The rules for ordering goods from the United Kingdom will change in 2021

Due to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, new rules must be taken into account when ordering parcels from the new year.

This means that if the total value of the goods ordered by post is more than 22 euros, the customer must declare the consignment to customs and pay 20% VAT. If the value of the ordered goods exceeds 150 euros, in addition to VAT, a duty must be paid, the tax rate of which depends on the specific goods.

It is most convenient to declare shipments electronically in the e-MTA, and to submit a customs declaration, you need a notice sent by a courier company or Eesti Post and a document certifying the value of the goods, such as an invoice, payment order, or order.

Orders placed this year should not be left too late, for example, if an order is placed in the United Kingdom within that year in 2021, customs duties and VAT may be added to the shipment.

There are restrictions or special permit requirements for sending or ordering certain goods, therefore you should read the rules on the MTA website before ordering. For example, ordering medicines from online stores is prohibited. Care should also be taken when ordering food supplements because before ordering, it must be determined whether the food supplement of another country does not belong to medicines in Estonia.

As in the case of all countries outside the European Union, as of 1 January, gifts sent from a private individual living in the United Kingdom to a private individual living in Estonia must be declared to customs, the value of which exceeds 45 euros.

When sending goods from Estonia to the United Kingdom, the goods must be declared to customs if their value exceeds 1000 euros.