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Form ST3, Cercate of Exempon
Purchaser: Complete this cercate and give it to the seller.
Seller: If this cercate is not completed, you must charge sales tax. Keep this cercate as part of your records.
This is a blanket cercate, unless one of the boxes below is checked. This cercate remains in force as long as the purchaser connues
making purchases or unl otherwise cancelled by the purchaser.
Check if this cercate is for a single purchase and enter the related invoice/purchase order # .
If you are a contractor and have a purchasing agent agreement with an exempt organizaon, check the box to make purchases for a spe-
cic job. Enter the exempt enty name and specic project:
Exempt enty name
Project descripon
Name of Purchaser
Business Address City State ZIP code
Purchaser’s Tax ID Number State of Issue
If no tax ID number, FEIN Driver’s license number/State issued ID number
Enter one of the following:
State of Issue Number
Name of seller from whom you are purchasing, leasing, or renng
Seller’s Address City State ZIP code
Type of Business
01 Accommodaon and food services 11 Transportaon and warehousing
02 Agricultural, forestry, shing, hunng 12 Ulies
03 Construcon 13 Wholesale trade
04 Finance and insurance 14 Business services
05 Informaon, publishing and communicaons 15 Professional services
06 Manufacturing 16 Educaon and health-care services
07 Mining 17 Nonprot organizaon
08 Real estate 18 Government
09 Rental and leasing 19 Not a business (explain)
10 Retail trade 20 Other
(explain)
Reason for Exempon (See Instrucons)
J Agricultural producon
B Specic government exempon
A Federal government
(department)
K Industrial producon/manufacturing
L Direct pay authorizaon
M Mulple points of use (services, digital goods, or computer
soware delivered electronically)
C Tribal government
(name)
D Foreign diplomat #
N Direct mail
E Charitable organizaon #
O Other
(enter number from instrucons)
F Educaonal organizaon #
P Percentage exempon
G Religious organizaon #
Adversing (enter percentage) %
H Resale
Ulies
(enter percentage) %
I Qualifying capital equipment (see instrucons when
equipment claimed is part of a construcon project)
Electricity (enter percentage) %
I declare that the informaon on this cercate is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. (PENALTY: If you try to evade paying
sales tax by using an exempon cercate for items or services that will be used for purposes other than those being claimed, you may be ned
$100 under Minnesota law for each transacon for which the cercate is used.)
Signature of Authorized Purchaser Print Name Here Title Date
Rev. 7/19
Form ST3 Instrucons
Fact sheets and industry guides are available on our website at www.revenue.state.mn.us.
Purchasers
Complete this certicate and give it to the seller. Include your Minnesota tax identication number if you have one. Do not send it to the Min-
nesota Department of Revenue.
Note: You are responsible for knowing if you qualify to claim exemption from tax and will be held liable for any use tax, interest and pos-
sible penalties due if the items you purchased are not eligible for exemption.
Sellers
Keep this certicate as part of your records. Accepting a completed exemption certicate relieves you from collecting the tax. If this certi-
cate is not completed, you must charge sales tax. You may be required to provide this exemption certicate (or the data elements required on
the form) to the state to verify this exemption
.
Exempon Descripons
Use these descripons to complete the Reason for Exempon secon.
A. Federal government — Enter the name of the department. The seller must obtain a purchase order, payment voucher, work order, a
completed Form ST3 or similar documentation to show the purchase was from the federal government. See the Government - Federal
Government Industry Guide.
B. Specic government exempons — Enter the specic exemption from the list below.
• Ambulance services
• Biosolids processing equipment
• Bullet-resistant body armor
• Chore/homemaking services
• Correctional facility meals or drinks
• Emergency rescue vehicle repair and replacement parts
• Emergency vehicle accessory items
• Fireghter equipment
• Hospitals
• Libraries
• Local Governments
• Metropolitan Council
• Nursing homes
• Petroleum products used by government
• Regionwide public safety radio communication system
• Solid waste disposal facility
• State or local government agency from another state
• Transit program vehicles
• Water used directly in providing re protection
See Fact Sheet 142, Sales to Governments, Fact Sheet 135, Fire Fighting, Police and Emergency Equipment, Government - Local Gov-
ernments Industry Guide, and Fact Sheet 139, Libraries.
C. Tribal government — All sales to tribal governments are exempt. Enter the name of the tribe. See Fact Sheet 160, Tribal Governments
and Members.
D. Foreign diplomat — Sales tax exemption cards are issued to some foreign diplomats and consular ocials stationed in this country.
Enter the number issued to the foreign diplomat. See the Government - Federal Government Industry Guide.
