Tax free rome airport reviews. Tax Free shopping in Italy. The TAX REFUND points at Fiumiccino Airport are located

The Soviet era of total shortages is long gone. Domestic counters are literally “groaning” from imported abundance. The era has passed, but the harmful bacillus, which encourages our compatriots to look for exclusive items in the West, has taken root in our consciousness forever. And it doesn’t matter that you have to overpay for this “exclusive” (which has ceased to be such for 20 years now). Do the math: air tickets, visas, hotels, transfers - all this ultimately results in solid numbers. Maybe that’s why (in order to sweeten the expensive pill), the leadership of the EU countries came up with an idea for the Russians, Chinese, Japanese TAX FREE?

And the EU leadership is also making sure that we remember for a long time the long tails of queues “for something” in beautiful Soviet time. After all, it is almost impossible to get a refund after a shock shopping trip in Italy without tedious waiting. But, jokes aside, our story is on a serious topic. So…

Dedicated to all Russians shopping in Italy...

What is TAX FREE?

International VAT refund system for people not residing in EU countries. This means that Russians (Chinese, Arabs, Japanese) making a trip to Italian stores can soften the bitterness of losing their money by returning a small percentage.

What is the refund amount?

IN different countries TAX FREE percentage varies. Tax free in Italy - 22%. It's official. In fact, its value varies greatly. Stores enter into unfavorable agreements with intermediaries for tourists, which we will talk about later. As a result, a Russian citizen receives 11-13%, instead of 22%. The exception is exclusive stores (jewelry, fur). In them, the returned amount sometimes reaches several thousand euros.

Minimum purchase price

The total amount of purchases is above 155 €. They must be completed during the day and certainly in one store, less often - in one trading house. For example, Milan Center La Rinascente in the office Global Blue issues a general tax free invoice for all purchases in different boutiques.

Which stores offer Tax Free?

We noticed shop windows with a logo or Global Blue, or Tax Refund or Premier Tax Free- that way. There are more than 18,000 such outlets in Italy.

How to ask a seller about Tax Free?

After choosing a product and going to the checkout, say: "Tax Free, per favor". Say the phrase before making a purchase.

What documents are required?

Personally, you need a passport. For large purchases, branded equipment (for example, Apple) without a passport, a discount will not be issued.

The store is obliged to issue:

Fattura- a special invoice, which indicates: the purchase amount (as in the receipt) and the return amount (without this figure, customs officers will not put the required stamp). Sellers may fill out your personal information themselves or ask you to do so.

Return methods

In the city before leaving.
At the airport of Rome, Milan, Naples, Rimini, Verona, Pisa, Bologna.
In Moscow.

Return in the city

Without waiting for the return flight, you can return the taxi free at the city offices of the return points. A list of Global Blue offices is available on globalblue.ru. A list of TAX Refund points is available on the website taxrefund.it. When going for money, take:

Product.
Fattura.
Passport.
Return ticket.
Credit card.

Procedure tax-free returns looks like that. Employees, after checking the checks, pay the money, while recording the credit card details. You undertake, in turn, to send stamped checks to the office address on time. Otherwise, the amount paid and a fine for failure to fulfill the agreement will be debited from the card.

Expensive fur and jewelry boutiques provide a similar service without intermediaries. This is the most profitable return for the buyer. Such stores return the maximum percentage (22%). That is, you are buying a product that is “cleared” of value added tax (VAT).

There are special boxes at the airport for stamped checks in a branded envelope (issued along with the fattura). The envelope can be sent from Russia by post, having attached the necessary stamps.

Standard return procedure at Italian airports

Take boarding pass.
Approach the dogana (customs point) with documents (coupon, passport, checks, fattura) and with things purchased in the country. Do not cut off labels from products.
The customs officer, after checking the purchases and receipts, puts a stamp.
Find items Global Blue, or Tax Refund or Premier Tax Free and present stamped receipts.
You receive the money in cash or leave your credit card details, to which the entire amount will be transferred in 3-5 days.

