0% VAT for your Embassy, Consulate or International Organisation. Buy VAT-Free in 600+ stores, receive VAT-Free e-invoices from your suppliers via Peppol, and let us complete your C151 forms.
Official Use accounts are opened by our Support Desk. One call or email and we set up your Mission, its cards and authorised staff.
Contact Support DeskSearch our list of 600+ connected stores and buy VAT-Free on the spot for Official Use, including online at MediaMarkt.be.
Find storesGo to the Mission's Client Portal to submit invoices VAT included, or simply forward them to info@diplomaticcard.be.
Missions portalOfficial-use purchases are exempt under Certificate 151. We make that exemption practical: at the checkout, on your supplier invoices and on the C151 forms themselves.
Present the Mission's Diplomatic Card at checkout in one of our 600+ connected stores and pay 0% VAT on the spot. Nothing to reclaim afterwards.
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Your suppliers send their e-invoice over the Peppol network. We have it validated before the due date and you pay it VAT-Free. No pre-financing, no reclaim, no extra fees.
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Already paid VAT to a supplier? Forward the invoice and we complete the C151 form automatically. You download, print, sign and send it to FPS Finance. We reclaim the VAT.
How the C151 service works →The invoice must show VAT so it can be validated by the FPS Finance. Once validated, the supplier issues a credit note and a new VAT-exempt invoice, or the VAT is refunded via C151.
Through Peppol, the portal or a copy to info@diplomaticcard.be. There are 28 categories of expenditure within Official Use. You do not need to know which invoices qualify, that is our job.
Your supplier sends the electronic invoice via Peppol and a copy reaches our platform automatically. We have it validated by the FPS Finance before the due date, the supplier issues a credit note and a new VAT-exempt invoice, and you pay 0% VAT. Six steps become three and the reimbursement procedure disappears.
For invoices that cannot be exempted up front, the VAT is reclaimed with Form C151. You no longer fill it in: our platform completes it from the invoice data.
Via Peppol, the portal or email. We check eligibility and pick the right route.
Every field is completed automatically from the invoice, free of charge.
Download the prefilled form, sign it and send it to the FPS Finance.
Return the approved C151 to us and we recover the VAT from the supplier for you.
The account is registered to the Mission as an institution. Several authorised staff members can each have their own access, with specific restrictions configured on request, and every invoice is tracked from receipt through validation to settlement.
For an Embassy the registered number may be a general Mission mobile number. More than one card and number can be linked to the same account.
Official Use covers several services: Peppol e-invoicing, C151 VAT-Refund and E-Certificates, each with its own rate. Rather than a generic table, we prefer to walk you through what applies to your Mission personally, without obligation.
Support desk: Mon–Fri 9:00–17:00 · info@diplomaticcard.beOfficial Use exemption under Certificate 151 is subject to the usual reciprocity in diplomatic, consular and international relations. Not sure what applies to your Mission? Our Support Desk checks it with the FPS Finance.
Diplomatic Missions and Consular Posts accredited in Belgium purchase 0% VAT-Free for official use under Certificate 151: in store, via Peppol or through a C151 refund.
International Organisations and institutions established in Belgium benefit from exemption under their own headquarters agreement. We apply the regime that applies to your organisation.
Check our regime →Diplomats and entitled staff of your Mission shop 0% VAT-Free for private use with their personal Diplomatic Card, Basic or PRIME.
Go to Diplomats →The most common questions from Missions. More in the full FAQ, or ask our support desk, at your Mission or by call, without obligation.
Mon–Fri 9:00–17:00 · +32 2 402 30 93 · info@diplomaticcard.beNo. An organisation may designate only one Peppol operator at a time. We can, however, forward incoming documents to another system if your Mission needs this.
Yes. To apply the exemption, the value of the goods per invoice must be at least €125 excluding VAT. Separately, you can set your own minimum VAT threshold below which invoices are not submitted at all.
No. The exemption is subject to the usual reciprocity in diplomatic, consular and international relations, and certain categories are excluded. We filter every invoice you send us and identify which ones are eligible.
Services are priced per service and per Mission. Peppol e-invoicing is free of charge and falls under your E-Certificate and C151 rates, and C151 generation is free of charge too. Our support desk explains what applies to you.
Yes. The VAT exemption is based on Article 42, §3 of the Belgian VAT Code, and validation runs through the FPS Finance VATVEE platform. Diplomatic Card Services Belgium is accredited by the FPS Finance (E.T.122.729).
