Due to recent changes in state law, the retail sales tax exemption for sales to qualified nonresidents at the point of sale will be eliminated beginning July 1, 2019. Instead, qualified nonresident purchasers can request a refund directly from the Department of Revenue. However, sales delivered to customers outside Washington are still exempt from business and occupation tax and retail sales tax as interstate and foreign sales.

Additional information regarding refunds for qualified nonresidents can be found here. If you have questions about the new requirement to collect retail sales tax from qualified nonresidents, please visit the Department of Revenue’s web page, dor.wa.gov/nonresidents, or call 360‑705‑6705.