Getting tax free at rome airport. The procedure and nuances of obtaining Tax Free at the airports of Fiumicino (Rome), Bologna, Venice, Bergamo. Global Blue tax free locations in Rome

Italy is one of the most popular tourist destinations, including for shopping. The European tax free system allows tourists from Russia to return part of the cost of goods purchased in stores included in the TAX FREE SHOPPING system. The refundable amount depends on the value added tax (VAT) rate included in the price of the purchased item. VAT rates are set independently by each country and may vary depending on the type of goods (food, books, household appliances, etc.).

In Italy, the standard VAT rate is 22%. But this does not mean that you will receive a tax free refund of 22% of the purchase price. The VAT rate is set to the value of the goods without VAT. For example, a factory has set the price for a dress at 100 euros. When selling, value added tax is added to this price at the rate set by the state, in this case 22 euros. If we calculate the share of VAT (22 euros) in the total price (122 euros), then it will be 18%.

Do not forget that tax free operators (Global Blue and other intermediaries) withhold a commission from this amount to finance their activities. The larger the amount of purchases, the lower the share of the commission charged. There may also be fees for the return of tax free in cash, and if the issuance is not in euros (for example, in dollars due to the lack of euros), then for currency conversion.

The maximum tax free refund percentage a tourist can receive is 15.5%. In addition, there are groups of goods for which VAT rates are much lower. For example, for food products the VAT rate is from 4% to 10%. For some goods, there is no tax refund at all (cars, gasoline).

The official website of Global Blue has a calculator that will show the amount of the refund, depending on the total cost of purchases.

The minimum amount for a tax free refund in Italy is purchases of at least €154.94 in one day in one store.

Registration of tax free in the store

Shops included in the tax free system can be recognized by the corresponding signs with the tax free logo at the entrance (see photo above). To use the VAT refund, you must ask the seller (cashier) to fill out a special check (form) tax free and present your passport. An example of filling out the form is shown.

In large supermarkets, a separate office is usually created to issue such checks (forms).

The form contains the passport number, name, credit card number, if it is planned to return by bank transfer, and other necessary information (see sample).

Purchased goods are indicated either in the form or in a separate invoice, which in this case is attached to the form. All cash receipts are also attached to the form. Carefully check the correctness of filling in the data, as due to errors, problems may arise when obtaining a customs stamp and tax refund.

Issuance and return of tax free at Rimini airport

A prerequisite for receiving a tax refund by a tourist is the presence of a customs stamp in the tax free forms, confirming the fact that goods have been exported outside of Italy. To obtain a mark to the customs service, you must present:

· Fully completed tax-free forms and all sales receipts for goods for which you want to receive a tax refund.

· Purchased goods in their original packaging and without signs of use.

· Personal passport.

· Travel documents (boarding pass or ticket printout).

The sequence of actions depends on whether you are transporting checked-out purchases in hand baggage or in checked baggage.

If purchases are in checked baggage, you need to get customs marks in the tax free forms before visiting the check-in counters for the flight. The customs service office is located on the first floor of the airport to the left of the check-in desks for flights (when viewed from the main entrance). You can recognize it by the sign: "Check-in tax-free" (pictured below).

After receiving the customs stamp, you can go to the check-in desk to check in your luggage and check in for the flight, if you have not already done so through online check-in.

Then you need to go to the inspection area at the sign "Security Check" (to the left of the main entrance), from where you get to passport control.

If purchases are in hand luggage, like all air passengers, you should first go to the check-in counters to receive a boarding pass and check in your luggage, then to the security check area at the “Security Check” sign (to the left of the main entrance), and to passport control.

At the passport control on the wall you can see an inconspicuous announcement with the following content:

“TAX FREE is located after passport control on the first floor. First you go up to the second floor and then go down again to the first one along the stairs located near the bar. You go up the same stairs to the second floor for landing.

We explain the meaning of this announcement. Having risen after passport control to the second floor by stairs or by elevator, in the departure hall you need to go around the store located in the center of the hall on the left. Diagonally from the entrance to the hall is the bar mentioned in the ad, and opposite it is a staircase and an escalator leading to the first floor (pictured below).

