Breuninger Receipt: Germany's Premier Department Store Documentation

Breuninger and German Luxury Retail

E.Breuninger GmbH & Co. is the German equivalent of Harrods — a luxury department store with flagship locations in Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, and other major German cities, plus a strong online presence. Breuninger stocks international luxury brands (Moncler, Acne Studios, Ami) alongside German labels, and its receipts are formatted to German commercial standards, which means they include detailed VAT information in a format mandated by German tax law.

What a Breuninger Receipt Contains

Breuninger order confirmations are formally structured in line with German commercial documentation expectations. Your order number, customer number, and order date appear at the top. Items are listed with their brand name, product name, article number (Artikelnummer), size, colour, and price in euros. The pricing section shows the net amount (Nettobetrag), VAT amount (MwSt at 19%), and gross total (Bruttobetrag) separately — this is the German standard VAT invoice format. Delivery address (Lieferadresse) and payment method complete the confirmation.

Breuninger and Cross-Border Shopping

Non-EU shoppers visiting Germany often buy at Breuninger stores and claim VAT refunds at the airport (tax-free shopping). The Breuninger receipt is the starting document for this process — it needs to show the VAT amount clearly, which it does. For cross-border purchases made online with delivery outside Germany, Breuninger's export pricing and documentation follow the same German commercial standards.

Generate a Breuninger Receipt

The Breuninger receipt generator includes the German VAT breakdown format. Related European department store receipts: De Bijenkorf, Harrods, Zalando.