{"id":1902,"date":"2026-05-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:32:26","slug":"tax-free-shopping-uk-2026-eta-vat-reclaim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/tax-free-shopping-uk-2026-eta-vat-reclaim\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax-Free Shopping UK 2026 \u2013 Geta ETA gestir endurkrafi\u00f0 VSK?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00deeir tollfr\u00edtt verslun \u00ed Bretlandi 2026<\/strong> spurningin er s\u00fa sem gestir me\u00f0 UK ETA spyrja oftast: get \u00e9g endurkrafi\u00f0 vir\u00f0isaukaskatt \u00e1 kaupum \u00ed Bretlandi sem fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur? Ennfremur helst svari\u00f0 fl\u00f3ki\u00f0 \u00feremur \u00e1rum eftir a\u00f0 Bretland endu\u00f0i VSK endurgrei\u00f0slukerfi fyrir sm\u00e1s\u00f6lu \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llum \u00ed jan\u00faar 2021. Sannarlega innihalda flestar sm\u00e1s\u00f6lukaup n\u00fa 20 pr\u00f3senta vir\u00f0isaukaskatt me\u00f0 enni endurkrajanlegum valkosti fyrir gesti. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi \u00e6ttu gestir me\u00f0 UK ETA a\u00f0 skipuleggja fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlanir \u00e1n sj\u00e1lfvirkrar VSK-endurgrei\u00f0slul\u00ednu \u2014 en l\u00edti\u00f0 sett af lei\u00f0um sparar \u00fe\u00f3 raunveruleg peningakosti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hins vegar eru fr\u00e9ttirnar ekki allt \u00fea\u00f0 sl\u00e6mar. S\u00e9rstaklega starfa \u00ferj\u00e1r l\u00f6gm\u00e6tar lei\u00f0ir til l\u00e6gri vir\u00f0isaukaskatts \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026: beint sendingarkerfi \u00ed gegnum \u00e1kve\u00f0na h\u00e1g\u00e6\u00f0a sm\u00e1s\u00f6lua\u00f0ila, tollfrelsi \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llum fyrir v\u00f6rur sem neyttar eru utan Bretlands, og n\u00fall-skattlag\u00f0ar nau\u00f0synjar eins og b\u00e6kur og barnafatna\u00f0ur. \u00deess vegna \u00fatsk\u00fdrir \u00feessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fyrir 2026 allar \u00ferj\u00e1r lei\u00f0irnar, reglurnar umhvern lei\u00f0, raunh\u00e6f\u00f0an sparna\u00f0 \u00e1 1.000 punda innkaupum, og algengu spurningarnar sem fylla bili\u00f0 milli marka\u00f0sklaims og raunverulegra endurkrajanlegra upph\u00e6\u00f0a. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki eru allar uppl\u00fdsingar \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 \u00fatgefna lei\u00f0arv\u00edsa HMRC fyrir ekki-heimilisfasta kaupendur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Skattfrelsi<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hva\u00f0 breyttist \u00ed jan\u00faar 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fyrir 1. jan\u00faar 2021 g\u00e1tu gestir utan ESB endurkrafi\u00f0 20 pr\u00f3sent vir\u00f0isaukaskatt \u00e1 flestar kaup \u00ed Bretlandi me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 framv\u00edsa kvittunum og \u00f3notu\u00f0um v\u00f6rum vi\u00f0 VSK-endurgrei\u00f0sluskrifstofur \u00e1 Heathrow. S\u00e9rstaklega afgreiddi kerfi\u00f0 um 550 millj\u00f3nir punda \u00ed endurgrei\u00f0slukr\u00f6fum \u00e1 hverju \u00e1ri \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fea\u00f0 var loka\u00f0. Ennfremur felldi endurskipulagning eftir Brexit endurgrei\u00f0sluskrifstofuna \u00e1 flugvellinum alveg ni\u00f0ur. Sannarlega vitna\u00f0i r\u00edkissj\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00ed um 400 millj\u00f3nir punda \u00ed stj\u00f3rnunarkostna\u00f0 og svik fer\u00f0amanna sem helstu drifkrafta. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi er papp\u00edrsk\u00f3p\u00edum sem framv\u00edsa\u00f0 er \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llum ekki lengur endurgreidd \u00e1 neinum bresktum flugst\u00f6\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026. Hins vegar \u00e1 \u00feessi regla a\u00f0eins vi\u00f0 um verslunarkaup \u00e1 sta\u00f0num \u2014 \u00ferj\u00e1r a\u00f0rar lei\u00f0ir starfa enn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lei\u00f0 1 \u2014 Beint sendingarkerfi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

