When to use a Certificate 151?

The purchase of eligible goods and services at stores in Belgium and the wider European Union

for which VAT is paid at the moment of the purchase. Your purchase is to be documented with an

invoice - the starting point to a validated Certificate 151 and a VAT refund.

Invoice requirements

1. The full name of the entitled individual including either the private or work address.
2. The invoice amounts - the totals with and without VAT.
3. A VAT breakdown - a calculation of the invoice amounts per applicable VAT rate.
4. Store information including name, VAT number and principal address.