VAT refund for electronics at Phnom Penh

[Tim K]

Thinking about buying smartphone while in Pp waiting for thai visa. 

Price is about 400$ and getting 10% VAT refund at the airport on the way back to Thailand would be very nice,

but it seems that it is very hard to do in Cambodia, 3 shops said they not understand or are not in duty-free tier of sellers so I would need to present them some tax registration or something.

 

Is it possible for ordinary people to get VAT refund like in Thailand?

please advise, thanks. 

Edited August 30 by Tim K