Going down to the first floor, to the right of the stairs you will see the customs office for passengers carrying purchases in hand luggage (pictured below).

Customs control at Rimini airport

For doubters, a note is attached to the glass: “Customs control. Passengers with carry-on baggage must be stamped to receive TAX FREE.”

As in the case of purchases in luggage, customs officers are presented with tax free forms with original cash receipts, purchases in the manufacturer's packaging, personal passport and travel documents.

Only after receiving a customs stamp can you apply for a VAT refund.

VAT refund (VAT refund) at Rimini airport

Reimbursement under the tax free forms of the Global Blue operator (blue) is carried out at the office on the ground floor, located next to the customs control point for hand luggage (pictured below).

VAT refund at Rimini airport (1st floor)

Show the customs stamped form and let us know if you would like your refund to be cash or credit card.

When refunding in cash, the amount should not exceed 3000 EUR, and for each form, depending on the amount of the refund, an additional fee of 3 to 8 EUR is taken. For the amount of compensation more than 800 EUR, the commission will be 1%.

When returning to a credit card, this fee is not charged, and the maximum refund amount is increased to 5000 EUR.

If you don't have time to queue for a return, use the Global Blue prepaid envelope you received in store with the form. Enclose the form in an envelope and drop it into the blue mailbox located next to the Global Blue office (shown with a red arrow in the photo).

There are two more fallback options for getting a refund. In large cities of Russia, several banks issue VAT refunds for foreign purchases, the addresses of which are given.

In addition, the tax free form can be mailed back home. In this case, do not forget to stick postage stamps, as the envelope is prepaid only for Italy, and the Russian post will return your letter to you.

If there is no special envelope, the form is sealed in a regular envelope, on which stamps are glued and the address of the corresponding operator is indicated. For Global Blue, for example: Global Blue, P.O. BOX 363, 81000 Bratislava, Slovakia

Check that the credit card number, home address, and name are correct and legible (they must be written in capital letters).

Another TAX REFUND operator is located on the second floor of the airport to the right of the entrance to the departure hall.

VAT refund at Rimini airport (2nd floor)

The procedure there is similar to the one described above.

Another option to save money on shopping is to purchase goods in duty-free shops in the Republic of San Marino, the distance to the border with which is less than ten kilometers. In addition to economical shopping, very interesting sights and the atmosphere of the Middle Ages are waiting for you there.

Read more about attractions and how to get there in the articles:

If you are just planning your holiday in Rimini, we recommend choosing a hotel in the Marina Centro area, as the main attractions of this ancient city are within walking distance. You can see the prices and location of hotels on the map below.

All tourists who are not residents of the Eurozone countries, Italy provides the right to receive TAX FREE. You can use this service if:

- make a purchase in stores where you will see company logos on the windows: Global Blue TAX FREE (the most popular), TAX REFUND or PREMIER tax free. If you do not see them, do not hesitate to ask the seller if they issue TAX FREE.

- make purchases with one check for an amount of at least 154.94 euros. If you failed to pay for all purchases with one check, then when making several purchases on the same day in one store, you can add all checks to make up the minimum amount above.

Registration of TAX FREE:

At the checkout according to your passport, the seller will issue you a TAX FREE check. Carefully check if your details are correct: last name, first name, country of residence, address and passport number.

It is important to remember that the check for TAX FREE is valid only for 3 months!!!

Return TAX FREE:

METHOD #1: a tourist can return TAX FREE, without waiting for the day of departure from the country, at one of the offices of the above-mentioned companies located in the center of Rome. You must have with you: checks for purchases, a passport, the purchases themselves in an unpacked form with all tags and price tags, a return ticket. The paperwork will be filled out and the money will be given to you. When leaving the country at the airport, you will need to stamp the previously issued checks at the customs office (in Italian Dogana) and present your purchases.

Addresses of TAX FREE Global Blue points in Rome:

— ACCORP FOREXCHANGE. Via del Lavatore 88/a. Opening hours: Mon.-Sat. 10.30-19.30, Sun. 11.30-18.30. The maximum refund is 500 euros.

