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Tobacco Excise Tax Rates 
State / Localities Tax Type Tax Rate Tax Basis Last Updated
Alabama

Cigarette

$0.675/pack of 20

Quantity 07/12/24

$0.84375/pack of 25

Quantity 07/12/24

Cigar

$0.0405/per cigar Quantity 07/12/24

Little Cigar/Filtered Cigars

$0.04/10 cigars (weighing not more than 3lbs per 1000)  Quantity 07/12/24

Filtered Cigar

$0.015/per (including filtered cigars weighing more than 3lbs per 1000) Quantity 07/12/24

Smoking Tobacco & Cigar Wrappers

$0.04/ weight ≤1 1/8oz 

Weight 07/12/24

$0.10/ 1 1/8oz < weight ≤ 2oz

Weight 07/12/24

$0.16/ 2oz < weight ≤ 3oz

Weight 07/12/24

$0.21/ 3oz < weight ≤ 4oz

Weight 07/12/24

additional $0.06/oz weight > 4oz

Weight 07/12/24

Chewing Tobacco

$0.015/oz Weight 07/12/24

Moist Snuff

$0.01/ weight < 5/8oz

Weight 07/12/24

$0.02/ 5/8oz < weight ≤ 1 5/8oz

Weight 07/12/24

$0.04/ 1 5/8oz < weight ≤ 2 1/2oz

Weight 07/12/24

$0.06/ 2 1/2oz < weight ≤ 5oz

Weight 07/12/24

$0.07/ 3oz < weight ≤ 5oz

Weight 07/12/24

$0.08/ 5oz < weight ≤ 6oz

Weight 07/12/24

additional $0.12/oz after 6oz

Weight 07/12/24
Alaska Cigarette

$0.10/cigarette + additional $0.0125/cigarette for NPM

Quantity 07/12/24

$2/pack of 20 + additional $0.25/pack for NPM

Quantity 07/12/24

OTP

75% wholesale Cost 07/12/24
Arizona Cigarette

$2/pack of 20

Quantity 07/12/24

$2.50/pack of 25

Quantity 07/12/24
Little Cigar

$0.441/20 (cigars weighing ≤ 3lbs/1000 cigars)

Quantity 07/12/24
Cigar

$0.218/per cigar if retail more than $0.05/Each

Quantity 07/12/24

$0.218/per 3 if not more than $0.05/Each

Quantity 07/12/24
OTP

$0.223/oz

Weight 07/12/24
Cavendish Plug or Twist

$0.055/oz

Weight 07/12/24
Arkansas Cigarette

$1.15/pack

Quantity 07/12/24

$11.50/carton

Quantity 07/12/24

$57.50/1000 cigarettes

Quantity 07/12/24
OTP

68% of manufacturer's invoiced selling price

Cost 07/12/24
Premium Cigar

$0.50/premium cigar + 2% of manufacturer's invoiced selling price (price ≥ $0.7576/cigar)

Quantity 07/12/24
California OTP

52.92% of wholesale Cost

Cost 07/12/24

Cigarette

$0.1435/cigarette

Quantity 07/12/24

$2.87/pack of 20

Quantity 07/12/24

Electronic Cigarette

12.5% of retail sales price (excluding sales and use tax) Cost 07/12/24
Colorado Cigarette

$.072/each (modified risk)

Quantity 07/05/24

$.0112/each (not modified risk)

Quantity 07/05/24
OTP

38 % (modified risk)

Cost 07/05/24

56% (not modified risk)

Cost 07/05/24
Moist Snuff

$1.84/1.2oz

Weight 07/05/24
Electronic Cigarette

28% of manufacturer's list price (modified risk) 

Cost 07/05/24

56% of manufacturer's list price (not modified risk)

Cost 07/05/24
Chewing Tobacco

56% of manufacturer's list price (including pipe tobacco)

