Tax Free Shopping
in Serbia

Shop in Serbia in three easy steps. Check the country rules for Tax Free shopping and get your refund.

01

Go Shopping

Go shopping and while paying, remember to ask for a Global Blue Tax Free Form. Here's what you need to know to shop Tax Free.

Country VAT rates

20 %
Standard VAT rate
10%
Food
10%
Textbooks and teaching aids
10%
Farming supplies

How much you need to spend minimum

6000.00 RSD

Who is eligible?

  • Shoppers who are permanent residents outside Serbia

Tax Free Goods

Refunds are paid on items that are exported in the traveller’s personal luggage. 
Refundable items must be unused.

Non Refundable goods:

  • Fuel
  • Tobacco
  • Private transport
  • Alcohol
  • Coffee
  • Oil products
  • Services
  • Fuel
  • Tobacco
  • Private transport
  • Alcohol
  • Coffee
  • Oil products
  • Services

Important Information to shop Tax Free in Serbia

Please make sure that all mandatory fields are filled in correctly when you request your Tax Free Form in store. In case of missing or incorrect information, the form will be rejected by Customs.

If you are a Global Blue member:
In most stores, you can scan your digital barcode at check-out. Your personal data will be automatically filled in on the Tax Free Form.

Become a member

Find a Store

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02

Get Customs Validation

Find the nearest Customs Office or self-validation Kiosk, if available. Get your Tax Free Form validated when you leave the country.

Time limit for validating your form

3 months + the issuing month of the Tax Free Form

Validity of stamped Form

1 year from the date of Customs stamp

Important information to validate your Tax Free Form in Serbia

Remember to validate your Tax Free Form by the Customs before leaving Serbia to get your refund automatically paid on your payment details or in cash at any Global Blue Refund Office or Kiosk. 

No Custom validation = No refund. 

Find a Customs office

Search to find your nearest Customs office

03

Receive Your Refund

Visit any Global Blue Refund Office or Kiosk in Serbia. Present the validated Tax Free Form and get your refund. For an automatic refund, check the payment details selected in store or saved on your Global Blue App and MCC.

Important information to get your refund with Form issued in Serbia

To get your refund at any Global Blue Refund Office in Serbia, please provide the following:

  • Personal details and passport
  • Completed Tax Free Form validated by Customs 
  • Original purchase receipt
  • Purchased goods

​​Important information to get refund in your country:

  • Cash Refund up to 5000 SAR
  • Refunds over 5000 SAR will be refunded to credit card.

Find a Refund office

Search to find your nearest Refund office

More information

Still in doubt about the above steps? Check out our general guide.

Global Blue Addresses

Printed Tax Free Forms validated by Customs and original receipt must be sent to:

Standard and registered mail
Global Blue P.O. Box 363, 810 00 Bratislava,
Slovakia, Europe


For courier
Global Blue, Mlynske nivy 55 (the Mill), 821 09 Bratislava,
Slovakia, Europe

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