— MACCORP FOREXCHANGE. Via del Caravita 6. Opening hours: Mon.-Sat. 10.30-19.30, Sun. 11.30-18.30.

— MACCORP FOREXCHANGE. Piazza della Rotonda 68/b. Opening hours: Mon.-Sat. 9.00-20.30, Sun. 9.30-20.00.

Addresses of TAX REFUND points in Rome:

— Best and Fast. Via Nazionale, 19. Opening hours: Mon.-Sun. 7.45-21.00.

— ROMA Via Veneto. Via Lazio, 10. Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 9.30-19.00, Sat. 9.30-13.00, Sun. - day off.

Rome Piazza di Spagna. Piazza di Spagna, 38. Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 9.00-17.30, Sat. 9.00-12.30, Sun. - day off.

Rome Piazza di Spagna. Piazza di Spagna, 80. Opening hours: Mon.-Sun. 9.30-20.00.

Addresses of PREMIER Tax Free points in Rome:

— Premier Tax Free. Via Gregoriana, 54. Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 9.00-18.00.

— Forexchange. Via della Conciliazone, 43/A. Opening hours: Mon.-Sun. 8.30-20.00.

— Forexchange. Termini Train Station, opposite platform 4. Opening hours: Mon.-Sun. 7.00-20.00.

— Forexchange. Via del Caravita, 6. Opening hours: Mon.-Sun. 9.00-20.00.

— Bank of China. Via Barberini, 97/103. Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 8.45-16.00.

METHOD #2. TAX FREE can be returned at Fiumiccino Airport (Aeroporto nazionale Leonardo da Vinci Fiumiccino). In this case, I advise you to arrive early, because very often there is a long queue at the TAX FREE pick-up points.

The procedure for obtaining TAX FREE is as follows:

- go to the passenger check-in counter and take your boarding pass, tell the woman at the counter that you want to get TAX FREE, she shows you where the customs office is located (DOGANA in Italian).

- after receiving your boarding pass, you take your luggage and go to the customs point. Things for which you want to return the tax, you need to prepare in advance so as not to waste time. Do not remove tags and price tags from them and do not unpack them.

- the customs officer, at his discretion, may ask you to present all purchases according to the submitted checks. If there are no questions, he will put a stamp on your checks.

– with stamped checks, you go to the Global Blue TAX FREE, TAX REFUND or PREMIER tax free points, where you can receive money in cash immediately or on a bank card within 3-5 business days. I advise you, until the transfer of money to your card, keep the papers that the customs officer will give you. If the money does not come, you will need to call back the number indicated on the papers to obtain information.

Customs (DOGANA) at Fiumicino Airport are located:

in the center of the first floor. After passing through this customs, upon presentation of your boarding pass, you check in your luggage.

- in the center of the hall behind passport control. For orientation: pass the Salvatore Ferragamo boutique, then the bar, on the right you will see the TAX FREE points of issue of all the above companies, behind them there is a customs point. After passing through this customs, you pick up your things in the cabin of the aircraft.

TAX FREE Global Blue points at Fiumicino Airport are located:

— Global Blue Italia srl. Terminal 3, next to check-in desk 326. Opening hours: Mon.-Sun. 09.00-21.00. TAX FREE refund to credit card only.

— Global Blue Italia srl. Terminal 3 - Exit H1 (non-Schengen area). Opening hours: Mon.-Sun. 07.00-22.00. The maximum refund is 999.50 euros.

Global Blue Italia srl. Terminal 5. Opening hours: Mon.-Sun. 07.00-12.00. The maximum refund is 999.50 euros.

TAX REFUND points at Fiumicino Airport are located:

- Terminal 3 (Check-in Area). Opening hours: Mon.-Sun. 7.00-22.00.

- Terminal 3 (Departures Area). Opening hours: Mon.-Sun. 7.00-22.00.

All tourists who are not residents of the Eurozone countries, Italy provides the right to receive TAX FREE. You can use this service if:

make a purchase in stores where you will see company logos on the windows: Global Blue TAX FREE (the most popular), TAX REFUND or PREMIER tax free. If you do not see them, do not hesitate to ask the seller if they issue TAX FREE.

make purchases with a single check for at least 154.94 euros. If you failed to pay for all purchases with one check, then when making several purchases on the same day in one store, you can add all checks to make up the minimum amount above.