H\u00e1g\u00e6\u00f0asm\u00e1salar eins og Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty og Burberry reka beina sendingarkerfi fyrir al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega gesti. S\u00e9rstaklega velur gesturinn v\u00f6rur \u00ed verslun, grei\u00f0ir skattsfrj\u00e1lsa ver\u00f0i\u00f0 og s\u00f6lua\u00f0ili sendir v\u00f6rurnar \u00e1 heimilisfang gestisins. Ennfremur getur heimaland rukka\u00f0 innflutningsmakinn og tolla vi\u00f0 komu, en \u00ed m\u00f6rgum tilfellum er hlutfalli\u00f0 l\u00e6gra en 20 pr\u00f3sent \u00ed Bretlandi. Sannarlega geta gestir fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjunum me\u00f0 heimilisf\u00f6ng \u00ed r\u00edkjum \u00e1n s\u00f6luskatts eins og Oregon, Montana e\u00f0a New Hampshire borga\u00f0 n\u00fall fyrir flestar neytendav\u00f6rur. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi sparar \u00a34.000 Burberry trench jakka sendur \u00e1 New Hampshire heimilisfang alla \u00a3667 vir\u00f0isaukaskatts \u00e1 m\u00f3ti innkaupi \u00ed verslun me\u00f0 handflutningi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lei\u00f0 2 \u2014 Tollfrj\u00e1ls flugvellir fyrir fer\u00f0av\u00f6rur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Flugvellir Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester og Edinburgh reka allir tollfrj\u00e1ls sv\u00e6\u00f0i eftir \u00f6ryggisg\u00e1t. S\u00e9rstaklega eru spirtir, ilmv\u00f6tn, t\u00f3bak og d\u00fdr \u00far me\u00f0 tollfrj\u00e1lu ver\u00f0i \u2014 sem er heilds\u00f6luhreinsu\u00f0 ver\u00f0 auk flugvallar\u00e1lagningar, ekki h\u00e1 verslunarver\u00f0. Ennfremur sparar tollfrj\u00e1la ver\u00f0i\u00f0 venjulega 8-15 pr\u00f3sent \u00e1 m\u00f3ti h\u00e1 verslunarver\u00f0i fyrir ilmv\u00f6tn og 20-25 pr\u00f3sent fyrir t\u00f3bak. Sannarlega eru sparna\u00f0urinn raunverulegur en minni en 20 pr\u00f3sent vir\u00f0isaukaskattsframtalning. Auk \u00feess inniheldur tollfrj\u00e1ls sv\u00e6\u00f0i eftir \u00f6ryggisg\u00e1t \u00e1 Heathrow Terminal 5 Hermes, Gucci og Tiffany b\u00fa\u00f0ir sem selja \u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum ver\u00f0um \u2014 s\u00e9rkrafa lei\u00f0 fyrir gesti me\u00f0 h\u00e1 \u00fatgj\u00f6ld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Skattfrelsi<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lei\u00f0 3 \u2014 N\u00fallskattskrufandi nau\u00f0synjav\u00f6rur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sum breskra v\u00f6ru eru me\u00f0 n\u00fallskatti \u00e1 vir\u00f0isaukaskatti \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hver kaupir \u00feau. S\u00e9rstaklega eru barnafatna\u00f0ur og sk\u00f3r, flest prentu\u00f0 b\u00f3k, grunnmatv\u00f6rur, almenningsvagnar og lyfse\u00f0ilsskyld lyf me\u00f0 n\u00fallskatti. Auk \u00feess grei\u00f0a gestir me\u00f0 UK ETA sama vir\u00f0isaukaskattsfrj\u00e1lsa ver\u00f0 og breskir b\u00fasendur fyrir \u00feessa flokka. Sannarlega ber \u00a315 barnakj\u00f3ll hj\u00e1 Marks & Spencer engan vir\u00f0isaukaskatt \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hver kaupir hann vi\u00f0 kassa. \u00dev\u00ed \u00e6ttu fj\u00f6lskyldugir gestir me\u00f0 UK ETA sem kaupa miki\u00f0 magn af barnafatna\u00f0i e\u00f0a prentu\u00f0um b\u00f3kum a\u00f0 einbeita s\u00e9r a\u00f0 sm\u00e1s\u00f6lum me\u00f0 h\u00e1 magn og l\u00e1gan hagna\u00f0 eins og John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Waterstones og Foyles til a\u00f0 h\u00e1marka n\u00fallskattinn. Ennfremur er \u00feetta eina lei\u00f0in til neytenda \u00e1 skattsfrj\u00e1lsum v\u00f6rum \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 sem krefst ekki sendingar e\u00f0a al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legra flutnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raunverulegur sparna\u00f0ur \u00e1 \u00a31.000 innkaupum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Sl\u00f3\u00f0<\/th>Sparna\u00f0ur \u00e1 \u00a31.000<\/th>Skilyr\u00f0i<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Engin \u2014 handflutningur \u00e1 st\u00f3rnum g\u00f6tum<\/td>\u00a30<\/td>Sta\u00f0la\u00f0ur 20% vir\u00f0isaukaskattur innifalinn<\/td><\/tr>
Beint fr\u00e1 Selfridges<\/td>\u00a3167<\/td>Auk m\u00f6gulegar heimilistolli<\/td><\/tr>
Flugvallargjaldfrei sala (ilmv\u00f6tn)<\/td>\u00a380 \u2013 \u00a3150<\/td>A\u00f0eins eftir \u00f6ryggisg\u00e1t<\/td><\/tr>
N\u00fallskattlag\u00f0ir nau\u00f0synlegir hlutir<\/td>\u00a30 spara\u00f0 (engin VSK beiti\u00f0)<\/td>B\u00e6kur, barnafatna\u00f0ur, matur<\/td><\/tr>
S\u00f6lur \/ kynningar<\/td>\u00a3100 \u2013 \u00a3400<\/td>Samhli\u00f0a vir\u00f0isaukaskatti \u2014 \u00f6nnur kerfi<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Geta ETA gestir endurkrafi\u00f0 VSK \u00e1 flugvellinum?<\/h3>\n\n\n

