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United Kingdom UK (Scotland, N Ireland, Wales, England)

LHR, London Heathrow airport

European Union Arrivals and Departures duty free airport shopping: This is an EU Member State, Duty Free and Tax-Free sales are not permitted for intra-EU travellers, nor can you usually buy Duty Free goods on arrival at an EU airport when arriving from outside The EU. Airports in the EU have 'Travel Shops' where the goods are competitively priced for the passenger, these sales are often called 'Travel Value Shopping'. Some EU airports now have arrival shops where you can buy goods in the baggage claim area, more are opening all the time. Outbound passengers flying to a non-EU destination, can buy their duty free and tax-free goods from shops in the departure lounge. Some airlines operating on routes within the European Community maintain a carry-on baggage limit and this could restrict your shopping in the airport. If you buy your goods on arrival at the airport and then pack them in your checked baggage for your return journey, this potential problem is resolved. The same applies for the transit of liquids, known as LAGS.

European Union member states also operate a tax-free shopping scheme where visitors to these countries can obtain a sales tax refund on the goods they purchase during their visit. Foreign visitors who are not resident of The EU and are returning to a non EU country have the facility to use the Tax-Rebate retail scheme where the local EU sales tax, otherwise known as VAT/TVA, is refunded to you when you depart from Europe. The refund booths can be found in most major EU airports and more details are available in our tax free and downtown shopping section, under land travel searches.