Registration of TAX FREE:

It is important to remember that the check for TAX FREE is valid only for 3 months!!!

Return TAX FREE:

METHOD #1: a tourist can return TAX FREE without waiting for the day of departure from the country at one of the offices of the above companies located in the center of Rome. You must have with you: checks for purchases, a passport, the purchases themselves in an unpacked form with all tags and price tags, a return ticket. The paperwork will be filled out and the money will be given to you. When leaving the country at the airport, you will need to stamp the previously issued checks at the customs office (in Italian Dogana) and present your purchases.

Addresses of points TAX FREE Global Blue in Rome:

ACCORP FOREXCHANGE. Via del Lavatore 88/a. Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10.30-19.30, Sun 11.30-18.30. The maximum refund is 500 euros.
MACCORP FOREXCHANGE. Via del Caravita 6. Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10.30-19.30, Sun 11.30-18.30.
MACCORP FOREXCHANGE. Piazza della Rotonda 68/b. Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9.00-20.30, Sun 9.30-20.00.

Addresses of TAX REFUND points in Rome:

Best and Fast. Via Nazionale, 19. Opening hours: Mon-Sun 7.45-21.00.
ROMA Via Veneto. Via Lazio, 10. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9.30-19.00, Sat 9.30-13.00, Sun closed.
ROME Piazza di Spagna. Piazza di Spagna, 38. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9.00-17.30, Sat 9.00-12.30, Sun closed.
ROME Piazza di Spagna. Piazza di Spagna, 80. Opening hours: Mon-Sun 9.30-20.00.

Addresses of PREMIER Tax Free points in Rome:

Premier Tax Free. Via Gregoriana, 54. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9.00-18.00.
Forexchange. Via della Conciliazone, 43/A. Opening hours: Mon-Sun 8.30-20.00.
Forexchange. Termini Train Station, opposite platform 4. Opening hours: Mon-Sun 7.00-20.00.
Forexchange. Via del Caravita, 6. Opening hours: Mon-Sun 9.00-20.00.
Bank of China. Via Barberini, 97/103. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8.45-16.00.

METHOD #2. TAX FREE can be returned at Fiumicino Airport (Aeroporto nazionale Leonardo da Vinci Fiumiccino). In this case, I advise you to arrive early, because very often there is a long queue at the TAX FREE pick-up points.

The procedure for obtaining TAX FREE is as follows:

go to the passenger check-in desk and take your boarding pass, tell the woman at the desk that you want to get TAX FREE, she shows you where the customs office is located (DOGANA in Italian).
after receiving your boarding pass, you take your luggage and go to the customs office. Things for which you want to return the tax, you need to prepare in advance so as not to waste time. Do not remove tags and price tags from them and do not unpack them.
the customs officer, at his discretion, may ask you to present all purchases according to the presented checks. If there are no questions, he will put a stamp on your checks.
with stamped checks, you go to the Global Blue TAX FREE, TAX REFUND or PREMIER tax free points, where you can receive money in cash immediately or on a bank card within 3-5 business days. I advise you, until the transfer of money to your card, keep the papers that the customs officer will give you. If the money does not come, you will need to call back the number indicated on the papers to obtain information.

Customs (DOGANA) at Fiumicino Airport are located:

in the center of the first floor. After passing through this customs, upon presentation of your boarding pass, you check in your luggage,
in the center of the hall behind passport control. For orientation: pass the Salvatore Ferragamo boutique, then the bar, on the right you will see the TAX FREE points of issue of all the above companies, behind them there is a customs point. After passing through this customs, you pick up your things in the cabin of the aircraft.

TAX FREE Global Blue points at Fiumicino Airport are located:

Global Blue Italia srl. Terminal 3, next to check-in desk 326. Opening hours: Mon-Sun 09.00-21.00. TAX FREE refund to credit card only.
Global Blue Italia srl. Terminal 3 - Exit H1 (non-Schengen area). Opening hours: Mon-Sun 07.00-22.00. The maximum refund is 999.50 euros.
Global Blue Italia srl. Terminal 5. Opening hours: Mon-Sun 07.00-12.00. The maximum refund is 999.50 euros.

