If you do not have the right to visa-free entry to Estonia, you may need an airport transit visa.

An airport transit visa (type A) may be issued to a foreigner to enter, stay in and leave the international transit zone of an Estonian airport in the next transit state or destination state to which a foreigner has legal grounds to enter. A transit visa through the airport does not entitle you to enter Estonia and stay in Estonia.

List of countries whose citizens need an airport transit visa.

To import pets to Estonia, all animals must have:

1. Microchip for pets. Your pet must be chipped with a 15-digit unencrypted microchip that complies with ISO 11784/11785.

2. Vaccinations . Your dog or cat should have a valid rabies vaccination after chipping.

3. Health certificate. A licensed veterinarian must complete an EU medical certificate for Estonia 10 days before the trip. If your pet travels from the United States, the veterinarian must be accredited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the health certificate must be certified by the state Department of Agriculture. If you are traveling to Estonia from another country, the forms must be certified by the state body responsible for the import and export of animals.

Import of animals to Estonia from Malaysia and Australia

If your pet enters Estonia from the Malaysian Peninsula, the following conditions must be met:

• Your pet has not been in contact with pigs for at least 60 days prior to export,

• Your pet has not lived in a place where Nipah has been confirmed for the past 60 days.

• In a laboratory approved for testing for Nipah disease viruses, your animal tested negative within 10 days of export.

Cats can enter Estonia from Australia only if they have not lived in areas where cases of Hendra have been confirmed in the last 60 days.

To learn more about the rules for importing your pets, follow the link 

A passenger arriving in Estonia from a country outside the European Union (ie from a third country) may carry duty-free non-commercial goods worth no more than 300 euros, and in the case of air passengers and passengers of sea and cruise ships - no more than 430 euro. Alcohol, tobacco products and motor fuel are subject to duty-free quantitative restrictions.

Goods imported by a passenger in his luggage, which are of a commercial nature or exceed the duty-free value or quantity, which is subject to customs duty, turnover tax and excise duty.

There are special requirements for the import of certain goods or personal belongings (eg products, medicines, etc.) into Estonia, and the import of certain goods is prohibited. The list of prohibited goods and goods with a special permit can be found here.

Which goods are subject to declaration?

The following is subject to declaration:

• goods whose value exceeds the duty-free threshold;

• goods, the quantity of which exceeds the duty-free threshold;

• goods for which a special permit is required.

Choice of customs corridors

At the border crossing point, where you can choose between different customs corridors, the passenger must behave as follows:

• choose a green corridor if it has with it goods that are not subject to declaration;

• choose a red corridor if it has with it the goods to be declared.

If you are not sure whether your product needs to be declared, you should choose a red corridor.

At a border crossing point where there are no customs corridors, the passenger should apply for declaring the goods or granting a special permit to a customs official.

More details on customs rules can be found at: https://www.emta.ee/ru/chastnyy-klient/posylki-poezdki-pereezd/poezdki/v-gosudarstva-evropeyskogo-soyuza