Offer plans by state and city
Each guide carries dated, sourced facts for selling into the place, such as tax holiday windows and shipping realities, and an offer plan built on them.
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Northeast
Connecticut's August Sales Tax Free Week for clothing, the coupon rule for the price cap, and the 7.75 percent rate on costly apparel. Dates and a code offer.
Delaware has no sales tax, but sellers pay a gross receipts tax: a 0.7468 percent retailer rate, a 100,000 dollar monthly deduction and a port.
Maine's 8 percent prepared food rate, a 100,000 dollar remote seller test, a 61.4 percent rural population and a mix and match plan for Maine-made gift boxes.
Maryland's August tax-free week caps each clothing item at 100 dollars, and a February weekend covers appliances. How to plan Shopify offers around both.
Massachusetts runs a two-day August tax holiday and its own retail advertising rules for gifts and BOGO offers. What a Shopify store must plan for.
New Hampshire has no broad sales tax but taxes meals at 8.5 percent, and a 2019 state law requires 45 days notice from other states. An add-on offer plan.
New Jersey exempts most clothing but taxes accessories, and mixed shipments need an allocated delivery charge. Rules and a spend-and-get gift plan.
New York exempts clothing and footwear under 110 dollars an item from state tax, and localities choose the rest. What that means for apparel offers.
Pennsylvania taxes most clothing at zero but not formal wear, fur, sporting goods or umbrellas. How that shapes a buy-X-get-Y apparel offer on Shopify.
Rhode Island is the smallest state by land area, with two ports, Davisville and ProvPort, that describe themselves differently. Freight facts, a one-code plan.
Vermont adds a 1 percent local option tax to its 6 percent rate in listed towns, exempts food, and leads in maple syrup. A gift-set plan for Shopify.
Southeast
Alabama's two state sales tax holidays, in February and July, plus its flat 8 percent rate for remote sellers. Dates, caps and a severe weather kit offer.
Arkansas' August tax holiday covers clothing, art supplies and more. What its buy-one-get-one rule means for a free-item offer, plus the grocery tax change.
Florida's annual back-to-school sales tax holiday now runs for weeks, with rules on bundles, BOGO pricing and shipping. Facts and a mix and match offer plan.
Georgia's 4 percent state rate with stacked local taxes, the 100,000 dollar remote seller test, and Port of Savannah volumes behind a spend-and-get gift plan.
Kentucky has two major air cargo airports, Louisville and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky. What that means for shipping rewards and for Derby week offers.
Louisiana remote sellers register with one commission, not every parish. The 5 percent state rate, a hunting tax holiday, port volumes and a volume offer plan.
Mississippi's 2026 tax holidays: a July clothing weekend under 100 dollars an item and an August one for firearms and hunting gear. Plan your offers.
High Point Market's 2027 dates, North Carolina's 4.75 percent state rate and 8.25 percent Mecklenburg rate, and a bought-together plan for home goods.
South Carolina's August tax holiday covers clothing, school supplies and bed and bath linens at any price. Rules, ports and a dorm bundle plan for Shopify.
Tennessee's tax holiday caps clothing at 100 dollars per item and bars splitting bundles. Rules, single article tax and a multi-unit volume offer plan.
Virginia's August weekend covers school supplies, clothing, ENERGY STAR items and hurricane gear, each with its own cap. Plan offers around Norfolk's port.
West Virginia's July-August tax holiday has five item caps, and 107 cities add 1 percent. See the rules for sets and discounts and a mix and match plan.
Midwest
Illinois destination-based sales tax for remote sellers, the 2026 threshold change and Chicago's rail and air freight, with a cart discount plan for Shopify.
Indiana's 7 percent statewide sales tax, the 100,000 dollar remote seller line, the FedEx hub at Indianapolis and a May race weekend code plan for Shopify.
Iowa's sales tax holiday covers clothing under 100 dollars for two days in August. Coupon and BOGO rules, local option tax and a cart-tier plan for Shopify.
Kansas's state sales tax on food reached zero on Jan. 1, 2025, but one non-food item in a basket can tax it all. Bundle rules and USPS zones for Shopify.
Michigan has one 6 percent sales tax, two of the busiest truck crossings from Canada and a long Upper Peninsula winter. What to plan for as a Shopify store.
Minnesota's retail delivery fee starts at a 100 dollar order, clothing included. How it works with free shipping, plus a cart tier plan built around it.
Missouri's August tax holiday caps clothing at 100 dollars an item and school supplies at 50 per purchase, and some cities opt out. Pricing offers around it.
Nebraska's late summer runs on the State Fair and the Huskers' 2027 home games, with a smaller stadium. Dates, sales tax rules and an add-on offer plan.
Quill v. North Dakota set the physical presence rule that Wayfair overruled. See the 100,000 dollar remote seller test, the 5 percent rate and a code plan.
Ohio's August holiday tests each item's price: 75 dollars for clothing, 20 for school supplies. What that means for bundles and a Columbus cargo hub.
South Dakota's 100,000 dollar remote seller test, the 4.2 percent state rate that the statute returns to 4.5 percent on July 1, 2027, and an offer plan.
Three Wisconsin events fall in 2027 from July to October. Their dates, the state's 5 percent tax, Milwaukee's local taxes and a plan for event-week offers.
Southwest
Arizona's transaction privilege tax and 100,000 dollar remote seller line, Phoenix's record 110 degree days and a cart discount plan for summer parcels.
New Mexico taxes a seller's gross receipts, not the shopper. The late-July tax holiday, delivery-address sourcing and a gift plan for Shopify stores.
Oklahoma's August tax holiday covers clothing and shoes under 100 dollars each, and food is exempt from state tax. Rules, an inland port and a multi-buy plan.
Texas sales tax holiday dates, how shipping counts toward the price limit, and a free shipping offer plan for Shopify stores selling into Texas.
Mountain West
Colorado's retail delivery fee applies even when shipping is free. Rates by year, the small retailer exemption and how to word a free shipping offer.
Idaho taxes sales at 6 percent, refunds part of the food tax through a 155 dollar credit, and bars ads that absorb tax. A tiered gift plan for sellers.
Montana has no general sales tax, but ten resort towns levy a local tax of up to 3 percent. What it covers, the online-order gap and a summer plan.
Shipping from Reno? USPS zones to West Coast cities, Nevada's 6.85 percent minimum tax rate, the remote seller test and a free shipping landing page plan.
Utah has the youngest median age and the largest households of any state. How its food tax rate and bundle rule shape family multipacks on Shopify.
Wyoming has about 6 residents per square mile, a 4 percent state sales tax and a 100,000 dollar remote seller test. A shipping offer plan for Shopify stores.
Pacific
Alaska has no state sales tax, but local governments tax remote sales through one commission. The 100,000 dollar test, member rates and a gift plan.
How California treats store coupons, delivery charges and remote sales for sales tax, plus Port of Los Angeles volume and a cart discount offer plan.
Hawaii taxes the seller, not the shopper: the general excise tax, four county surcharges to 2030, a pass-on cap and a remote seller test, with a sample plan.
Oregon has no general sales tax, so the cart price is what the shopper pays. How that changes gift and shipping thresholds, and where the CAT still applies.
Washington's destination-based sales tax, the 100,000 dollar remote seller line, the 2025 advertising services tax and Seattle-Tacoma freight, for Shopify.