In India,
- If you are a tourist to India
- You purchase something and take it out of the country
in theory you can claim and get a refund of the GST. (GST is the local term for sales tax or VAT.)
{Currently (2018) they are thinking about installing "sales tax refund desks for tourists" at airports - as is common in many countries - but it's not there yet.}
In fact, has anyone ever actually claimed and received a GST tourist refund from India?
The process seems completely opaque, and only theoretical. Most hearsay is that in practice it is impossible.
In fact, has anyone ever actually claimed and received a GST tourist refund from India?