Tax Free

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Tax Free

After the purchase we issue Tax Free. Since we are guests of the country, we are not obliged to pay VAT.

Not eligible for refund:

  1. Citizens of EU countries when visiting other EU countries,
  2. Citizens of EAU countries when visiting other EAU countries,
  3. Citizens with dual citizenship, say, if you live in Germany and are a citizen of Germany and Russia, when you visit Russia you will not receive a refund of Taxfree.
Refunds are not always equal to the cost of taxfree. As a rule, the percentage of return for products is lower than for clothes.
But in Israel there is no return for products at all, but there will be a discount for a taxi or a hotel - 17% upon presentation of a tourist ticket, except for Eilat.

Goods must be packed and wrapped with special tape. However, I do not remember that someone checked it.

Tax free

Tax Free registration

Try to plan your purchases at once, because the minimum purchase amount for processing Tax Free is:
country of visitation minimum purchase amount return percentage for products (clothes and other popular products) Tax Free Check valid from the date of purchase, months period of validity of the customs seal, months
Australia300 AUS (~$216)10% (14,5%)22
Austria75.01 €20% (10%)3
Argentina70 ARG (~$17)21% (10%)6
Belarus80 BYN (~$38)20% (20%)36
Belgium50 €21% (6%)3
Bulgaria100 BGN (~$58)20% (20%)33
United Kingdom30 £20% (5%)33
Hungary45 000 HUF (~140 €)27% (5%)3
Germany25 €19% (7%)363
Holland50 €6% (21%)
Greece120 €16% (23%)3
Denmark300 DKK (~40 €)25% (25%)3
Israel400 ₪ (~108 €)0% (15,5%)
Indonesia500 000 INR (~$55)10%
Ireland30 €23% (23%)3
Iceland4000 ISK (~44 €)11% (24%)3
Spain90.16 €7% (21%)3
Italy154.94 €4% (21%)33
Cyprus50 €19% (19%)3
Latvia30.26 Ls (~43 €)21% (21%)3
Lebanon150 000 £ (~$99)11% (10%)
Lithuania55 €9.5% (21%)3
Liechtenstein500 CHF (~440 €)6.5% (6.5%)
Luxembourg74 €14% (17%)3
Malta100 €18% (18%)
Morocco2000 AED (~$236)20%
Mexico1200 MXN (~$96)16%
Netherlands50 €21% (0-6%)33
Norway315 NOK (~30 €)15% (25%)1
Poland200 PLN (~48 €)5% (23%)43
Portugal60 €13% (23%)3
Russia10000 RUR18% (18%)
Singapore100 SGD (~$72)7% (7%)2
Slovakia175.01 €10% (20%)3
Slovenia50.01 €9.5% (22%)3
Thailand2000 THB (~$66)10% (7%)
Turkey44 €8% (18%)3
Finland40 €14% (24%)36
France175.01 €5.5% (19.6%)63
Croatia740 HRK (~100 €)13% (25%)3
Czech2001 CZK (~77 €)15% (21%)3
Switzerland300 CHF (~265 €)4% (8%)11
Sweden200 SEK (~20 €)12% (25%)3
Estonia38 €9% (20%)3
South Africa250 ZAR (~$36)14%
South Korea50 000 KRW (~$43)10% (10%)3
Japan10 001 JPY (~$119)8%

Once the minimum purchase amount means NOT LESS, but once it is MORE. That is, there will be no check for 50 € in Slovenia, and if there is a cent more, it will already be.
When specifying months, the month is usually 30 days.

  • When you pay for the goods, say that you would like to issue Tax Free (if you do not speak the language, understand the word Taxpheres and understand what you want).
  • In a small store it will be done at the checkout, in a large one there will be a separate place where you will give your goods and checks, your packs will be sealed with adhesive tape and decorated by attaching paper to the checks.
  • At the Finnish customs we present these checks with notes, you can be asked to show your purchases, if they are unpacked, Tax Free is canceled. You receive VAT refund only if you have not used the goods in Finland.
  • Upon returning to Russia, we are looking for a Tax Free payment point. As a rule, such items can be in some banks.
I tried to put a seal on the Swedish-Finnish border to get money in Finland right away, but print only if we leave the Eurozone.

Tax Free Return Offices

Money can be obtained

  • on a plastic card, only have to wait up to 60 days.
  • rubles, then you will have to pay for the exchange,
  • in EURO, but only the bank is unlikely to be small money, because it would be nice to have some kind of small thing with it.
It is more advantageous to receive Tax Free in Finland, there will be no fees.
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Global Blue Tax Free

The site provides the information concerning Tax Free by country. I checked the information and found out that it is not quite fresh. However, I did not find a more updated source.

Here you can find out where I can cash Tax Free checks. Also on the site there is an address to which I can send checks by mail and receive money on the card: within 21 days (Visa, MasterCard, Amex), 15 days (UnionPay card) from the moment of receipt of the refund.

There is a lot of other information on brands ... but this is related information.

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