Comments on: Rome shopping and VAT Refunds http://www.travelsignposts.com/wordpress/christmas-in-europe-2006/rome-shopping-and-vat-refunds Trip reports and latest additions to the Travel Signposts website Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:02:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Helen Page http://www.travelsignposts.com/wordpress/christmas-in-europe-2006/rome-shopping-and-vat-refunds#comment-895 Helen Page Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:14:13 +0000 http://www.travelsignposts.com/wordpress/?p=19#comment-895 Jessu, apologies for the late response – we’ve been on the road travelling around Europe. There are several conditions that you have to meet to be eligible for VAT refund, including a time limit for which your goods must be exported out of the EU – your VAT refund form will stipulate this. If you’ve bought the laptop new and have paid the VAT and are exporting it out of the EU within the stipulated time-limit, I can’t see a problem if you’ve used it.

Please see below updated post on Getting Your Tax Refund at Rome Fiumicino Airport. http://www.travelsignposts.com/Italy/shopping/how-to-get-your-tax-refund

]]> By: Jessu Tigana http://www.travelsignposts.com/wordpress/christmas-in-europe-2006/rome-shopping-and-vat-refunds#comment-865 Jessu Tigana Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:41:22 +0000 http://www.travelsignposts.com/wordpress/?p=19#comment-865 Dear Helen,

Your post is very useful, I need to know one more thing which I came across somewhere while reading about this VAT refund in Fiumicino.

Should the item purchased be new (not used)?

If you see I have bought a laptop for which I have got the document to be stamped by customs, but I have used my laptop will that be a problem?

Thanks

Jessu

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