E. Charitable organizaons — Must be operated exclusively for charitable purposes. You must apply for and receive exempt status autho-
rization from the department. Some nonprot organizations do not qualify for sales tax exemption. This exemption may not be used for
the purchase of lodging or prepared food. See the Nonprot Organizations Industry Guide.
F. Educaonal organizaons — Educational organizations operated exclusively for educational purposes must use Form ST3 on qualifying
purchases. Organizations such as nonprot professional and trade schools, scouts, youth groups, youth athletic and recreational pro-
grams, etc., operated exclusively for educational purposes must apply for exempt status authorization from the department and use Form
ST3 on qualifying purchases. This exemption may not be used for the purchase of lodging or prepared food. See the Nonprot Organiza-
tions Industry Guide.
Connued
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Form ST3 instrucons (connued)
G. Religious organizaons — Churches and other religious organizations operated exclusively for religious purposes can use Form ST3
without exempt status authorization or may apply for exempt status authorization from the department. This exemption may not be used
for the purchase of lodging or prepared food. See the Nonprot Organizations Industry Guide.
H. Resale — Items or services must be purchased for resale in the normal course of business. You may not use this exemption if the vendor
is restricted by federal or state law from selling certain products for resale. Liquor retailers cannot sell alcoholic beverages exempt for
resale. M.S.340A.505
I. Qualifying Capital Equipment — Machinery and equipment purchased or leased primarily for manufacturing, fabricating, mining, or
rening tangible personal property to be sold ultimately at retail if the machinery and equipment are essential to the integrated production
process.
Additional information needs to be provided when the CE exemption is claimed for a construction project that would normally be consid-
ered an improvement to real property. The purchaser must provide documentation to the contractor to identify the exempt portion of the
project.
See Fact Sheet 103, Capital Equipment and Fact Sheet 128, Contractors.
J. Agricultural producon — Materials and supplies used or consumed in agricultural production of items intended to be sold ultimately at
retail. Does not cover furniture, xtures, machinery, tools (except qualifying detachable tools and special tooling) or accessories used to
produce a product. See the Agricultural and Farming Industry Guide.
K. Industrial producon — Materials and supplies used or consumed in industrial production of items intended to be sold ultimately at
retail. Does not cover furniture, xtures, machinery, tools (except qualifying detachable tools and special tooling) or accessories used to
produce a product. See Fact Sheet 145, Industrial Production.
L. Direct pay — Allows the buyer to pay sales tax on certain items directly to the state instead of to the seller. Applicants must be registered
to collect sales tax in order to qualify and must apply for and receive direct pay authorization from the department. The State of Minne-
sota (all state agencies) has direct pay authorization. This means state agencies pay sales tax directly to the department, rather than to the
seller. Direct pay authorization may not be used for meals and drinks; lodging or related lodging services; admissions to places of amuse-
ment or athletic events, or use of amusement devices; motor vehicles; certain services; or memberships to sports and athletic facilities. If
you sell any of the excluded items, you should charge sales tax.
M. Mulple points of use — Taxable services, digital goods, or electronically delivered computer software that is concurrently available for
use in more than one taxing jurisdiction at the time of purchase. Purchaser is responsible for apportioning and remitting the tax due to
each taxing jurisdiction.
N. Direct mail —Allows the buyer to pay sales tax on direct mail directly to the state instead of to the seller. Direct mail is printed material
that meets the three following criteria:
• It is delivered or distributed by U.S. Mail or other delivery service.
• It is sent to a mass audience or to addresses on a mailing list provided by the purchaser or at the direction of the purchaser.
• The cost of the items is not billed directly to recipients.
O. Other exempons —
1. Aggregate delivered by a third party hauler to be used in road construcon. Charges for delivery of aggregate materials by third
party haulers are exempt if the aggregate will be used in road construction.
2. Airight equipment. The aircraft must be operated under Federal Aviation Regulations, parts 91 and 135. See the Aircraft Industry
Guide.
3. Ambulance services — privately owned (leases of vehicles used as an ambulance or equipped and intended for emergency re-
sponse). Must be used by an ambulance service licensed by the EMS Regulatory Board under section 144E.10. See Fact Sheet 135,
Fire Fighting, Police, and Emergency Equipment.
4. Aquaculture producon equipment. Qualifying aquaculture production equipment, and repair or replacement parts used to main-
tain and repair it. See the Agricultural and Farming Industry Guide.
5. Automac re-safety sprinkler systems. Fire-safety sprinkler systems and all component parts (including waterline expansions and
additions) are exempt when installed in an existing residential dwelling, hotel, motel or lodging house that contains four or more
dwelling units.
