How does the Tax Free refund process work at Batumi airport?
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TL;DR
Show your goods at the Tax Free counter in the check-in area before checking your luggage — the customs officer stamps it there, then you collect your refund cash after passport control in the Duty Free zone.
What the community said
Tax Free processing happens at a counter in the check-in area, before you check your luggage — that's where you show the purchased items.
17 days ago Tax Free counter in check-in zone
After inspection, your items are packed into sealed bags — you can check them in as luggage without unpacking again.
17 days ago Sealed bags
At the Tax Free counter, the officer stamps the form as "before" (before passport control) to confirm the goods have been checked for export.
20 days ago Officer's "before" stamp
The Tax Free cash refund isn't collected at passport control, but afterward — in the airport's Duty Free zone.
20 days ago Duty Free zone