Can a company outside the EU get German VAT refunded?

Yes, if it makes no taxable sales in Germany and its home country refunds VAT to German businesses in return or charges no VAT. The claim goes to the Federal Central Tax Office (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern, BZSt) by 30 June of the year after the costs. A company registered for VAT in Germany, for example a seller with stock in a German warehouse, deducts the VAT in its own German VAT return instead. The legal minimum per claim is €1,000, or €500 if the claim covers a whole calendar year or the last period of a year (§ 61a Abs. 3 UStDV). We prepare and file the claim for a fixed fee per claim: German VAT refund for non-EU companies.