Cost 07/05/24
Connecticut OTP

50% of wholesale

Cost 07/12/24
Moist Snuff

$3/oz

Weight 07/12/24
Cigar

50% of wholesale price up to $0.50/cigar

Cost 07/12/24
Cigarette

$4.35/pack

Quantity 07/12/24
Electronic Cigarette (Open)

10% of wholesale price

Cost 07/12/24
Electronic Cigarette Cartridge (No Refill)

$0.40/mL

Volume 07/12/24
Delaware Moist Snuff

$0.92/oz

Weight 07/12/24
OTP

30% of wholesale purchase price

Cost 07/12/24
Cigarette

$2.10/pack of 20

Quantity 07/12/24
Electronic Cigarette

$0.05/mL

Volume 07/12/24
District of Columbia OTP

79% of wholesale sales

Cost 07/12/24
Cigarette

$5.02/pack of 20

Quantity 07/12/24
Little Cigar

$.2510/each

Quantity 07/12/24
Florida OTP

25% of wholesale price

Cost 07/12/24
Cigarette

$0.1695/pack of 2-20

Quantity 07/12/24

$0.339/pack of 11-20

Quantity 07/12/24

$0.42375/pack of 25

Quantity 07/12/24
Georgia Large Cigars

23% of wholesale if weight > 3lbs/1000

Cost 07/12/24
Little Cigars

$.0025/each if weight ≤ 3lbs/1000 cigars

Quantity 07/12/24
OTP

10% of wholesale price

Cost 07/12/24
Cigarette

$0.37/pack of 20

Quantity 07/12/24

$.4625/pack of 25

Quantity 07/12/24
Electronic Cigarette No-Refill

$0.05/mL

Volume 07/12/24
Electronic Cigarette Refill

7% (including single-use)

Cost 07/12/24
Hawaii Little Cigar $0.16/per Quantity

07/12/24

Cigar 50% of wholesale price Cost

07/12/24

OTP 70% of wholesale price Cost

07/12/24

Cigarette $3.20/pack Quantity

07/12/24

Electronic Smoking Devices and E-Liquid

70% of wholesale price Cost  07/12/24
Idaho OTP 40% of wholesale price Cost

07/12/24

Cigar 40% of the wholesale price or $0.50/cigar, whichever is lower Cost/Quantity

07/12/24

Cigarette $0.57/pack of 20 Quantity

07/12/24

Illinois Moist Snuff $0.30/oz

Weight

07/12/24

Cigarette $2.98/pack of 20

Quantity

07/12/24

Roll Your Own $0.149/cigarette

Quantity

07/12/24

OTP 36% of wholesale price

Cost

07/12/24

Electronic Cigarette 15% of wholesale price

Cost

07/12/24

Little Cigar $2.98/pack of 20

Quantity

07/12/24

Indiana

OTP

24% of wholesale price

Cost 07/12/24

Cigarette

$0.995/pack of 20

Quantity 07/12/24

$1.24375/pack of 25

Quantity 07/12/24

Moist snuff

$0.40/oz

Weight 07/12/24

Closed System Cartridges

15% of wholesale price Cost 07/12/24

Electronic Cigarette Tax

15% of the gross retail income Cost 07/12/24
Iowa

Cigar

50% of wholesale price up to $0.50/per cigar Cost/Quantity 07/15/24

Moist Snuff

$1.19/oz Weight 07/15/24

OTP

50% of wholesale price Cost 07/15/24

Cigarette

$1.36/pack (including little cigars)

Quantity 07/15/24

$1.70/pack of 25

Quantity 07/15/24
Kansas

OTP

10% of wholesale price Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

$1.29/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24

$1.61/pack of 25

Quantity 07/15/24

Electronic Cigarette Liquid

$0.05/mL Volume 07/15/24
Kentucky

Moist Snuff

$0.19/1-1.5oz Weight 07/15/24
Chewing tobacco

$0.19/weight < 4oz

Weight 07/15/24

$0.40/.5lb unit (4oz ≤ weight<8oz)

Weight 07/15/24

$0.65/lb (8oz < weight < 16oz)

