Tax Free in Spain and Italy: Who Manages VAT | STAMP
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how it works

Real Tax Free in just a few steps

VAT is removed at the moment of purchase, creating a seamless experience for shoppers and higher revenue for your store.
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Register/Identify the shopper

Three ways to register. Zero friction.
via the app
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Via the Stamp App

The customer downloads the app, creates their profile and arrives at the checkout already registered. Available on iOS and Android passport details stored securely in the app, nothing to fill out in-store.
in-store
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Via QR code

Place a Stamp QR code at the counter or find it in your merchant portal ansd show it to the customer. The customer scans it, registers in under a minute from their phone and the invoice is ready. No staff involvement needed.
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Directly through the Merchant Portal

Your team can also register the traveller manually from the portal in seconds. Ideal for troubles in the autoregistration or assisted-service environments.
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Generate Tax Free invoice

Generate your invoices instantly through the Stamp portal & get real time invoice status.
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Generate the invoice from the Merchant Portal

Issue every Tax Free invoice in seconds. Your dashboard. Your control. Real time. Select the registered customer, enter the purchase amount and the system calculates the VAT-exempt total automatically. The invoice is issued instantly. Full transaction history visible in the dashboard in real time.
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Connect Stamp directly to your POS

Integrate the Stamp API into your existing POS system — no workflow changes, no extra hardware. The VAT discount is applied automatically at the transaction level.
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Let your customer pay without VAT

Your customer pays the VAT-free price directly, with their own preferred payment method.
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VAT is always guaranteed by Stamp

Zero financial risk! Let your client pay with their preferred payment method.
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