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Guide to Tax Free shopping in Ireland

How to shop Tax Free in Ireland?

  • Step 1: Go shopping
  • Look for Planet logo and ask for Planet Tax Free form when making a purchase
  • Step 2: Get Customs validation
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  • Step 3: Return your Tax Free form to Planet and receive your refund
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Shopping in Ireland

Go shopping and get your Tax Free form.


Ireland Currency: EUR
  • 23%Standard VAT rate
  • Minimum spend:
    • EUR 75.00
  • Shoppers eligible for VAT / Sales Tax Refund:
    • Non-EU residents (excluding Northern Ireland residents)
  • Time limits:
    To receive a Customs stamp:
    • 3 months + the issuing month of the Tax Free Form
    To receive a refund:
    • 3 years from the issuing date of the Tax Free Form
  • Refund limits:
    • No limits

Get your Tax Free form approved by customs

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Refund requirements

Required for refunding:

  • Fully completed Tax Free forms stamped by Customs
  • Original shop receipts

Required for customs approval:

  • Fully completed Tax Free form
  • Unused purchased goods and receipts
  • Passport and travel documents

Customs advice:

  • If departing the EU from an Irish airport (Dublin, Shannon, Cork, Kerry or Ireland West) there is no need to personally validate your Tax Free form at Customs if the purchase amount of your goods is below EUR 2000. Tax Free forms must be returned to the Planet desk, or deposited in the Planet drop box - we will request for Customs validation on your behalf.
  • All claims remain subject to final Customs approval.
  • Tax Free forms returned by mail or from any other location require Customs validation on all amounts.
  • Please note, Customs may reject claims if the Tax Free form is incorrectly completed, not signed or is missing data such as EU arrival and departure dates.

Special note:

  • If you are leaving the EU from Dublin, Shannon, Cork, Ireland West or Farranfore airport and you have a single purchase item with a value equal or over EUR 2000 please call Customs using the courtesy phones for your stamped approval, you will need to present your Tax Free form and the original purchase receipt (have passport, purchased items and flight ticket with you for inspection). If Customs are not available, proceed to the Planet airport desk for assistance.
  • If you are departing an Irish airport but changing flights at another EU airport, and if the goods you are exporting are to be checked through to a destination outside the EU, go to the Planet offices in Dublin or Shannon Airports and your Tax Free form will be submitted for Customs approval as if you were at the EU departure point. Drop off boxes are also available at Cork, Ireland West and Farranfore Airport.
  • If your items purchased are below €2,000, it is also possible to return your Tax Free form from outside of the EU, however you will first need to receive stamped approval from a notary public, local Customs or police officer (quoting their badge and precinct).

How can I get my refund?

  • Visit any Planet Refund Office
  • Present the validated Tax Free forms and get your refund
  • Standard refund
  • If you haven't received your refund at our Refund Point, provide your payment details on the Tax Free form, get Customs validation and return the Tax Free form by post. You can also leave your Tax Free form in one of our Planet drop boxes.
  • GB Residents are eligible to shop Tax Free from 1 January 2021
  • Shoppers eligible for a VAT refund:
  • - Residents of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
  • - Irish nationals who are permanently resident in Great Britain
  • - Residents of Northern Ireland are not eligible to shop Tax Free within the EU
  • - For further information on eligibility, please visit: https://www.revenue.ie/en/vat/retail-export-scheme/who-can-use-the-scheme.aspx Tax Free Shopping Limits for GB Residents
  • Minimum spend:
  • €75 - GB residents may shop Tax Free when exporting goods for personal use to Great Britain
  • - The current UK personal allowance is £390 (or euro equivalent)
  • - This allowance (£390 (or euro equivalent) applies to the total combined value of all goods imported into Great Britain by an individual traveller, regardless of the number of purchases, retailers visited or Tax Free forms obtained
  • - Customers whose total purchases exceed the allowance may be required to declare their goods and pay UK import VAT and customs duties
  • - Customs authorities may refuse to validate Tax Free claims where the limit is exceeded
  • - Planet is only permitted to refund claims exceeding the UK personal allowance when evidence of the payment of UK import duties and taxes is provided
  • - In many cases, the UK import VAT and customs duties payable on goods above the allowance may exceed the value of the VAT refund
  • - For information on UK import allowances, declaring goods and paying any applicable import VAT and duties, please visit: http://www.gov.uk/duty-free-goods/declaring-goods

What other refund options are available?

  • Before leaving the EU from Ireland you may get your refund prior to export validation
  • To take advantage of this refund method the spend must be above 150 EUR per Tax Free form
Advice
  • If you received the Tax Free refund before your departure, you must get your Tax Free Form Customs approved by the last EU Customs and return all stamped Tax-Free Forms to Planet Poland office within 21 days. Otherwise your credit card used for guarantee will get charged as agreement confirmed.
  • Upon departure from Ireland please visit our Planet offices at Dublin or Shannon Airports, where our staff can assist you with any questions and help you complete and secure your refund. Drop off points also available at Cork, Ireland West and Farranfore airports.
  • If you are leaving the EU from Dublin, Shannon, Cork, Ireland West or Farranfore airport and you have a single purchase item with a value equal or over €2,000 please call Customs using the courtesy phones for your stamped approval, you will need to present your Tax Free form and the original purchase receipt (have passport, purchased items and flight ticket with you for inspection). If Customs are not available, proceed to the Planet airport desk for assistance.
  • If you are departing an Irish airport but changing flights at another EU airport, and if the goods you are exporting are to be checked through to a destination outside the EU, go to the Planet offices in Dublin or Shannon Airports and your Tax Free form will be submitted for Customs approval as if you were at the EU departure point.
  • If your items value is below €2,000, it is also possible to return your Tax Free form from outside of the EU, however you will first need to receive stamped approval from a notary public, local Customs or police officer (quoting their badge and precinct).

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