Yaroslav, St. Petersburg:

“I left my card details at the Rome airport (in January 2019). I waited 2 weeks in vain. I thought my blood was crying! It’s good that I kept the piece of paper with the phone number from Premier Tax Free. I called. I had to “growl” in Italian-English. I received mine after 3 weeks. Unpleasant story."

Rome. Tax Free at Aeroporto di Fiumicino

There are 2 customs offices in the building. The first is intended for passengers wishing to send items purchased in Italy as luggage. Huge queues, in which it is easy to lose 2 hours, are 100% inevitable. The undoubted advantage of this item is a superficial inspection of purchases.

Olga, Petrozavodsk:

“I once received TAX FREE by showing a used Naf Naf dress instead of a purchased Max Mara outfit.”

You will see the second dogana behind the store Salvatore Ferragamo after going through passport control. This dogana undergoes the procedure for those who “prefer to carry everything they own with them” rather than check it in as luggage. The queue here is small, but things are examined more carefully.

Opposite this customs house there is a crowd of people at the window Global Blue. Direct refunds occur in this window. Be patient and take time (the final step will take another 40 minutes).

Milan. Tax Free at Aeroporto di Milano - Malpensa

The first customs office (registration hall) checks checks more quickly than the passport control point. In the window Premier Tax Free(return) for some reason there are always fewer people than in the other two. Experienced shopping lovers in Milan know this and initially look for stores that have entered into contracts with this intermediary company. Return office hours are available at airportmalpensa.com.

Vera, Tula:

“The worst airport in terms of refunds! Active Arabs and disciplined Chinese visit Milan with the only mission - to collect more goods. Three-hour queues, noise, hassle. You wouldn't wish it on your enemy! Passengers who get lost in queues are often called over the loudspeaker, and they drop everything and run to the plane.”

Rimini. Tax Free at Aeroporto di "Federico Fellini"

Map of Federico Fellini airport.

Customs is located next to the check-in counters for planes flying to Russia. Customs officers are extremely picky: they open the boxes, check the letters on the store receipt with the letters on the product label. The inspection takes 20 (at least) minutes.

Cash collection points are located on the second floor. You need to get to them before going through passport control.

Moscow. Return Tax Free

In Moscow, refunds are made by:

First Czech-Russian Bank;
SMP Bank;
Intesa;
Promsvyazbank;
MDM Bank.

Not all Moscow bank branches can make payments., therefore, before you go for hard-earned money, call and check the address of the desired branch. The receipts you present must be stamped by Italian customs officers.

Do not forget!

TAX FREE checks for Italian purchases are valid for 3 months. Make sure you meet this deadline!
For each Fattura, upon receipt of cash, a commission of 3 € is charged.

Farewell parable

At the planning meeting, the director of the holding instructs managers:
- Ask the client what he wants more: a discount or the product itself. If a discount is more important to him, offer the product for triple the price with a 50% markdown - let him be happy!

Sometimes, when picking up an item worth more than 155 €, an excited customer does not notice that she is choosing an unnecessary item (skirt, trousers). At home she sighs in disappointment: “Why did I grab this?” The resulting benefit is zero. Don't make mistakes!

Italy provides all tourists who are not residents of Eurozone countries with 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 don't see them, don't hesitate to ask the seller if they issue TAX FREE.

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

Registration of TAX FREE:

At the checkout, using your passport, the seller will issue you a TAX FREE check. Please carefully check that your information is correct: last name, first name, country of residence, address and passport number.

It is important to remember that the TAX FREE check 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: receipts for purchases, an international passport, the purchases themselves unpacked with all tags and price tags, and a return ticket. They will fill out the paperwork and give you the money. When leaving the country at the airport, you will need to stamp previously issued checks at the customs point (Dogan in Italian) and present your purchases.

