Switzerland, user manual: shopping in France and inventory of PABLO tax-free form validation kiosks

Do you often cross the Franco-Swiss border to do your shopping in France?

It is a reality that the cost of living in Switzerland is much higher than in France. Many cross-border workers frequently go to France to do their shopping and thus make substantial savings.

As an example, let's take the case of a supermarket cart containing one week's worth of groceries for a family of four. Considering an average price differential of 25% between Switzerland and France, the same basket will cost:

• €330 in Switzerland
• €248 in France

That's an easy saving of €82.

And if you use ZappTax app and claim a tax refund on these purchases, you will recover an additional amount corresponding to the VAT (which for food products is 5.5% in France), thus an additional saving of €13.

All without much effort!

List of PABLO terminals on the Franco-Swiss border:

1. Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport
   Passenger area
   Level 3
   Cross-border point
   68300 Saint-Louis
   
   
2. Saint-Louis road border crossing
   Saint-Louis Customs platform
   Reception hall
   68300 Saint-Louis
   
   
3. La Ferrière-sous-Jougne road border crossing
   La Ferrière Customs brigade
   25370 La Ferrière-sous-Jougne
   
   
4. Ferney-Voltaire road border crossing
   Route de Genève
   Nearby tax-refund counter
   01206 Ferney-Voltaire
   
   
5. Geneva Cointrin International Airport
   Customs tax-refund counter in the French zone
   1215 Le Grand-Saconnex (Switzerland)
   
   
6. Geneva Cornavin Railway Station
   Nearby tax-refund counter
   1201 Geneva (Switzerland)
   
   
7. Vallard-Thonnex road border crossing
   Vallard-Thonnex highway platform
   Central counter
   A411
   74240 Gaillard
   
   
8. Saint-Julien road border crossing
   Central counter
   74163 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
   
   
9. Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
   Terminal 1 - Arrival 27 and 28
   69125 Colombier-Saugnieu
   
   
10. Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport
    Commercial railway departure hall near tax-refund counter
    38590 Saint-Etienne-de-Saint-Geoirs
    
    
11. Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport
    a. Nearby tax-refund desk
    b. Commercial terminal facing the reception desk
    73420 Viviers-du-Lac
    
    
12. Moûtiers Salins Brides-les-Bains railway station
    73600 Moûtiers
    
    
13. Bourg-Saint-Maurice railway station
    73700 Bourg-Saint-Maurice
    

Complete list.

Enjoy your shopping.

Bon voyage ...!