Weight 07/15/24

$0.65/16oz+$0.19/4oz after

Weight 07/15/24
OTP

15% of actual price of product sold

Weight 07/15/24
Cigarette

$1.10/pack of 20 

Quantity 07/15/24

$0.003/pack of 20 for CEA Fee

Quantity 07/15/24
Electronic Cigarettes No-Refill

$1.50/cartridge

Quantity 07/15/24
Electronic Cigarettes Refill

15% of price product is sold at

Cost 07/15/24
Louisiana Cigar

8% of net invoice price when price ≤ $120/1000 

Cost or Quantity 07/15/24

20% of net invoice price when price > $120/1000

Cost or Quantity 07/15/24
Smoking Tobacco

33% manufacturer's net invoice price

Cost 07/15/24
OTP

20% manufacturer's net invoice price

Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

$1.08/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24
Electronic Cigarette

$0.15/mL

Volume 07/15/24
Maine Chewing Tobacco

$2.02/oz 

Weight 07/15/24
Moist Snuff

$2.02/oz

Weight 07/15/24
OTP

43% of wholesale price

Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

$2.00/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24

$2.50/pack of 25

Quantity 07/15/24
Electronic Cigarette

43% of wholesale price

Cost 07/15/24
Maryland Cigar

70% of wholesale price

Cost 07/15/24
Premium Cigar

15% of wholesale price

Cost 07/15/24
OTP

60% of wholesale price

Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

$5/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24

$0.25/per cigarette in a pack greater than 20

Quantity 07/15/24
Electronic Cigarette Liquid

60% sales tax ≤ 5ml

Cost 07/15/24
Electronic Cigarette

20% sales tax

Cost 07/15/24
Pipe Tobacco

30% of wholesale Price

Cost 07/15/24
Massachusetts Cigar

40% of wholesale Price

Cost 07/15/24
Smokeless Tobacco

210% of wholesale Price

Cost 07/15/24
OTP

40% of wholesale Price

Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

$3.51/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24
Electronic Cigarette

75% of wholesale Price

Cost 07/15/24
Michigan Premium Cigar

$0.50/per when wholesale Price ≥ $1.5625

Quantity 07/15/24

32% when wholesale Price < $1.5625

Cost 07/15/24
OTP

32% of wholesale Price

Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

$2.00/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24
Minnesota Premium Cigar

95% or $0.50/per cigar (lesser of)

Cost 07/15/24
Moist Snuff

95% of wholesale Price or $3.04/container weight ≤ 1.2 oz (whichever is greater)

Weight 07/15/24

95% of wholesale Price or $3.04 multiplied by oz then divided by 1.2 when weight > 1.2 oz (whichever is greater)

Weight 07/15/24
OTP

95% of wholesale Price

Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

Settlement Brands: $3.04/pack of 20 +  $.739 (sales tax) = $3.779

Quantity 07/15/24

Nonsettlement Brands: $3.04/pack of 20 + $.739 (sales tax) + $.50 (fee for nonsettlement brands) = $4.279

Quantity 07/15/24
Mississippi NSM Fee

$0.0214/per cigarette

Quantity 07/15/24
OTP

15% of manufacturer's list price

Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

$0.68/pack

Quantity 07/15/24
Heated Tobacco Product

$0.0125/disposable heated tobacco unit or stick

Quantity 07/15/24
Missouri OTP

10% of manufacturer's invoice price

Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

$0.17/pack of 20 + $.05/pack (St. Louis and Jackson County)

Quantity 07/15/24

$.2125/pack of 25 + $.05/pack (St. Louis and Jackson County)

