The State Revenue Committee, in accordance with the order of the Acting Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated August 13, 2019 № 871, in order to develop inbound tourism, is implementing a Pilot project «Tax Free», which provides for compensation of the amount of VAT to tourists (citizens of foreign states) when exporting goods outside the customs territory of the EAEU with an amount of at least 20 minimum settlement indicators.

      By order of the Deputy Prime Minister - The Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 27, 2023 № 710 «On Amendments to the Order of the Acting Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated August 13, 2019 № 871 «On Approval of the Rules and Deadlines for the Implementation of a pilot project to Compensate the Amount of Value Added Tax to Individuals who are Citizens of foreign States when Exporting Goods outside the Customs the territories of the Eurasian Economic Union, except for the export of goods through the territories of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (the «tax free» pilot project)» (hereinafter – Order) the term of the Pilot Project has been extended from June 30, 2023 to December 31, 2024 with the expansion of the geography of the Pilot Project to the city of Shymkent.

      Prior to the changes, the implementation period of the Pilot Project was limited to June 30 of this year and extended to trade entities located in the cities of Astana, Almaty and Turkestan.

       The adoption of the Project does not affect the interests of private business entities and will not entail negative socio-economic and/or legal consequences.

       The order was registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan on June 29, 2023 for No. 32935 and is put into effect after ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication.