| Developers: | Sberbank |
| Date of the premiere of the system: | September 2021 |
| Branches: | Trade |
2021: Launch of a platform for returning VAT to foreigners for purchases made in the Russian Federation
Sber"" became the operator of the system, tax free which the credit institution announced on September 2, 2021. She created the Sber Tax Free platform to return foreigners VAT to purchases made Russia in.
The press service of Sber said that the main task of the Sber Tax Free platform is to organize continuous interaction between tourists, shops, the Federal Tax Service (FTS) and customs services.
To issue a refund, you need to ask the seller to fill out the Sber Tax Free voucher, at customs at the departure point show the voucher, checks and purchases and get a stamp. Then in the nearest Sber Tax Free return office present the filled voucher with stamp and passport or put the voucher in a special box next to customs. Sber claims to be returning money on the day the voucher is received. To issue a tax free, the purchase amount must be at least 10 thousand rubles.
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Anatoly Popov says that the tax free system is beneficial to all its participants: it allows tourists to save on purchases, and the trading organization - thanks to advertising, promotional campaigns and online search - provides additional traffic, as well as the growth of the average check, increasing recognition and improving brand reputation. A trading organization can connect to the Sber Tax Free system and perform all operations online, he said.
In accordance with Russian law, foreigners can return 18% of the purchase price in the amount of 10,000 rubles. The tax free system is designed to simplify the refund procedure and attract tourists to Russia. By the beginning of September 2021, tax free is used in the Volgograd, Kaliningrad, Leningrad, Novgorod, Samara, Pskov, Rostov and Sverdlovsk regions, Krasnodar, Primorsky and Khabarovsk territories, as well as in Moscow, Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, Mordovia and Tatarstan.[1]
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