Tax free in Rome: a complete guide. Returning Tax Free in Rome - how to make shopping more profitable Upon arrival in Russia

Global Blue Refund Office

Via del Tritone, 61, Rome 00187

Opening hours:

Mo-Sun: 09:30 - 23:00

Note: The maximum amount for receiving a cash refund is EUR 500 for each individual tourist.

Global Blue Lounge Rome - ACCESS BY INVITE ONLY

Piazza di Spagna 29, 00187 Rome

Opening hours:

Mon-Fri: 10.00 - 19.30

Sat: 10.00 - 19.30

Sun: Closed

Note: - 2999.50 EUR for each individual tourist

Note: The maximum amount for receiving a refund on a credit card is 14999.50 EUR / Tax Free form

Note: Only Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy are accepted.

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 – 2999.99 EUR- 1% of the compensation amount

Maccorp Forexchange

Downtown Refund Office, Via Ponte di Piscina Cupa 64, c/o McArthurGlen Outlet, Castel Romano – Rome, 00128

Opening hours:

Mon-Fri: 10.00 - 21.00

Sat: 10.00 - 22.00

Sun: 10.00 - 22.00

Note: Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy only.

Note: Only early returns (cash refund) are possible.

Note: The maximum amount to receive a cash refund is EUR 2999.50 for each individual traveler.

Note: The fee charged depends on the amount of the refund.

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

Maccorp Forexchange

Downtown Refund Office, Via del Lavatore 88/a, 00187 Rome

Opening hours:

Mon-Fri:10:30-19:30

Sat:10:30-19:30

Sun: 11:30-18:30

Note: Only Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy are accepted.

Note: Maximum amount for cash refund

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

150.01-500.00 EUR – 8 EUR

Maccorp Forexchange

Downtown Refund Office, Via del Caravita 6, 00100 Roma

Opening hours:

Mon-Fri:10:30-19:30

Sat:10:30-19:30

Sun: 11:30-18:30

Note: Only Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy are accepted.

Note: Maximum amount for cash refund- 500 EUR for each individual tourist

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

150.01-500.00 EUR – 8 EUR

Maccorp Forexchange

Downtown Refund Office, P.zza della Rotonda 68/b, 00100 Roma

Opening hours:

Mon-Fri:9.00-20.30

Sun: 9.30-20.00

Note: Only Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy are accepted.

Note: Maximum amount for cash refund- 500 EUR for each individual tourist

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

150.01-500.00 EUR – 8 EUR

Maccorp Forexchange

Int. Stazione Termini c/o agenzia 365, Atrio Centrale P.zza 500, Roma 00185

Opening hours:

Mon-Fri: 07:15 - 21:45

Sat: 07:15 - 21:45

Sun: 07:15 - 21:45

Note: Only Global Blue Tax Free forms issued in Italy are accepted.

Note: The maximum amount for receiving a refund on a credit card is 1500 EUR / Tax Free form.

Note: The maximum amount to receive a cash refund is EUR 2999.50 for each individual traveler.

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 - 2999.99 EUR - 1% of the refund amount

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:

  1. 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).
  2. after receiving boarding pass you take your luggage and approach 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 customs, upon presentation of your boarding pass, you check your items as 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


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 a plan 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 the wonderful Soviet times. After all, it is almost impossible to get a refund after a shopping spree 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 At the Global Blue office, a general tax free invoice is issued 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

  1. In the city before leaving.
  2. At the airport of Rome, Milan, Naples, Rimini, Verona, Pisa, Bologna.
  3. 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:

  1. Product.
  2. Fattura.
  3. Passport.
  4. Return ticket.
  5. Credit card.

The tax-free return procedure looks like this. 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, affixing the necessary stamps.

Standard return procedure at Italian airports

  1. Take your boarding pass.
  2. 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.
  3. The customs officer, after checking the purchases and receipts, puts a stamp.
  4. Find items Global Blue, or Tax Refund or Premier Tax Free and present stamped receipts.
  5. 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 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 pick-up 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 shopper 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!

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 can be paid to Alipay credit cards. 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.

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 amount refunded depends on the rate of value added tax (VAT) 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 (groceries, 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 cost of goods without VAT. For example, the factory 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), it will be 18%.

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

The maximum tax free refund percentage that a tourist can receive is 15.5%. In addition, there are groups of goods for which VAT rates are significantly lower. For example, on food products the VAT rate is from 4% to 10%. For some goods, tax refunds are not provided at all (cars, gasoline).

The official Global Blue website has a calculator that will show the refund amount 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

Stores that are part of the tax free system can be identified by the corresponding signs with the tax free logo at the entrance (see photo above). To take advantage of the VAT refund, you need to ask the seller (cashier) to fill out a special tax free check (form) and present your passport. A sample of filling out the form is shown.

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

The form contains the passport number, name, number credit card, if you plan to return by non-cash transfer, and other necessary information (see sample).

Items purchased are indicated either on the form or on a separate invoice, which in this case is attached to the form. All cash receipts are also included with the form. Carefully check that the data is filled out correctly, as errors may cause problems when receiving a customs stamp and tax refund.

Registration and return of tax free at Rimini airport

A prerequisite for a tourist to receive a tax refund is the presence in the tax free forms of a customs stamp confirming the fact of export of goods outside of Italy. To receive a mark, the customs service must present:

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

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

· Personal passport.

· Travel documents (boarding pass or printed ticket).

The sequence of actions depends on whether you are transporting the purchased purchases to hand luggage or in checked baggage

In case purchases are in checked baggage, before visiting the check-in counters for your flight, you must obtain customs stamps on tax free forms. The customs office is located on the ground floor of the airport to the left of the flight check-in counters (as viewed from the main entrance). You can recognize it by the sign: “Check-in tax-free” (pictured below).

Once cleared by customs, you can head to the check-in counter to drop off your luggage and check in for your flight, if you have not previously done so through online check-in.

Then you need to go to the inspection area following the “Security Check” sign (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 your boarding pass and drop off 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 passport control on the wall you can see an inconspicuous notice with the following content:

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

We explain the meaning of this announcement. After going up to the second floor after passport control by stairs or 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 there is the bar mentioned in the advertisement, and opposite it there are stairs 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 those who doubt it, there is a note attached to the glass: “Customs control. Passengers with hand luggage 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 manufacturer's packaging, a personal passport and travel documents.

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

VAT refund at Rimini airport

Receipt of reimbursement for tax free forms from the Global Blue operator (blue) is carried out in 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)

Present the customs stamped form and indicate how you would like to receive your refund: cash or credit card.

When returning in cash, the amount should not exceed 3,000 EUR, and for each form, depending on the amount of the refund, an additional fee of 3 to 8 EUR is charged. For a refund amount of more than 800 EUR, the commission will be 1%.

When returning to a credit card, no such fee will be charged, and the maximum refund amount will increase to EUR 5,000.

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

There are two more backup options for receiving a refund. IN major cities In Russia, VAT refunds for foreign purchases are issued by several banks, the addresses of which are given.

In addition, the tax free form can be sent by mail when you return home. In this case, do not forget to attach postage stamps, since 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, onto which stamps are affixed and the address of the corresponding operator is indicated. For Global Blue, for example: Global Blue, P.O. BOX 363, 81000 Bratislava, Slovakia (Slovakia)

Please ensure that your credit card number, home address and name are entered correctly and legibly (in capital letters).

Another taxi return operator, TAX REFUND, 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 that described above.

Another option to save money on purchases is to purchase goods in duty-free stores 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 a medieval atmosphere await you there.

Read more about the 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 view prices and hotel locations on the map below.