No hidden costs. Choose Basic, or PRIME for fast refunds, priority processing and exclusive discounts.
Official Use is priced per service and per Mission. Our Support Desk explains what applies to you, without obligation.
Two rates per processed invoice: the E-Certificate rate and the C151 rate. Peppol e-invoicing itself is free. Our Support Desk explains what applies to your Mission.
Everything you need to shop VAT-Free and claim refunds.
Fast refunds and exclusive advantages.
Rates apply to the VAT-inclusive total of the invoice, not to the VAT alone.
The PRIME 1.5 % VAT-Free rate has a minimum of 4.50 € per transaction.
Keeps your account active in the systems of the FPS Finance, so every purchase can be validated.
These rates apply to new registrations from 1 October 2026. Existing clients keep the conditions of their current plan.
Enter an amount and see what comes back with Diplomatic Card PRIME and with the two other providers in Belgium.
VAT in this purchase (21 %):
€ 260,33
Diplomatic Card PRIME
0% VAT at the checkout
Deducted at the checkout, nothing to claim
Net saving at checkout
€ 237,83
fee € 22,50 (1.5 %, min. 4.50 €)
Competitor 1
No connected stores, refund later
€ 7,50 less than PRIME
Expected refund
€ 230,33
fee € 30,00 (2 %)
Competitor 2
Pay the VAT, refund later
€ 7,50 less than PRIME
Expected refund
€ 230,33
fee € 30,00 (2 %)
Competitor rates as published, checked September 2026.
Prices changed? Let us know →Invoices go to the stores weekly; stores have two months by law to repay the VAT and you are paid at the end of the month the store repays. If a store is slow, we keep chasing.
Fast processing of every transaction in our new, automated platform.
Reluctant stores are compelled through our IOS procedures, linked to our lawyer's system. We keep chasing until you are reimbursed.
Exclusive discounts with partner stores and private shopping events for our diplomatic clients.
Private use, PRIME level of service, next to the two other providers in Belgium.
All prices, ours and theirs, apply to the VAT-inclusive total of the invoice.
Our 1.5 % rate has a minimum of 4.50 € per transaction.
PRIME refunds are paid at the end of the month the store repays.
Factoring: optional pre-financing of VAT on validated invoices for diplomats leaving their posting. Payment within 10 days, approved merchants only, 5 % on the total invoice, not cumulative. Competitor rates as published, checked September 2026.
Our Support Desk helps you choose. Tel +32 2 402 30 93 · info@diplomaticcard.be
