American Army Bases (in the UK) - Shopping?

To shop at AAFES in the UK you have to be an active duty ID card holder or the dependant of one, or have a contract position on base. You cannot shop on base if you are just a family member. American retirees can shop on base, but they must pay VAT.

I worked on the same base as USA military it was An RAF base and i was not allowed to shop in the PX but i could buy a coffee and a snack and I was a serving member of The RAF but anybody could shop in our on base supermarket or store no id needed because you were already on Base

the regulations for PX users are very strict

You have to be an authorized ID card holder to shop on post. The US gov't has "status of forces agreements" (or SOFA) with each country that we have military bases in. Although each SOFA agreement is a little different from country to country, I've never heard of anyone who isn't an authorized ID card holder being allowed to shop on post. I worked at AAFES here in Germany. The only people authorized to shop on post who weren't American ID card holders were other nation's troops who were at our base for training. Our base is a multi-national training facility, so we have lots of different countries training on the US post. The other troops were only allowed to purchase basic necessities like toiletries.

You have to hold an American Govt ID to shop on post, unless the Local SOFA laws state otherwise. But Ive never seen that.

at the bx in the uk, there are some rules, when i was deployed to an american airforce base because of the tax, (US goods their were taxed at a lower rate) we had a limit of $5 a day, and we weren't allowed in the main shop just the small one.

My husband works on base, his mother gets her pension from the american base, but both are british, my father in law was an american serviceman, now deceased. Neither my husband or his mother are allowed to shop on base.

Yes or be invited by a military member.Been on one for a party in the bar.

Don't think i'd have been able to use their shops though.Need identification.She did buy me sweat shirts etc.Best to get to know somebody serving.

Hi from Michigan, US - Google the item you want and check out the mfgr. A lot of them will ship directly to you. Hmmm - now I'm hungry.

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Why would you want American products in England? European products are so much more superior. If you want my advice, go off base.