TAX REFUND points at Fiumicino Airport are located:

Terminal 3 (Check-in Area). Opening hours: Mon-Sun 7.00-22.00.
Terminal 3 (Departures Area). Opening hours: Mon-Sun 7.00-22.00.
Gate C20 (Departures Area). Opening hours: Mon-Sun 7.00-22.00.

PREMIER Tax Free points at the airport are located:

Terminal 3 - Gate H1. Opening hours: Mon-Sun 7.00-22.00.
Terminal 5. Opening hours: Mon-Sun 7.30-24.00.

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System free taxi in rome implies a benefit for tourists in the form of a refund of a certain percentage of the amount that was spent on. More precisely, tax-free is a procedure for returning tax on DS from goods exported outside the country within whose borders the transaction took place. Not only in Rome, but also in other cities, this procedure requires travelers to waste time and nerves. Global Blue, Tax Refund S.p.a. companies help to return the due part of the money before leaving the Eternal City and use the proceeds. and Premier Tax Free.

With the help of intermediaries, it is possible to significantly simplify tax-free, however, the tourist should understand that the operation can only be carried out with which intermediary firms have entered into a special agreement. As a rule, guests of the city learn about the right to return the percentage by the logo of a partner organization operating in Rome, placed on the front door.

In order to appreciate the beauty of the tax-free system in Italy, a tourist needs to spend an amount of 155 euros. It doesn't matter what product is purchased, other nuances are important for intermediaries in Rome: it is checked whether the purchases were made in the same shopping center or during the same day.

Taxi fries in Rome can be issued at the request of the client during the payment process at the checkout. In addition to the check, the buyer receives fattura in his hands. This document contains information about the total amount and planned for reimbursement through tax-free. When buying branded items or parting with a large amount, indicating information from the passport is a prerequisite in Rome.

In order to use taxi-free in Rome by visiting one of the offices of the selected intermediary company, you need to have a whole package of documents with you:

goods purchased in Rome in original packaging that has not been used;
check received in the store;
fattura;
international passport;
credit card;
return ticket with a fixed date of departure from Rome.

Buyers have no way to appreciate the benefits of tax-free without using their own credit card. She is a guarantee for the company, which helps to return a percentage of the transaction, in case the export of goods from Rome does not work properly. An example is the absence of a customs stamp on the invoice or the return of official paper to the office of the company late. With such a development of events, the tax-free amount is debited from the card and another 15% on top - the debit payment (cannot be disputed or refunded).

Global Blue tax free locations in Rome

Glodal Blue Lounge Roma

Piazza di Spagna, 29

Schedule: Monday to Saturday (10:00-19:30).
Maximum return to the card within the framework of the tax-free system: 14999.50 euros.
Tax free cashback limit: 2999.50.

If the transaction is carried out with cash, the intermediary firm in Rome charges an additional fee, determined taking into account the purchase amount:

no more than 25 € - 3 euros;
25-80 € - 4 euros;
80-500 € - 5 euros;
500-2999.50€ - 1% of the refund amount.

When returning tax-free in Rome to the card, there is no fee.

Maccorp Forexchange

Via del Lavator, 88/a;
Via del Caravita, 6;
Piazza Rotunda, 68/b - Taxi-free in Rome right in front of the Pantheon.

Schedule: Monday to Saturday (10:30-19:30); Sundays (11:30-18:30).

Via Cola di Rienzo, 173, first floor

Schedule: Monday to Saturday (10:00-20:00); Sundays (10:30-20:00).

The limit on the amount for one buyer in Rome is 500 euros. Upon receipt of interest in cash, each tax-free form submitted is paid (3 euros).
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Premier tax free locations in Rome

Forexchange

Termini Station, Piazza dei Cinquecento

Taxi-free office in Rome next to the station building. Available any day of the week from 07:00 to 20:00.

Forexchange

Via del Caravita,6

Schedule in Rome: Monday to Saturday (10:30-19:30); Sundays (11:30-18:30).

