request of an interested party by submitting the corresponding application in the State of the Headquarters (Spain). The application must include a declaration from the beneficiary individual or organisation stating that the goods or services acquired are for official or personal use and that they meet the conditions and limitations applicable to exemption in the Member State of the headquarters of the beneficiary individual or organisation. This declaration will also state the beneficiary's commitment to pay the Member State from which the goods are dispatched or from where the services are rendered in the event of failure to comply with the exemption conditions.
  • Procedure: The procedure will be processed with the documents provided or required.
  • End: Express resolution. In case of NATO: Once the 3 month deadline for a resolution in the procedure has expired without any Resolution having been expressly issued in the matter, the administrative silence shall have the effect of: authorisation. All independently of the obligation to resolve. In the case of Embassies: Once the 6 month deadline for a resolution in the procedure has expired without any resolution having been expressly issued in the matter, the administrative silence shall have the effect of rejection.
URl for online processing
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Forms
Identification system(s)
  • Electronic DNI
  • Digital certificate
  • Clave PIN
Integrado en Clave
Yes
Practica notificaciones
  • Postal
  • Electronic notification by means of Electronic Submission
  • Electronic notification by means of Enabled E-mail Address
Sujeto a tasas
No
Level of interactivity
Level 4: Online procedure

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