Leaving Rome early tomorrow morning. Have regular souvenirs purses, clothes, no food or wine.
Have 1 tax doc that needs to be stamped and mailed. What should we expect at customs?
Posted by
Houston
3522 posts
It will be US Customs once you arrive in the US that will be a possible problem or delay. Rome doesn't care what you take with you.
Posted by
Seattle, WA
17612 posts
But maybe they need a tax form stamped by a customs officer in Rome to get a VAT refund. I believe that is the question here---where and how?
We have only exited the EU from Heathrow and figured it was ot worth the hassle for the few things we purchased. So I am no help!
Posted by
Lake Forest, CA, USA
1633 posts
Check out this website. However, you never know what changes to the "system" could have been recently made. I would allow at least 3 hours to get through the whole process of checking in for your flight, passport control, security plus your VAT refund.
http://www.travelsignposts.com/Italy/shopping/how-to-get-your-tax-refund