Tax Free Shopping
in Ireland
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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 in a non-EU country
Tax Free Goods
Refunds are paid on items that are exported in the shoppers personal luggage.
Refundable items must be unused.
Non Refundable goods:
- Medicines
- Fuel
- Childrens clothes
- Food
- Services
- Medicines
- Fuel
- Childrens clothes
- Food
- Services
Important Information to shop Tax Free in Ireland
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.
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Please make sure that all mandatory fields are filled in correctly when you request your Tax Free Form in store. In the case of missing or incorrect information, the form will be rejected by Customs.
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Get Customs Validation
If Ireland is your last destination before leaving Europe, get your Tax Free Form validated when you exit the country. Find below the nearest Customs Office or self-validation Kiosk.
Time limit for validating your form
3 months + the issuing month of the Tax Free Form
Validity of stamped Form
3 years from the issuing date of the Tax Free Form
Important information to validate your Tax Free Form in Ireland
Remember to validate your Tax Free Form before leaving Ireland to get your refund automatically paid to your preferred payment details or in cash at any Global Blue Refund Office or Kiosk.
No Custom validation = No refund.
Import Duties into Great Britain
If you travel from the United Kingdom (not including Northern Ireland), you will be asked to pay import taxes when your purchase exceed the personal allowance of £390. UK travellers can declare goods online from 72 hours before they are due to arrive in the UK.
Please follow this link if you need to declare and pay for any goods above £390 (or the currency equivalent where you bought the goods).
After Shoppers have declared their goods
If you have given your email address, you will get an email receipt.
If not, please make a note of the reference number you have been provided.
Customs officials may ask for the receipt or confirmation number at the UK border.
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Receive Your Refund
Visit any Global Blue Refund Office or Kiosk in Ireland. 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 refund with Form issued in Ireland
To get your refund at any Global Blue Refund Office in Ireland, please provide the following:
- Personal details and passport
- Completed Tax Free Form validated by Customs
- Original purchase receipt
- Purchased goods
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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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