Tax free in Rome: a complete guide. Tax free in Rome: a complete guide Navigating around the airport
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 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 TAX points FREE Global Blue in Rome:
- ACCORD FOREXCHANGE. Via del Lavatore 88/a. Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10.30-19.30, Sun 11.30-18.30. Maximum return cash- 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 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 boarding pass you take your luggage and approach the customs point. Things 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 customs, upon presentation of your boarding pass, you check your items as luggage,
- in the center of the hall 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.
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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, Departures, 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.
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
Tax Free in Rome – the opportunity to return the money spent. By applying for Tax Free, you can return up to 15% of the amount spent. If you are planning to get Tax Free, then keep in mind that the purchase amount is one shopping center should be from 155 euros.
You can return part of the amount at any Tax Free point of delivery in. Tax Free points are located near duty free or in the general area.
The sign by which you will find a store working with Tax Free in Rome is a very noticeable stand (color - white and blue) with the inscription Global Refund Tax Free Shopping, sometimes the color of the stand is yellow. Some small ones will help you avoid the Tax Free return procedure by making a discount on the VAT figure (in Italy IVA).
If you want to return funds using the Tax Free service in Rome, you need to make sure that the invoice is filled out correctly by the store cashier. The check must be attached to the issued Tax Free. Often stores use automatic invoice filling using your card details.
How can I get Tax Free back in Rome?
In order for the Tax Free return procedure to go through without any special delays, it is better to take the items purchased for its return to hand luggage. Once you have completed the pre-flight steps of check-in, receiving your boarding pass and baggage tags, you will proceed to customs (Dogana) to receive a stamp. This mark confirms that the product was purchased for export from the country.
Next, to apply for Tax Free, go to the duty free area, where, using the signs, you will find a collection point (Global Refund). What you need to have with you to receive money is a passport, an air ticket, a completed invoice or a long Tax Free check. Tax Free is transferred to a credit card or issued in cash.
Places where you can get Tax Free in Rome have their own opening hours. If suddenly your flight does not coincide with the Tax Free work schedule in Rome, you can contact Global Refund after landing in the country where you arrived. In this case, the documents for issuing Tax Free are standard: passport, check and invoice.
Currency exchanges in Rome: the best places
If necessary, you can use the services of exchange offices in Rome. The best rate in Rome is offered in Piazza Spagna or Santa Maria Maggiore. The currency exchange option in Rome at the bank and at the Cassa di Risparmio has time restrictions; they close at four o'clock in the afternoon.
In Rome, a number of exchange offices exchange a specific amount for you instead of a commission; this is beneficial if you have a large amount for these purposes. According to reviews, the exchange at Rome airport is also profitable. But under no circumstances change funds in hotels and train stations, where you can lose up to ten percent of commissions. Most often, when exchanging currency, you will be asked for your passport, which is common during this procedure.
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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 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. 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 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. Things 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 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