Premier Tax Free

Via Gregoriana,54

Schedule: Monday to Friday (09:00-18:00).

Best and Fast

Via Nazionale, 19

Available any day of the week from 07:45 to 21:00.

Korea Lottecard

Plaza de España, 80. Available any day of the week from 09:30 to 20:00.

Plaza de España, 38. Open from Monday to Friday (09:00-17:30); Saturday closes at 12:30 pm.

Via Lazio, 10. Open from Monday to Friday (09:30-19:00) Saturday closes at 13:00.

1. The standard DC tax in Rome and other Italian cities is exactly 22%. The value may differ depending on the product group:

alcoholic beverages, jewelry, glassware, leather
clothes, textiles, sunglasses - 22%;
cheeses, meat products - 10%
herbs, including sage, oregano and basil - 5%;
sour-milk products, vegetables, bread, fruits and prescription glasses - 4%.

2. In the case of buying goods in EU countries, the tax-free rules state that you need to take it out no later than three months from the date indicated on the receipt.

3. The fattura form required for tax free contains the amount spent and the total value payable for goods purchased in Rome. There are special fields for entering passport data, home address, full name.

4. For the sale of tax-free, the buyer must show the customs officers all the goods purchased in Rome (the packaging must be original, use is prohibited), fattura and a receipt. Upon receipt of the documents, employees affix a stamp indicating that the formalities have been complied with.

5. Affixing a customs stamp is an operation performed when leaving the territory of the EU countries. If you plan to travel from Rome to the cities of the states that are members of the European Union, a mark is placed in the last of them.

6. After the customs control has been successfully passed in Rome, it is recommended to send a check and an invoice with a stamp by mail. Documents are folded into an envelope issued by store employees in the process of registering tax-free. There is a right to submit documents to Rome from a permanent place of residence, however, an additional fee is provided. When using tax free, it is important to deliver the form to the office within 21 days.

Refunds begin in-store when you make a purchase. If you make a one-time purchase in the same store for an amount equal to or greater than 155 euro, then you can ask at the checkout to issue you documents for Tax Free (not all stores do this, but it never hurts to ask!). Those documents must contain your name, surname, passport details, credit card number (in case you want the money to be returned to your account). Not all stores fill this out, so you can fill in all the details later with a pen yourself.
Shopping is over, it's time for you to fly home...
In theory, if you are flying home with a transfer in another European country, then the TAX FREE refund should be received there, but practice shows that everything can be done in Rome. We tell you how!
The action takes place in Terminal 3 of Fiumicino Airport.
The first thing you need to understand: are you checking in your purchases in luggage or are they traveling with you in hand luggage!

Do you want to check in your purchases?

It is necessary to break all purchased items into suitcases (items must be labeled and unworn)
Next, we check in for the flight (if you checked in online, you still need to go to the airline’s counter and check in your luggage). At check-in, please state that you have TAX FREE goods in your suitcase. Your baggage will be checked in and returned to you.
WITH checked baggage you need to go to the DOGANA or CUSTOM counter, where the border guards will look at your purchases and, if everything is in order, they will stamp you on the documents that the store has made for you
After the stamps are set, luggage with purchases can be checked in
If you want to get money by transferring to a card, then at the exit from the border guards, there is a small TAX REFUND booth, a pretty Russian-speaking girl was sitting there, who looked through documents with stamps in 3 minutes, asked for a credit card and that's it! Approximately 2 weeks later, the money comes to the account. If you want to receive money in cash, then after the border guards you need to go through all the controls, and then follow the TAX REFUND sign (which is located in zone H and is open from 7 to 22) and present documents with stamps there. The money will be returned to you immediately in cash.

Your purchases will fly with you in hand luggage

You check in, check in your luggage.
Pass all controls.
Follow the signs for Tax Refund
There, first you need to go to the booth with the inscription DOGANA or CUSTOM and demonstrate your purchases and documents for TAX FREE issued by the store. The customs officer checks everything with a serious look, puts a seal.
With documents with stamps, go to the next window and decide whether you want to receive money in cash or on a card. Everything, there is happiness!

The procedure is actually not as complicated as it might seem at first glance.

Tax free can be obtained in the city itself.