R\u00e9tt. Sm\u00e1s\u00f6lu\u00fatflutningsplani\u00f0 sem leyf\u00f0i vir\u00f0isaukaskattendurgrei\u00f0slu \u00e1 flugv\u00f6llum var afnumi\u00f0 1. jan\u00faar 2021. Enginn breskur flugv\u00f6llur afgrei\u00f0ir vir\u00f0isaukaskattendurgrei\u00f0slur fyrir pers\u00f3nulegar sm\u00e1s\u00f6lukaup \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get \u00e9g fengi\u00f0 vir\u00f0isaukaskatt af netkaupum sem send eru til \u00fatlanda?<\/h3>\n\n\n

J\u00e1, \u00ed flestum tilfellum. Breskir sm\u00e1s\u00f6lua\u00f0ilar sem senda beint \u00e1 heimilisfang utan Bretlands rukka n\u00fall vir\u00f0isaukaskatt vi\u00f0 gjaldskr\u00e1. Heimaland g\u00e6ti rukka\u00f0 sinn eigin innflutninga vir\u00f0isaukaskatt e\u00f0a tollagj\u00f6ld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eru h\u00f6nnu\u00f0ar\u00fats\u00f6luverslanir \u00f3d\u00fdrari fyrir ETA fer\u00f0amenn?<\/h3>\n\n\n

