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I leave the European Union by train, by road (car, truck, bus) or by boat. Where do I validate my tax-free forms?
I leave the European Union by train, by road (car, truck, bus) or by boat. Where do I validate my tax-free forms?
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Written by Roxane
Updated over a year ago

By train

  • Validation by a customs officer during the customs inspection carried out in the train before leaving the EU territory.

  • Be careful, this customs control is not systematic, and customs officers are sometimes dressed in civilian clothes.

By car, truck, bus

  • Validation by a customs officer at the last EU exit point.


By boat

  • Leaving from a French port -> equipped with PABLO self-service kiosks:

    • Port of Calais ferry terminal (5 kiosks; Tourisme export)

    • Dunkerque ferry terminal (4 kiosks; port Ouest; Plage gare maritime)

    • Ouistreham ferry terminal (2 kiosks; site entry -> lane for light vehicles VL – véhicules légers LV)

    • Port of Cherbourg ferry terminal (1 kiosk; terminal for pedestrians; also site entry -> lane for light vehicles VL – véhicules légers LV)

    • Honfleur ferry terminal (1 kiosk; Zone unique)

    • Dieppe ferry terminal (1 kiosk; terminal for pedestrians)

    • Le Havre ferry terminal (3 kiosks; zone for pedestrians)

  • Leaving from other ports (Sète, Algésiras…) -> validation by a customs officer at the last port before leaving the EU.


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