Tax Free Shopping
in Serbia
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Go Shopping
Go shopping and while paying, remember to ask for a Global Blue Tax Free Form. Here's what you need to know to shop Tax Free.
Country VAT rates
How much you need to spend minimum
Who is eligible?
- Shoppers who are permanent residents outside Serbia
Tax Free Goods
Refunds are paid on items that are exported in the traveller’s personal luggage.
Refundable items must be unused.
Non Refundable goods:
- Fuel
- Tobacco
- Private transport
- Alcohol
- Coffee
- Oil products
- Services
- Fuel
- Tobacco
- Private transport
- Alcohol
- Coffee
- Oil products
- Services
Important Information to shop Tax Free in Serbia
Please make sure that all mandatory fields are filled in correctly when you request your Tax Free Form in store. In case of missing or incorrect information, the form will be rejected by Customs.
If you are a Global Blue member:
In most stores, you can scan your digital barcode at check-out. Your personal data will be automatically filled in on the Tax Free Form.
Not yet a Global Blue member?
Find a Store
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Get Customs Validation
Find the nearest Customs Office or self-validation Kiosk, if available. Get your Tax Free Form validated when you leave the country.
Validity of stamped Form
Not applicable
Time limit for submitting a refund request before leaving the Kingdom
The period between the purchase date of eligible goods and the validation date of the refund request at designated airports and departure points must not exceed 90 days.
Important information to validate your Tax Free Form in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Airport and designated departure points – Global Blue self-validation kiosk:
- With your purchases, tax invoices, original passport, and travel documents (boarding pass or confirmed air ticket), proceed to a Global Blue self-validation kiosk. Scan your passport at the Global Blue self-validation kiosk to retrieve your Tax Free transaction details.
- Follow the instructions shown to complete the tax refund process. Allow time for the refund process before your flight departs.
- Do not pack away your purchases in your checked-in luggage or similar packages.
- You may be required to present your shopping goods and their original invoice/receipt at a designated Customs Validation office.
Find a Customs office
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Receive Your Refund
Visit any Global Blue Refund Office or Kiosk in Serbia. Present the validated Tax Free Form and get your refund. For an automatic refund, check the payment details selected in store or saved on your Global Blue App and MCC.
Important information to get your cash refund in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- The cash refund option is available for tourists at all active departure points, except Terminal North at King Abdulaziz International Airport.
- In Saudi Arabia, cash refund is limited to SAR 5,000 per person per day.
Find a Refund office
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Still in doubt about the above steps? Check out our general guide.
Global Blue Addresses
Printed Tax Free Forms validated by Customs and original receipt must be sent to:
Standard and registered mail
Global Blue P.O. Box 363, 810 00 Bratislava,
Slovakia, Europe
For courier
Global Blue, Mlynske nivy 55 (the Mill), 821 09 Bratislava,
Slovakia, Europe
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