Verslanir eins og Bicester Village bj\u00f3\u00f0a 30-70 pr\u00f3sent afsl\u00e1tt af sm\u00e1s\u00f6luver\u00f0i, en vir\u00f0isaukaskattur er samt innifalinn. Sparna\u00f0urinn er raunverulegur en \u00f3tengt afskildum vir\u00f0isaukaskattskerfinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hva\u00f0 me\u00f0 nota\u00f0ar verslun, g\u00f6mul f\u00f6t og endurs\u00f6lust\u00f6\u00f0var?<\/h3>\n\n\n

Nota\u00f0ar v\u00f6rur hj\u00e1 skr\u00e1\u00f0um sm\u00e1s\u00f6lua\u00f0ilum me\u00f0 vir\u00f0isaukaskattsframleg\u00f0 bera vir\u00f0isaukaskatt a\u00f0eins af hagna\u00f0i seljanda, ekki fullri s\u00f6luver\u00f0inu. \u00deetta gerir vintage Burberry trench frakka, nota\u00f0ar Cartier \u00far og setningu Hermes t\u00f6skur \u00ed raun me\u00f0 litlum vir\u00f0isaukaskatti fyrir hva\u00f0a kaupanda sem er.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Er l\u00e1gmarks\u00fatgj\u00f6ld fyrir bein sendingu?<\/h3>\n\n\n

Hver s\u00f6lua\u00f0ili setur s\u00edn eigin m\u00f6rk. Harrods krefst a\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarki \u00a3100, Selfridges \u00a3150 a\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarki, og Burberry \u00a3500 a\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarki. Fyrir ne\u00f0an \u00feessi m\u00f6rk gildir ver\u00f0 \u00ed verslunum me\u00f0 vir\u00f0isaukaskatti innifalinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get \u00e9g f\u00e6rt sendar v\u00f6rur til baka til ESB?<\/h3>\n\n\n

J\u00e1. V\u00f6rur sendar til EU-heimilisfangs grei\u00f0a ESB innflutningsvir\u00f0isaukaskatt og tollskyldu eftir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0a land. Frakkland rukkar 20 pr\u00f3sent vir\u00f0isaukaskatt, \u00de\u00fdskaland 19 pr\u00f3sent, og Hollandi 21 pr\u00f3sent. N\u00e1kv\u00e6m sparna\u00f0ur fer eftir innflutningslandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dearf \u00e9g enn UK ETA til a\u00f0 versla?<\/h3>\n\n\n

J\u00e1, \u00ed flestum tilfellum. Gestir fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem eru ekki vi\u00f0skiptagj\u00f6ld \u00feurfa gilda UK Electronic Travel Authorisation sem kostar \u00a316, gild \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r og margar heims\u00f3knir allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i hver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Skattfrelsi<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hvar \u00e1 a\u00f0 versla markvisst \u00ed ma\u00ed 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

