A resident of Russia lost a branded Furla bag worth 500 euros while trying to get a tax deduction under the Tax-Free system at Frankfurt Airport. The Moscow Times writes about it.
According to the girl, she tried to get a Tax Free stamp to return VAT to a foreign bank card. At first, the customs officer asked her to show the bag, and then announced the seizure of the item and announced the initiation of a case against the Russian woman for an attempt to illegally import luxury goods into Russia from Europe.
At the same time, when buying a bag in a store, the sellers without any problems issued the traveler all the documents for a Russian passport. It was also noted that the girl did not fly from Germany to Russia.
There are several more cases of seizure of purchases from Russians when trying to issue Tax-Free at the airports of Germany, France, Estonia, Austria, and Spain.