Of course the wife emails the wing (of course I did not think to do that) and gets the answer and the fix.
Man, those military wives, still have the best intel and can make piles of red tape melt at your feet.
Well done wife boss.
The Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) prohibits anyone not directly
> serving as AD, DOD, contractor, GS from using the BX and commissary
> facilities in Germany (retirees are not authorized). Your husband needs
> to speak to a customs official at the air passenger terminal or go to
> the nearest Rathaus (city hall) in Ramstein and request a customs form.
> In this instance he will be given a form and required to keep any
> receipts of purchase. Once he departs the county he will be required to
> stop by the customs office at the airport terminal and pay the 19% tax
> on goods purchased in the BX and/or 8% food tax on commissary purchases.
> Thank You
>
> 435 ABW/PA
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