Refund of VAT Paid on Goods and Services Connected with Expo 2020 UAE

For Official Participants: Official Participants of Expo 2020 will be incurring VAT on Goods and Services connected to the Expo 2020 as per normal UAE VAT rules. In certain situations, Official Participants are eligible to recover VAT on certain Goods and Services which were imported or acquired.  The application to recover VAT incurred can be made by one of the following methods:  Where the Official Participant is not registered for UAE VAT, the refund applications can be made through the Bureau by submitting a special refund application to the Bureau.  Where the Official Participant is registered for VAT, it may reclaim VAT via its UAE VAT return.

It should be noted that the Official Participant must register for VAT if the value of their taxable supplies or imports (for commercial or non-official purposes) in the UAE exceeds, or is anticipated to exceed, the mandatory registration threshold of AED 375,000.