France

Refund options available:

• City Cash* – You must return your Customs approved Tax Free form to Planet within 21 days of purchase
• Airport Cash*
• Credit Card (Including UnionPay Credit or Debit Card)
• Cheque
• Alipay
  *A cash fee will apply

Advice:

• If you receive a City Cash refund in your shopping destination, you must get your Tax Free form approved by Customs and return it to Planet within 21 days or your credit card used for guarantee will get charged.
• At the airport, please allow enough time for Customs approval process before your flight departs.
• Make sure the goods are sealed and unused.
• If your Tax Free form has a PABLO logo and you are leaving the European Union from France, get your Tax Free form Customs approved at a PABLO kiosk.
  If you are leaving from an airport in France, but will change flights in transit at another European Union airport and the goods you are exporting will be checked through to a destination outside the European Union, get your Tax Free form Customs approved at a PABLO kiosk in France.
• PABLO kiosks are generally located near to Customs offices in French international airports, ports and at border crossings.
• If your Tax Free form doesn’t have the PABLO logo, ask Customs to approve it.

Tax Free shopping in other French regions

Outside of Paris, the big cities like Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, of course, have their own city centre Tax Free shopping. There is, however, a major area outside Paris well worth a look in its own right: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur in the south of France or Rhône-Alpes and its skiing stations.

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 

• Attracting the world’s wealthiest, especially during the Cannes Film Festival, almost every luxury brand has an atelier or boutique here. A popular place to shop in Cannes include its most famous thoroughfare, La Croisette and the Rue d’Antibes.

Grasse

• The centre of the perfume trade in France, which essentially makes it the perfume centre of the world. Some 30 perfumeries have their headquarters here, and three historic manufacturers – Fragonard, Galimard and Molinard – open their doors for free guided tours.

Monte Carlo

• The Avenue Monte-Carlo, Avenue des Beaux Arts, and Allée François Blanc, which make up the famous ‘Carre d’Or’ offering the biggest luxury brands in the world, such as Christian Dior and Gucci.

St Tropez

• The triangle made by the Place des Lices, Rue Gambetta and Rue François Sibilli is stuffed with big brands and boutiques like Bottega Veneta, Berenice, Eres, Missoni, and Vanessa Bruno. At the end of the summer season all the stores in St Tropez sell off their stocks, perfect for picking up a taste of luxury with a high-street tag.

Courchevel

• Avenue Montagne is full of not only high-end ski stores, but also brands like Dior who have winter-themed pop-up boutiques during the season.

Chamonix 

• The third most visited world natural site. Rue Dr Paccard is Cham’s very own little “5th Avenue” full of haute couture stores.