The Estonian Parliament made a decision to lower the boundary of tax-free purchases until the end of 2011. While the previous boundary was 2000 EEK, now tourists can make tax-free purchases beginning from 600 EEK (€38).
Due to this change in legislation, Estonia has become a better shopping destination for tourists than Finland, Denmark, Latvia and Lithuania, where the lower boundary of tax-free purchases is higher than in Estonia.
Lowering the tax-free boundary means that Estonia has become an ideal destination for all visitors from outside of the European Union: Japan, USA, Canada, Russia etc.
In order to receive tax redemption on goods purchased from Estonia, the client must ask the Merchant for a tax redemption stamp on the receipt. When leaving the country, the customs service temple must be attained and then the receipt can be redeemed at local Global Refund bureaus.
