Tax Free
Not eligible for refund:
- Citizens of EU countries when visiting other EU countries,
- Citizens of EAU countries when visiting other EAU countries,
- 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.
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 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 |
 Australia | 300 AUS (~$216) | 10% (14,5%) | 2 | 2 |
| Austria | 75.01 € | 20% (10%) | ∞ | 3 |
| Argentina | 70 ARG (~$17) | 21% (10%) | 6 | |
| Belarus | 80 BYN (~$38) | 20% (20%) | 3 | 6 |
| Belgium | 50 € | 21% (6%) | 3 | |
| Bulgaria | 100 BGN (~$58) | 20% (20%) | 3 | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 30 £ | 20% (5%) | 3 | 3 |
| Hungary | 45 000 HUF (~140 €) | 27% (5%) | 3 | |
| Germany | 25 € | 19% (7%) | 36 | 3 |
| Holland | 50 € | 6% (21%) | ||
| Greece | 120 € | 16% (23%) | 3 | |
| Denmark | 300 DKK (~40 €) | 25% (25%) | 3 | |
| Israel | 400 ₪ (~108 €) | 0% (15,5%) | ||
| Indonesia | 500 000 INR (~$55) | 10% | ||
| Ireland | 30 € | 23% (23%) | 3 | |
| Iceland | 4000 ISK (~44 €) | 11% (24%) | 3 | |
| Spain | 90.16 € | 7% (21%) | 3 | |
| Italy | 154.94 € | 4% (21%) | 3 | 3 |
| Cyprus | 50 € | 19% (19%) | 3 | |
| Latvia | 30.26 Ls (~43 €) | 21% (21%) | 3 | |
| Lebanon | 150 000 £ (~$99) | 11% (10%) | ||
| Lithuania | 55 € | 9.5% (21%) | 3 | |
| Liechtenstein | 500 CHF (~440 €) | 6.5% (6.5%) | ||
| Luxembourg | 74 € | 14% (17%) | 3 | |
| Malta | 100 € | 18% (18%) | ||
| Morocco | 2000 AED (~$236) | 20% | ||
| Mexico | 1200 MXN (~$96) | 16% | ||
| Netherlands | 50 € | 21% (0-6%) | 3 | 3 |
| Norway | 315 NOK (~30 €) | 15% (25%) | 1 | |
| Poland | 200 PLN (~48 €) | 5% (23%) | 4 | 3 |
| Portugal | 60 € | 13% (23%) | 3 | |
| Russia | 10000 RUR | 18% (18%) | ||
| Singapore | 100 SGD (~$72) | 7% (7%) | 2 | |
| Slovakia | 175.01 € | 10% (20%) | 3 | |
| Slovenia | 50.01 € | 9.5% (22%) | 3 | |
| Thailand | 2000 THB (~$66) | 10% (7%) | ||
| Turkey | 44 € | 8% (18%) | 3 | |
| Finland | 40 € | 14% (24%) | 3 | 6 |
| France | 175.01 € | 5.5% (19.6%) | 6 | 3 |
| Croatia | 740 HRK (~100 €) | 13% (25%) | 3 | |
| Czech | 2001 CZK (~77 €) | 15% (21%) | 3 | |
| Switzerland | 300 CHF (~265 €) | 4% (8%) | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 200 SEK (~20 €) | 12% (25%) | 3 | |
| Estonia | 38 € | 9% (20%) | 3 | |
| South Africa | 250 ZAR (~$36) | 14% | ||
| South Korea | 50 000 KRW (~$43) | 10% (10%) | 3 | |
| Japan | 10 001 JPY (~$119) | 8% |
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.
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.
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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