Home furnishings offers around the 2027 High Point Market dates
North Carolina's calendar for home and furniture stores runs through High Point. The High Point Market lists its 2027 spring market for April 10 to 14 and its fall market for October 23 to 27, with Premarket dates on Feb. 28 to March 2 and Sept. 19 to 21, and it describes more than 11,500,000 square feet of showroom space open to the trade. The tax side is just as dated: the state rate is 4.75 percent, county rates run from 6.75 to 8.25 percent combined, and Mecklenburg County became the 8.25 percent high on July 1, 2026. This page uses those dates as the spine of a frequently-bought-together plan, pairing a larger piece with the accessory a shopper adds to it, and keeps the tax and remote seller rules next to the dates they affect.
Dates to plan around
- High Point Premarket (February to March)High Point Market: Premarket
- High Point Market (spring)High Point Market: About (Market Dates)
- High Point Premarket (September)High Point Market: Premarket
- High Point Market (fall)High Point Market: About (Market Dates)
The year at a glance
A frequently-bought-together plan around the High Point Market
- Before Feb. 28 and Apr. 10, 2027
List the larger pieces you expect to carry and the accessory each one pairs with, such as a lamp with a console or a throw with a chair. The spring Premarket runs Feb. 28 to March 2 and the spring Market April 10 to 14; the Market is open to the trade only, so these dates are your buying window, not your shoppers' event.
- In the weeks after the spring Market
Add the new pieces to your store and set one suggested accessory on each product page. Price the pair from the margin of both items, using the break-even discount math, and show the paired price as a discount on the accessory only.
Source: High Point Market: Premarket
- Sept. 19 to Oct. 27, 2027
Repeat the cycle for the fall Premarket (Sept. 19 to 21) and the fall Market (Oct. 23 to 27). In these weeks, also review coastal deliveries: the Wilmington weather office cites a study in which more than half of the tropical cyclones with tropical-storm-force gusts there arrived in September or October, so leave a delivery-date buffer in your banner instead of a fixed promise.
- When you price a pair
Quote the pair price before tax and say so. County rates run from 6.75 to 8.25 percent, so a 1,200 dollar pair carries 81.00 dollars of tax in the lowest-rate county and 99.00 dollars in Mecklenburg County, where the combined rate rose on July 1, 2026.
- As North Carolina sales grow
Count gross sales sourced to North Carolina, taxable or not, by calendar year. When they pass 100,000 dollars the registration clock starts: the Department's FAQ sets collection by the first day of the first calendar month at least 60 days later.
Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue: Frequently Asked Questions, Remote Sales
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Questions merchants ask
- When are the 2027 High Point Markets?
- The High Point Market lists April 10 to 14, 2027 for spring and October 23 to 27, 2027 for fall. Its Premarket page lists Feb. 28 to March 2 and Sept. 19 to 21, 2027. The Market is open to the trade only, so these are dates for buyers, not a public event.
- What is the sales tax rate in North Carolina?
- The Department of Revenue lists a 4.75 percent state rate plus local and transit rates, with combined county rates from 6.75 percent to 8.25 percent. Mecklenburg County added 1 percent on July 1, 2026 and is now the highest. Confirm the rate for an address with the Department; this is not tax advice.
- When must an online store collect North Carolina sales tax?
- The Department's FAQ sets the threshold at gross sales above 100,000 dollars sourced to North Carolina in the previous or current calendar year, counting marketplace and nontaxable sales, and says a retailer whose only basis is the threshold must register and collect by the first day of the first calendar month at least 60 days after crossing it. Confirm your own position with the Department; this is not tax advice.
- Does North Carolina have a sales tax holiday?
- The Department of Revenue pages used for this page do not announce one, so this page does not plan around any. Check the Department's site before you promote anything as tax free.
Related reading
Shipping into the state
North Carolina covers 48,618 square miles of land, and county rates inside it run from 6.75 to 8.25 percent combined, so a 1,200 dollar sofa and side-table pair carries 81.00 dollars of tax at the low end and 99.00 dollars at the high end. For coastal deliveries, the Wilmington weather office cites a study in which more than half of the tropical cyclones that produced tropical-storm-force gusts there arrived in September or October, which is also the lead-up to the fall Market.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: State Area Measurements (2010)
Source: National Weather Service Wilmington, NC: Fall 2025 Climate Outlook
Facts and sources
The High Point Market's About page lists the spring 2027 market as April 10-14, 2027.
High Point Market: About (Market Dates) (accessed October 10, 2026)
The High Point Market's About page lists the fall 2027 market as October 23-27, 2027, and lists spring and fall markets for 2028 as April 22-26 and October 21-25.
High Point Market: About (Market Dates) (accessed October 10, 2026)
The High Point Market's Premarket page lists two Premarket windows, February 28 to March 2, 2027 and September 19 to 21, 2027.
High Point Market: Premarket (accessed October 10, 2026)
The High Point Market says visitors can see more than 11,500,000 square feet of showroom space, and its site states that the Market is open to the trade only.
High Point Market: About (accessed October 10, 2026)
The Department of Revenue's current rate page describes the general rate as the 4.75 percent state rate plus applicable local and transit rates, lists 100 counties, and shows combined county rates from 6.75 percent at the lowest to 8.25 percent at Mecklenburg County, the highest.
North Carolina Department of Revenue: Current Sales and Use Tax Rates (rates listed as of Oct. 10, 2026; Mecklenburg effective July 1, 2026) (accessed October 10, 2026)
The Department's notice says that effective July 1, 2026 Mecklenburg County levies an additional 1 percent, raising its combined general rate from 7.25 percent to 8.25 percent (4.75 percent state, 2.00 percent county, 0.50 percent transit and 1.00 percent additional county), and that the additional 1 percent does not apply to items with their own specific rate, such as qualifying food, boats and electricity.
North Carolina Department of Revenue: Important Notice, Mecklenburg County Sales and Use Tax Increase (accessed October 10, 2026)
The Department's remote sales FAQ sets the threshold for a seller to be engaged in business in North Carolina at gross sales in excess of 100,000 dollars sourced to the state in the previous or current calendar year, including marketplace seller and marketplace-facilitated sales, and a separate answer says the computation includes taxable, resale, exempt and nontaxable sales.
North Carolina Department of Revenue: Frequently Asked Questions, Remote Sales (accessed October 10, 2026)
The FAQ says that effective July 2, 2026 a retailer whose only basis for being engaged in business is the threshold is engaged in business on the first day of the first calendar month at least 60 days after its gross sales exceeded the threshold, and must register and begin collecting by that day.
North Carolina Department of Revenue: Frequently Asked Questions, Remote Sales (accessed October 10, 2026)
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington cites a 2023 local study showing that, since 1870, over half (57 percent) of the tropical cyclones that produced measured tropical storm force gusts of 39 mph or more in Wilmington occurred in September or October, and says the Atlantic hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.
National Weather Service Wilmington, NC: Fall 2025 Climate Outlook (accessed October 10, 2026)
North Carolina has 48,618 square miles of land area and 53,819 square miles in total.
U.S. Census Bureau: State Area Measurements (2010) (accessed October 10, 2026)
Cities in North Carolina
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Not tax advice. Confirm current rules with the state revenue department before you rely on a date or an exemption.
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