S\u00e9rstaklega \u00e6tla ETA gestir a\u00f0 h\u00e1marka ver\u00f0m\u00e6ti me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sameina \u00ferj\u00e1 hluti: May Bank Holiday helgarendakas\u00f6lu (5. ma\u00ed 2026), undirb\u00faning fyrir h\u00e1lft\u00edmabili\u00f0, og skip-beint kerfi hj\u00e1 Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty og eigin verslunum Burberry. Ennfremur er mikilv\u00e6gasta ein \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un a\u00f0 versla \u00e1 f\u00f6studaginn 8. ma\u00ed e\u00f0a laugardaginn 9. ma\u00ed eftir VE Day helgarendafl\u00f3\u00f0ann \u00e1 h\u00f3telum \u2014 s\u00f6lur eru venjulega h\u00e1marka\u00f0ar \u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 allt a\u00f0 50 pr\u00f3sentum afsl\u00e6tti af l\u00faxus \u00farum og handt\u00f6skum. Sannarlega st\u00e6rast skip-beint sparna\u00f0urinn me\u00f0 s\u00f6luverjunum, stundum 60 pr\u00f3sentum fyrir ne\u00f0an upphaflegt sm\u00e1s\u00f6luver\u00f0. Fyrir viki\u00f0 getur vandlegt t\u00edmasetning og r\u00e9tti r\u00e1s afhent raunverulegan sparna\u00f0 sem n\u00e1lgast hinn aflag\u00f0a vir\u00f0isaukaskatt \u00e1\u00e6tlunarins gamli kosti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hagn\u00fdting verslunarskr\u00e1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Dagur<\/th>Tegund verslunar<\/th>Hvers vegna \u00feessi dagur<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
M\u00e1n-\u00deri<\/td>Designer outl\u00f6t (Bicester)<\/td>R\u00f3legustu, enginn bankafr\u00ed<\/td><\/tr>
Mi\u00f0-Fim<\/td>St\u00f3rverslanir (Harrods, Selfridges)<\/td>Birg\u00f0ir \u00e1 mi\u00f0ri viku<\/td><\/tr>
Fri-Sat<\/td>S\u00fdnishorn sala \/ l\u00faxussala<\/td>Helgi vikunnar<\/td><\/tr>
Sun<\/td>Marka\u00f0ir (Spitalfields, Camden)<\/td>L\u00e6gri VAT gamalgamalt<\/td><\/tr>
S\u00ed\u00f0asti dagur<\/td>Heathrow tollfrj\u00e1lst<\/td>Baksala eftir \u00f6ryggi<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Skattfrelsi<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lokaleg UK ETA \u00e1bendingar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sta\u00f0festu UK ETA sam\u00feykki \u00feitt \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fl\u00fdgur \u2014 markmi\u00f0a\u00f0ir afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edmi Innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytisins er \u00fer\u00edr virka dagar, en flest atri\u00f0i leysast innan fj\u00f3rar klukkustundir \u00ed gegnum opinberu UK ETA forriti\u00f0 \u00e1 gov.uk. Jafnframt skaltu vista bor\u00f0korti\u00f0 \u00feitt og ETA sta\u00f0festingu sem skj\u00e1skot fyrir innkirtj\u00f6fnun flugf\u00e9lagsins. Sannarlega virka snertilaus bankakort alls sta\u00f0ar fr\u00e1 London Underground til Bicester Village’s Mulberry boutique. Ennfremur skaltu setja raunh\u00e6far VAT v\u00e6ntingar \u2014 fyrirsagnarnar 20 pr\u00f3sent afn\u00e1m er enn s\u00e1randi fyrir fer\u00f0amenn, en beint skip, tollfrj\u00e1lst og n\u00fall-meti\u00f0 lei\u00f0ir skila sanngj\u00f6rnum sparna\u00f0i. \u00deess vegna, me\u00f0 \u00feessum grundvallaratri\u00f0um, \u00e6ttu UK ETA gestir a\u00f0 skipuleggja verslun \u00ed kringum r\u00e1s og t\u00edmasetningu frekar en a\u00f0 treysta sj\u00e1lfvirkri VAT endurgrei\u00f0slu flugvallar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Skattfrelsi<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Gagnlegar tengdir lei\u00f0beiningar: \u00f3keypis London v\u00e6kindi 2026<\/a>, fj\u00e1rhagsleg London gisting<\/a>, breytingar \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fi og \u00feitt UK ETA<\/a>, UK ETA ums\u00f3knarferli skref fyrir skref<\/a>, Reglur um innflytjendam\u00e1l \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir fer\u00f0amenn<\/a>, London Tube fargj\u00f6ld 2026<\/a>, UK ETA fer\u00f0alei\u00f0beiningar fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur<\/a>, UK ETA afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edmi<\/a>, Helgarfer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun um London<\/a>, og UK ETA synjunar\u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur og \u00e1fr\u00fdjanir<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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