6. Coin-operated entertainment and amusement devices are exempt when purchased by retailers who (1) sell admission to places of
amusement, or (2) make available amusement devices. See Fact Sheet 158, Vending Machines and Other Coin-Operated Devices.
7. Construcon exempon for special projects under M.S. 297A.71. Certain purchases for the construction of a specic project or
facility are exempt under M.S. 297A.71, such as waste recovery facilities. This exemption does not apply to projects for which you
must pay sales or use tax on qualifying purchases and then apply for a refund.
8. Exempt publicaons. Materials and supplies used or consumed in the production of newspapers and publica
tions issued at average
intervals of three
months or less. Includes publications issued on CD-ROM, audio tape, etc. See Fact Sheet 109, Printing Industry.
Connued
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Form ST3 Instrucons (connued)
9. Farm machinery. Qualifying farm machinery, and repair or replacement parts (except tires) used to maintain and repair it. See the
Agricultural and Farming Industry Guide.
10. Handicapped accessible (residenal building materials). Building materials and equipment purchased by nonprot organizations
if the materials are used in an existing residential structure to make it handicapped accessible, and the homeowner would have
qualied for a refund of tax paid on the materials under M.S. 297A.71, subd. 11 or subd. 22. Nonprot organizations include those
entities organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, educational or civic purposes; and veteran groups exempt from
federal taxation under IRC 501(c)(19).
11. Handicapped accessible (vehicle costs). Conversion costs to make vehicles handicapped accessible. Covers parts, accessories and
labor.
12. Herbicides for use on invasive aquac plants. Starting July 1, 2019, herbicides used under an invasive aquatic plant management
permit are exempt from sales tax. The exemption only applies to herbicides labeled for use in water and registered with the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for use on invasive aquatic plants. The herbicides must be purchased by lakeshore property owners, a lakeshore
property association, or a contractor hired to provide invasive aquatic plant management.
13. Horse materials. Covers consumable items such as feed, medications, bandages and antiseptics purchased for horses. Does not
cover machinery,
tools, appliances, furniture and xtures. See the Veterinary Practice Industry Guide.
14. Hospitals and outpaent surgical centers. Sales to a hospital and outpatient surgical center are exempt if the items purchased are
used in providing hospital or outpatient surgical services. (M.S. 297A.70, subd. 7)
15. Instruconal materials required for study courses by college or private career school students (M.S. 297A.67, subd. 13a)
16. Logging equipment. Qualifying logging equipment, and repair or replacement parts (except tires) used to maintain and repair it. See
Fact Sheet 108, Logging Equipment.
17. Materials used for business outside Minnesota in a state where no sales tax applies to such items; or for use as part of a mainte-
nance contract. This exemption applies only if the items would not be taxable if purchased in the other state (e.g., a state that does
not have sales tax).
18. Materials used to provide certain taxable services. Materials must be used or
consumed directly in providing services
taxable under
M.S. 297A.61, subd. 3(g)(6).
19. Medical supplies for a health-care facility. Purchases by a licensed health care facility, outpatient surgical center or licensed health-
care professional of medical supplies used directly on a patient or resident to provide medical treatment. The exemption does not
apply to equipment, lab or radiological supplies, etc. See Fact Sheet 172, Health Care Facilities.
20. Motor carrier direct pay (MCDP). Allows motor carriers to pay tax directly to the state when they lease mobile transportation
equipment or buy certain parts and accessories. Applicants must be registered for sales tax in order to apply. You must apply for and
receive MCDP authorization from the Department of Revenue. See the Motor Vehicle Industry Guide.
21. Nonprot snowmobile clubs. Certain machinery and equipment is exempt when used primarily to groom state (or grant-in-aid)
trails. Prior certication from DNR must be received.
22. Nursing homes and bonding care homes. Sales to nursing homes and boarding care homes are exempt. Nursing homes must be
licensed by the state. Boarding care homes must be certied as a nursing facility.
23. Packing materials. Packing materials used to pack and ship household goods to destinations outside of Minnesota.
24. Poultry feed. The poultry must be for human consumption.
25. Preexisng construcon bids and contracts. Tangible personal property or services purchased in relation to a preexisting construc-
tion bid or contract are exempt from a new local tax or a tax rate increase for six months from the eective date of the new local
tax or rate increase. This exemption is only for the change in tax on items or services purchased during the transitional period. The
preexisting bid must be submitted and accepted before the eective date of the tax change and the building materials or services
must be used pursuant to an obligation of the bid. A construction contract must have documentation of a bona de written lump-sum
or xed price construction contract in force from before the eective date of the tax change.