Addresses of TAX FREE Global Blue points in Rome:

ACCORD FOREXCHANGE. Via del Lavatore 88/a. Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10.30-19.30, Sun 11.30-18.30. Maximum return Money- 500 Euro.
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 No. 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 issuing 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 point is (DOGANA in Italian).
After receiving your boarding pass, you take your luggage and go to the customs point. Items for which you want a tax refund need to be prepared in advance so as not to waste time. Do not remove tags and price tags from them, and it is better not to unpack them.
The customs officer, at his discretion, may ask you to present all purchases according to the receipts provided. If there are no questions, he will stamp your checks.
with stamped checks, you go to Global Blue TAX FREE, TAX REFUND or PREMIER tax free points, where you can receive money in cash immediately or on bank card within 3-5 working days. I advise you to keep the papers that the customs officer gives you until the money is transferred to your card. If the money does not arrive, you will need to call the phone number indicated on the papers to obtain information.

Customs (DOGANA) at Fiumicino Airport are:

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 issuing points of all the above companies, behind them there is a customs point. After passing this customs, you take your things into the cabin of the plane.

TAX FREE Global Blue points at Fiumicino Airport are located:

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

Natalia Markhinina

Italy provides all tourists who are not residents of Eurozone countries with 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 don't see them, don't hesitate to ask the seller if they issue TAX FREE.

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

Registration of TAX FREE:

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

Return TAX FREE:

Addresses of TAX FREE Global Blue points in Rome:

ACCORD 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.

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 point is (DOGANA in Italian).
After receiving your boarding pass, you take your luggage and go to the customs point. Items for which you want a tax refund need to be prepared in advance so as not to waste time. Do not remove tags and price tags from them, and it is better not to unpack them.
The customs officer, at his discretion, may ask you to present all purchases according to the receipts provided. If there are no questions, he will stamp your checks.
With stamped checks, you go to Global Blue TAX FREE, TAX REFUND or PREMIER tax free points, where you can receive money in cash immediately or to a bank card within 3-5 business days. I advise you to keep the papers that the customs officer gives you until the money is transferred to your card. If the money does not arrive, you will need to call the phone number indicated on the papers to obtain information.

Customs (DOGANA) at Fiumicino Airport are:

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 issuing points of all the above companies, behind them there is a customs point. After passing this customs, you take your things into the cabin of the plane.

TAX FREE Global Blue points at Fiumicino Airport are located:

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

Natalia Markhinina

System Tax free in Rome implies a benefit for tourists in the form of reimbursement of a certain percentage of the amount spent on. More precisely, tax-free is a procedure for refunding DS tax on 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. Return the required part of the money before departure from Eternal City and the companies Global Blue, Tax Refund S.p.a help to use the proceeds. and Premier Tax Free.

With the help of intermediaries, it is possible to significantly simplify tax free, but the tourist should understand that the operation can only be carried out with those with whom the intermediary companies have entered into a special agreement. As a rule, visitors to the city learn about the right to return interest from the logo of the partner organization operating in Rome, located 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, intermediaries in Rome are interested in other nuances: they check whether the purchases were made in the same shopping center or during the same day.

Tax free 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. This document contains information about the total amount and the amount planned for reimbursement through tax free. When buying branded items or parting with a large sum, providing information from your passport is a must in Rome.

In order to use tax 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 have not been used;
receipt received at the store;
fattura;
international passport;
credit card;
ticket to reverse direction with a fixed departure date from Rome.

Buyers do not have the opportunity to appreciate the benefits of tax free without using their own credit card. It is a guarantee for the company, which helps to return a percentage of the transaction in case the export of goods from Rome occurs improperly. An example is the absence of a customs stamp on the invoice or the return of official paper to the company’s office late. In case of such a development of events, the tax free amount is debited from the card and another 15% on top - payment for debit (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 tax-free system: 14999.50 euros.
Tax free cash refund limit: 2999.50.

If the transaction is carried out in cash, the intermediary company in Rome will charge 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.

There is no fee when returning tax free in Rome to your card.

Maccorp Forexchange

Via del Lavator, 88/a;
Via del Caravita, 6;
Piazza Rotunda, 68/b - taxi free in Rome directly opposite the Pantheon.

