Hi,
was just wondering if anyone has ever had any success with getting a customs stamp for goods purchased when leaving the UK through London City Airport? This is for goods purchased using the Global Blue tax refund system.
I normally leave the UK through Manchester airport but have never found a customs officer on duty(!) so have never managed to get the form stamped.
Anyone had better luck at London City??
Thanks
Kathy
Hi,
was just wondering if anyone has ever had any success with getting a customs stamp for goods purchased when leaving the UK through London City Airport? This is for goods purchased using the Global Blue tax refund system.
I normally leave the UK through Manchester airport but have never found a customs officer on duty(!) so have never managed to get the form stamped.
Anyone had better luck at London City??
Thanks
Kathy
Sorry, I don’t know about London City, but the system works out of Gatwick. The last time I left from the North Terminal there was a large “booth” to the left of the desks you have to pass through on your way to Security.
I went there, presented my various chits, passport, etc., got the forms stamped, put them in the provided envelope, posted it in the nearby post box and, in due course, my account was credited with the amount due to me.
I haven’t left from Heathrow for a while, but there used to be a similar arrangement for depositing these forms only it was after one had cleared Security, not before.
I think the best thing to do is to ask where to go at an Information or check-in desk before entering the Security area. In any case, you should allow for some “spare” time to complete the procedure because there may be other people ahead of you who may not speak or understand English very well, so you might have to wait 10-15 minutes to be served, something that’s happened to me more than once.
Best. R
Sorry, I don’t know about London City, but the system works out of Gatwick. The last time I left from the North Terminal there was a large “booth” to the left of the desks you have to pass through on your way to Security.
I went there, presented my various chits, passport, etc., got the forms stamped, put them in the provided envelope, posted it in the nearby post box and, in due course, my account was credited with the amount due to me.
I haven’t left from Heathrow for a while, but there used to be a similar arrangement for depositing these forms only it was after one had cleared Security, not before.
I think the best thing to do is to ask where to go at an Information or check-in desk before entering the Security area. In any case, you should allow for some “spare” time to complete the procedure because there may be other people ahead of you who may not speak or understand English very well, so you might have to wait 10-15 minutes to be served, something that’s happened to me more than once.
Best. R
