4.0% (avg. ~4.44% w/ county surcharge)
General Excise Tax rate
Broad-based, applies to services
Rank
Among highest effective
State sales tax equivalent
Historical data
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Long-run charts for this indicator are on the way.
Compared to the United States
Coming soon
Side-by-side comparison of Hawaii vs. the U.S. average.
National ranking
How states rank by average combined sales tax.
| #1 | Montana | 0% |
| #2 | New Hampshire | 0% |
| #3 | Delaware | 0% |
| #4 | Oregon | 0% |
| #5 | Alaska | 2% |
| #6 | Wyoming | 5% |
| #7 | Maine | 5.5% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | 5.7% |
| #9 | Virginia | 5.77% |
| #10 | Kentucky | 6% |
| #11 | Michigan | 6% |
| #12 | Massachusetts | 6.25% |
| #13 | Pennsylvania | 6.34% |
| #14 | South Dakota | 6.4% |
| #15 | New Jersey | 6.6% |
| #16 | North Carolina | 6.99% |
| #17 | Florida | 7% |
| #18 | Indiana | 7% |
| #19 | Rhode Island | 7% |
| #20 | Utah | 7.19% |
| #21 | Ohio | 7.24% |
| #22 | Georgia | 7.38% |
| #23 | Minnesota | 7.5% |
| #24 | New Mexico | 7.6% |
| #25 | Colorado | 7.8% |
| #26 | Texas | 8.2% |
| #27 | Nevada | 8.24% |
| #28 | Arizona | 8.38% |
| #29 | Missouri | 8.39% |
| #30 | New York | 8.53% |
| #31 | California | 8.85% |
| #32 | Illinois | 8.86% |
| #33 | Oklahoma | 8.99% |
| #34 | Washington | 9.38% |
| #35 | Tennessee | 9.55% |
| #36 | Louisiana | 9.55% |
| #37 | Vermont | 35 |
Overview
Rather than a conventional sales tax, Hawaii imposes a General Excise Tax of roughly 4.44% (with county surcharges) on nearly all business transactions, including many services exempt from sales tax elsewhere.
Did you know?
- Hawaii's General Excise Tax is technically a tax on businesses, but it is typically passed on to consumers like a sales tax.