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

Via Cola di Rienzo, 173, ground floor

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

The limit on the amount for one buyer in Rome is 500 euros. When receiving interest in cash, each submitted tax free form is paid (3 euros).
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Premier Tax Free locations in Rome

Forexchange

Termini Station, Piazza dei Cinquecento

Tax free office in Rome next to the station premises. 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); on 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 Monday to Friday (09:00-17:30); on Saturday closing is set at 12.30.

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

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

alcoholic products, Jewelry, glass products, leather
clothing, textiles, sunglasses – 22%;
cheeses, meat products – 10%
herbs, including sage, oregano and basil - 5%;
dairy products, vegetables, bread, fruits and prescription glasses – 4%.

2. If you purchase goods in EU countries, tax free rules state that you need to export them 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 amount payable for goods purchased in Rome. There are special fields for entering passport data, home address, and full name.

4. To implement tax free, the buyer must show customs officers all goods purchased in Rome (packaging must be original, use is prohibited), fattura and receipt. Having received the documents, employees affix a stamp indicating compliance with the formalities.

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

6. After customs control was successfully completed in Rome, it is recommended to send a check and stamped invoice by mail. The documents are placed in an envelope issued by store employees during the tax free registration process. You have the right to submit documents to Rome from your permanent place of residence, but there is an additional fee. When using tax free, it is important to deliver the form to the office within 21 days.

Global Blue Italia srl

Terminal 3, Boarding Area, Reception 326, Leonardo da Vinci, 00050 Fiumicino

Opening hours:

Mon-Fri:07.00-22.00

Sat: 07.00-22.00

Sun: 07.00-22.00

Note:

0 - 25.00 EUR - 3 EUR

25.01 - 80.00 EUR - 4 EUR

80.01 - 150.00 EUR – 5 EUR

150.01 - 800.00 EUR – 8 EUR

Note: Alipay box is available

Note: At Fiumicino Airport (Terminal 3), you can obtain an electronic customs stamp through the OTELLO system directly at the Global Blue Returns Office. To obtain an electronic customs stamp, you must provide Global Blue employees with the purchased goods, passport and plane ticket (boarding pass). Keep in mind that the electronic customs stamp can be obtained no earlier than 5 hours before the flight departs.

Note: The following payment methods are available: Alipay wallet, Wechat wallet and CUP wallet.

Global Blue Italia srl

Terminal 3, departure area, terminal "E" - after passport control, Leonardo da Vinci, 00050 Fiumicino

Opening hours:

Mon-Fri: 07.00-22.00

Sat: 07.00-22.00

Sun: 07.00-22.00

Note: The maximum amount to receive a cash refund is 1500 EUR / Tax Free form.

Note: The maximum amount for receiving a refund on a credit card is 4999.50 EUR / Tax Free form

Note: Any Global Blue Tax Free forms are accepted for payment.

Note: If you receive a cash refund, there will be a charge per "form". There is no charge if you receive your refund on a credit card. The amount of the fee charged depends on the amount of compensation.

0 - 25.00 EUR - 3 EUR

25.01 - 80.00 EUR - 4 EUR

80.01 - 150.00 EUR – 5 EUR

150.01 - 800.00 EUR – 8 EUR

800.01 - 2999.50 EUR - 1% of the refund amount

Note: Alipay box is available.

Note: At Fiumicino Airport (Terminal 3), you can obtain an electronic customs stamp through the OTELLO system directly at the Global Blue Returns Office. To obtain an electronic customs stamp, you must provide Global Blue employees with the purchased goods, passport and plane ticket (boarding pass). Keep in mind that electronic customs stamps can be obtained no earlier than 5 hours before flight departure.

Note: Refunds may be paid on credit cards Alipay. Provide Alipay with the barcode to scan. Refunds will be transferred instantly.

The following payment methods are available: Alipay wallet, Wechat wallet and CUP wallet.

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