There is a 10% federal tax on all cigar purchases.
| Alabama – 4.05 cents per cigar Alaska – 75% of the wholesale price Arizona – 22 cents per cigar Arkansas – 68% of the manufacturers selling price California - 41.1% of the cost to the distributor (changes every July) Colorado - 40% of the manufacturers list price Connecticut - 27.5 percent of the wholesale price Delaware - 15% of the gross wholesale price Georgia - 23% of the gross wholesale cost Hawaii - 50% of the wholesale sales price Idaho - 40% of the wholesale sales price Illinois - 18% of the wholesale price Indiana - 24% of the wholesales sales price Iowa - 50% of the wholesales price, capped at 50 cents Kansas - 10% of the wholesale sales price Kentucky - 15% of the wholesaler’s gross receipts Louisiana - 20% of the invoiced price Maine - 20% of the wholesale sales price Maryland - 15% of the wholesales purchase price Massachusetts - 30% of the price paid by the distributor Michigan - 32% of the wholesale price Minnesota - 70% of the gross wholesale price Mississippi - 15% of the manufacturer’s gross list price Missouri - 10% of the manufacturer’s gross invoice price Montana - 50% of the wholesale price Nebraska - 20% of the manufacturer’s selling price Nevada - 30% of wholesale price New Hampshire – 48.6%, exempt on premium cigars wholesaling for $2 or more. New Jersey – 30% of the wholesale sales price New Mexico – 20% of the wholesale price New York – 46% of the wholesale price North Carolina – 12.8% of the wholesale purchase price North Dakota – 28% of the wholesale purchase price Ohio - 17% of the wholesale purchase price Oklahoma - .12 cents per cigar Oregon - 65% of the wholesale cost price, capped at .50 cents per cigar Rhode Island – 80% of the wholesale cost price, capped .50 cents per cigar South Carolina - 5% of manufacturer’s selling price South Dakota – 35% of the wholesale purchase price Tennessee - 6.6% of the wholesale cost price Texas - 1.1 cent per cigar Utah - 35% of manufacturer’s sale price Vermont - 92% of price paid by the retail vendor Virginia - 10% of the wholesale price Washington - 75% of the wholesale sale price, capped at .50 cents per cigar West Virginia – 7% of wholesale sales price Wisconsin - 71% of manufacturer’s list price, capped at .50 cents per cigar Wyoming - 20% of the wholesale purchase price Washington D.C. - 12% of gross receipts for cigars retailing at less than $2 each |
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