Diplomatic Card
For Diplomats · Private Use

Welcome, Diplomat.

Your Diplomatic Card is the only card in Belgium with 0% VAT on the spot in 550+ connected stores. Any other store? Upload the invoice in the only VAT app for diplomats and we recover the VAT.

No VAT card yet?

Sign up online. We verify your accreditation and issue your card within days.

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Find 0% VAT-Free stores

Find one of 550+ connected stores and buy VAT-Free on the spot, also online at MediaMarkt.be.

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Submit invoices

Store not connected? Upload the invoice in the mobile app or the Client Portal. We do the rest.

Submit invoices

Two ways to shop without VAT

One card, two routes. Connected stores deduct VAT at checkout. Everywhere else, we recover it afterwards.

In store · OnlineVAT-free in store
0% VAT-Free

Show your card in one of 550+ connected stores and pay 0% VAT on the spot. Nothing to reclaim. Online at MediaMarkt.be.

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0% VAT: you do not pay any VAT, it never leaves your account
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550+ connected stores across Belgium
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Online at MediaMarkt.be, the first online 0% VAT-Free store
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Any storeVAT-Refund, any store
VAT-Refund

Store not connected? Ask for an invoice in your name, upload it in the mobile app or the Client Portal and we recover the VAT, anywhere in Belgium.

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Works at every store in Belgium
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We chase the store until the VAT is reimbursed to you
How the refund works →

How 0% VAT-Free works

Step 1
Register online.

We verify your accreditation with FPS Finance. Your card is issued within days.

Step 2
Present your card in store.

Show your Diplomatic Card in one of 550+ connected stores. The store knows what to do.

Step 3
Pay 0% VAT on the spot.

The store deducts the VAT. We validate the transaction with FPS Finance and settle with the store.

Register nowRegistration takes a few minutes
VAT-Refund · Not-connected stores

Shopped anywhere else? We collect the VAT

Not every store is connected yet. No reason to pay VAT: ask for an invoice, upload it and we handle the rest.

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Ask for an invoice in your name

A full invoice, not a receipt: your name, address and the store's VAT number. See our invoice checklist.

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Upload it in the Client Portal

Upload a photo or scan of the invoice in the mobile app or the Client Portal. We process it and submit it for validation.

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We validate and collect

FPS Finance validates the exemption. We send the invoices to the stores weekly; they have two months by law to repay the VAT.

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The VAT lands on your account

Under PRIME we pay you at the end of the month the store repays. If a store is slow, we keep chasing.

Any store in Belgium
InvoiceNr. 2026-0418
Subtotal€ 1 240,00
VAT 21%€ 260,40
Total paid€ 1 500,40
VAT recovered+ € 260,40
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PRIME payoutEnd of monthin which the store repays the VAT
New · Now in the App Store and Google Play

Your card and every invoice, in your pocket

Show your digital card, upload invoices in seconds and follow every refund from validation to payment.

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Digital Diplomatic Card, always with you
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Photograph and upload invoices in seconds
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Live refund status and PRIME event invitations
Available now for iPhone, iPad and Android. On a computer? Use the Client Portal.
Invoices overview in the Diplomatic Card appDiplomatic Card app on a phoneDiplomatic Card app home screen with digital card

Basic, or PRIME

No hidden costs. Choose Basic, or PRIME for fast refunds, priority processing and exclusive discounts.

Basic service
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VAT-Free at 550+ connected stores
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VAT-Refund at any store in Belgium
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Online account and mobile app
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VAT-Refund paid after 6 months minimum
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PRIME shopping discounts
Register with Basic
Most popularPRIME service
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Everything in Basic
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Fast VAT-Refund, paid the month the store repays
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Fast VAT collection from reluctant stores
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PRIME shopping discounts and events
Become PRIME
Our prices

See the rates of Basic and PRIME in one minute

Leave your details and we e-mail you a link to our prices, the same for every diplomat, side by side with the two other providers in Belgium.

Get the prices

What diplomats say

Cardholders on the card and the service behind it

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Diplomatic Card is providing the best customer service of any company I had interactions with. Congratulations.

Diplomat in Brussels

Private Use client

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I am positively impressed by the reactivity of your company. Thanks for solving the problem and sending me a new card.

Diplomat in Brussels

Message to the Support Desk

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It's time to say goodbye to my blue card, with which I shopped at ICI Paris this week. It's hard to say goodbye to a friend I have never met in Brussels, but who helped me a lot when I needed it. Thank you so much.

Diplomat leaving Brussels

Private Use client, September 2026

From messages to our Support Desk, published anonymously.

PRIME shopping event
PRIME · Members only
Next eventPrivate shopping evening, Boulevard de WaterlooExtra discounts on top of 0% VAT, exclusively for PRIME clients.
PRIME discounts and events

PRIME discounts and events

PRIME is more than fast refunds. Partner stores offer exclusive discounts, and several times a year we host private shopping days.

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Exclusive discounts with partnered merchants
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Private shopping events, invitations by e-mail and in the app
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Not cumulative with other promotions

Who is eligible?

For accredited diplomats and entitled staff in Belgium. Not sure? Register and we check your entitlement with FPS Finance first.

Private use
Diplomats and entitled staff

Diplomats and staff of Missions with the “Tax package”, and of International Posts, shop 0% VAT-Free for private use.

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Diplomatic and administrative and technical staff
International institutions
SHAPE, NATO, European Commission

Non-diplomatic staff of SHAPE, NATO, the European Commission and other institutions may qualify under their institution's regime. We check your entitlement. Military personnel and members of international organisations who buy with Certificate 151 have their own VAT refund service.

Check my entitlement →C151 service for military and international staff →
Official use · Missions
Purchasing for your Embassy?

Official use runs under Certificate 151: 0% VAT e-invoices via Peppol and C151 forms completed for you. See our Missions service.

Go to Missions →

Questions, answered

The most common questions. More in the full FAQ, or ask our Support Desk.

Mon–Fri 9:00–17:00 · +32 2 402 30 93 · info@diplomaticcard.be
Ready to start?
Your Diplomatic Card, registered in a few minutes

Register online, choose Basic or PRIME and sign the mandate. After validation by FPS Finance your card is produced the next Monday and reaches you that week.

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How long does it take to receive my Diplomatic Card?

Once FPS Finance has validated your affiliation and you have signed the mandate. Cards are made every Monday and reach you the same week. The digital card is also available in the mobile app as soon as your account is active.

What must the invoice contain for a VAT-Refund?

A full invoice, not a receipt: your name and address, the store's VAT number, date and VAT amount. See our invoice checklist.

How are the rates calculated?

Rates apply to the VAT-inclusive invoice total, never to the VAT alone. Leave your details on the Pricing page and we e-mail you a personal link to the rates of Basic and PRIME.

When is my VAT refunded?

PRIME: invoices go to the stores weekly, stores have two months by law to repay, and we pay you at the end of the month we receive it. Basic: paid after 6 months minimum. Slow store? We keep chasing.

Can I shop online 0% VAT-Free?

Yes, at MediaMarkt.be, the first online 0% VAT-Free store in Belgium. Log in to your account and shop from home.