If you have not received a VAT refund at customs for goods purchased on a trip abroad, do not rush to throw out tax free checks and cashier's checks for goods, since some banks in the Russian Federation provide a service for obtaining a tax refund.
Instructions
Step 1
Issue a tax free check at the store where you purchased the goods. The purchase price indicated in it must correspond to the amount of the sales receipt. In addition, the amount of VAT to be refunded must be indicated there. Remember that the value of the goods must exceed the minimum established in that country. Do not forget to stamp your tax free check when leaving the country. This can be done at the pre-border checkpoint.
Step 2
Contact the Moscow branch of the bank that has an agreement with operators for the payment of VAT refunds. One of the leaders in providing tax refund services is the First Czech-Russian Bank; it accepts checks from Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Czech Republic. To carry out the refund procedure, provide an internal passport, a tax free check, the main receipts of the store that sold the goods, and a foreign passport. Please note that this bank has a maximum reimbursement amount of EUR 500 per check (for checks issued in France this amount is EUR 1,000). Refunds are made in rubles at the exchange rate of the bank. Checks up to 100 euros are paid immediately, the rest are accepted for authorization. The bank's commission for such operations is 2.5 euros for each check. Remember that the bank does not accept checks that expire within two weeks. The offices of the First Czech-Russian Bank, where you can get a refund, are located at ul. Lobachevsky 27 and st. 2nd Brest 8.
Step 3
Receive your VAT refund at the bank "SMP" (Northern Sea Route). This bank has contractual relations with Premier Tax Free and Tax Free Worldwild (Ireland), Détaxe (France), New Tax Free (Italy). You can immediately get a refund in an amount not exceeding 100 euros for Premier Tax Free checks, checks of other issuers, regardless of the refund amount, are sent for authorization. To speed up this process, scan your check and fill out the Online request form on the bank's website www.smpbank.ru. You will receive a reply within 1-3 days. The addresses of the branches where you can apply for a return are listed on the website.
Step 4
Get your VAT refund at Promsvyazbank. This service is provided by 2 branches - DO Lubyanka (Novaya Ploshchad st. 3/4) and DO Sheremetyevo-2 (Moscow region, Khimki district, Sheremetyevo-2). Until January 2011, branches of VTB-24 Bank worked with tax free checks, but this service is temporarily unavailable.
Step 5
Submit a tax free check with the filled-in fields relating to your invoice to the issuing company. In this case, the term for payment of the VAT amount will be up to 2 months.