26. Prizes. Items given to players as prizes in games of skill or chance at events such as community festivals, fairs and carnivals lasting
fewer than six days.
27. Purchasing agent. Allows a business who has been appointed as a purchasing agent by an exempt organization to make purchases
exempt from sales tax. All documentation pertaining to the purchasing agent agreement is kept by the purchasing agent to verify
exemption.
28. Repair or replacement parts used in another state or country as part of a maintenance contract. This does not apply to equipment
or tools used in a repair business.
29. Resource recovery facilies. Applies to equipment used for processing solid or hazardous waste (after collection and before dis-
posal) at a resource recovery facility. You must apply for and receive approval from the department.
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Form ST3 Instrucons (connued)
30. Rolling-stock for railroad use. Railroad businesses involved in interstate or intrastate commerce can buy certain rolling-stock items
exempt. See the Transportation Service Providers Industry Guide.
31. Senior cizen groups. Groups must limit membership to senior citizens age 55 or older, or under 55 but physically disabled. They
must apply for and receive exempt status authorization from the department.
32. Ship repair or replacement parts and lubricants. Repair or replacement parts and lubricants for ships and vessels engaged princi-
pally in interstate or foreign commerce. See the Transportation Service Providers Industry Guide.
33. Ski areas. Items used or consumed primarily and directly for tramways at ski areas, or in snowmaking and snow-grooming opera-
tions at ski hills, ski slopes or ski trails. Includes machinery, equipment, water additives and electricity used in the production and
maintenance of machine-made snow.
34. Solar energy system means a set of devices whose primary purpose is to collect solar energy and convert and store it for useful
purposes including heating and cooling buildings or other energy using processes, or to produce generated power by means of any
combination of collecting, transferring, or converting solar-generated energy.
35. Taconite producon items. Mill liners, grinding rods and grinding balls used in taconite production if purchased by a company
taxed under the in-lieu provisions of M.S. 298 if they are substantially consumed in the production of taconite. See Fact Sheet 147,
Taconite and Iron Mining.
36. Telecommunicaons, cable television and direct satellite equipment used directly by a service provider primarily to provide those
services for sale at retail. See Fact Sheet 119, Telecommunications, Pay Television, and Related Services. This exemption was not
in eect from July 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014.
37. Textbooks required for study to students who are regularly enrolled.
38. Tribal government construcon contract. Materials purchased on or o the reservation by tribal government or non-tribal govern-
ment contractors and subcontractors for use in construction projects on the reservation when the tribe or a tribally owned entity is a
party to the contract, and the contract is being undertaken for the purpose of the tribe’s welfare. It does not extend to the purchase or
lease of equipment or tools for use on the project.
41. TV commercials. Covers TV commercials and tangible personal property primarily used or consumed in preproduction, production
or post-production of a TV commercial. Includes rental equipment for preproduction and production activities only. (Equipment
purchased for use in any of these activities is taxable.) See Fact Sheet 163, TV Commercials.
42. Veteran organizaons. Limited exemption applies to purchases by veteran organizations and their auxiliaries if they are organized
in Minnesota and exempt from federal income tax under IRC Section 501(c)(19); and the items are for charitable, civic, educational
or nonprot use (e.g. ags, equipment for youth sports teams, materials to make poppies given for donations).
43. Waste-management containers and compactors purchased by a waste-management service provider to use in providing waste-
management services that are subject to solid-waste management tax.
44. Wind energy systems. Wind energy conversion systems and materials used to construct, install, repair or replace them.
P. Percentage Exempons —
• Adversing materials: Percentage exemptions may be claimed for advertising materials for use outside of Minnesota or local taxing
area. Purchaser must enter exempt percentage on Form ST3. See Fact Sheet 133, Advertising.
• Ulies: Exemption applies to percent of utilities used in agricultural or industrial production. General space heating and lighting is
not included in the exemption. Purchaser must enter exempt percentage on Form ST3. See the Agricultural and Farming Industry
Guide and Fact Sheet 129, Utilities Used in Production.
• Electricity: Exemption applies to percent of electricity used to operate enterprise information technology equipment, or used in
oce and meeting spaces, and other support facilities in support of enterprise information technology equipment. Purchaser must
enter exempt percentage on Form ST3. See Revenue Notice 16-07: Sales Tax – Exemptions – Qualied Data Centers.
Forms and Informaon
Website: www.revenue.state.mn.us.
Email: SalesUse.Tax@state.mn.us
Phone: 651-296-6181 or 1-800-657-3777
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