Quantity 07/15/24
Montana Moist Snuff

$0.85/oz

Weight 07/15/24
OTP

50% of wholesale price

Cost 07/15/24
Premium Cigars

50% of wholesale price or $0.35/each whichever is less

Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

$1.70/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24
Nebraska OTP

20% of purchase price or

Cost 07/15/24

20% of the price at which a first owner sells the items to others

Cost 07/15/24
Moist Snuff

$0.44/oz

Weight 07/15/24
Cigarette

$0.64/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24

$0.80/pack of 25

Quantity 07/15/24
Electronic Cigarette

$0.05/ml ≤ 3ml

Volume 07/15/24

10% of purchase price if volume> 3mL

Volume 07/15/24
Nevada OTP

30% of wholesale price

Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

$1.80/pack of 20  

Quantity 07/15/24

$2.25/pack of 25

Quantity 07/15/24
Electronic Cigarette

30% of wholesale price

Cost 07/15/24
Premium Cigars

30% of wholesale price or

Cost 07/15/24

$.50/each when 30% of wholesale price is more than $.50/each or

Cost 07/15/24

$.30/each when 30% of wholesale price is less than $.30/ea

Cost 07/15/24
New Hampshire Little Cigars and Cigarettes

$1.78/pack of 20 or

Quantity 07/15/24

$2.23/pack of 25

Quantity 07/15/24
OTP

65.03%

Cost 07/15/24
Electronic Cigarette No-Refill

$0.30/ml

Volume 07/15/24
Electronic Cigarette Refill

8%

Cost 07/15/24
Roll Your Own Tobacco

$0.089/.09 oz

Weight 07/15/24
New Jersey

Moist Snuff

$0.75/oz Weight 07/15/24

OTP

30% of wholesale price Cost 07/15/24

Cigarette

$2.70/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24

Electronic Cigarette Refill

10% of retail sales price Cost 07/15/24

Electronic Cigarette No-Refill

$0.10/mL Volume 07/15/24
New Mexico OTP

25% of the value of the tobacco product 

Cost 07/15/24
Cigars

25% of product value if Cost ≤ $1.99

Cost 07/15/24

$0.50/cigar if Cost > $2.00

Quantity 07/15/24

Little Cigars

$0.10/little cigar Quantity 07/15/24
Cigarette

$1.66/pack of 5,10, 20

Quantity 07/15/24

$2.075/pack of 25

Quantity 07/15/24

Electronic Cigarette No-Refill

$0.50/5mL (or less) cartridge Quantity 07/15/24

Electronic Cigarette Refill

12.50% of product value Cost 07/15/24

Electronic Cigarette

25% of product value Cost 07/15/24
New York

Little Cigar

$5.35/pack of 20 Quantity 07/15/24

Moist Snuff

$2/container of 1oz or Less

Weight 07/15/24

$2/container+ Fractional Amount Over 1oz

Weight 07/15/24

OTP

75% of Wholesale Price Cost 07/15/24

Cigarette

$5.35/pack of 20 Quantity 07/15/24

Electronic Cigarette

20% of Retail Price Cost 07/15/24
New York City

Chewing Tobacco

$0.80/1.2oz + $0.20/ea .3oz over 1.2oz Weight 07/15/24

Moist Snuff

$0.80/0.32oz + $0.20/0.08oz after Weight 07/15/24

Pipe Tobacco

$0.25/1.5oz + $0.05/0.3 oz after Weight 07/15/24

Cigar

$0.80/per cigar + $0.175 for each additional cigar Quantity 07/15/24

Little Cigar

$1.09/pack Quantity 07/15/24

Shisha

$1.70/3.5oz + $.34/.7oz after 3.5oz  Weight 07/15/24

Cigarette

$1.50/pack of 20 + $5.35 (state excise tax) = $6.85 Quantity 07/15/24
North Carolina

OTP

12.8% of cost price Cost 07/15/24

Cigar

12.8% of cost price, $0.30/cigar cap Cost 07/15/24

Cigarette

$0.45/pack of 20 Quantity 07/15/24

Electronic Cigarette Liquid

$0.05/mL Volume 07/15/24
North Dakota

Moist Snuff

$0.60/oz Weight 07/15/24

Chewing Tobacco

$0.16/oz Weight 07/15/24

OTP

28% of wholesale price Cost 07/15/24

Roll Your Own

Same as cigarette rate Quantity 07/15/24
Cigarette

$0.44/pack at < 3lbs/thousand

Quantity 07/15/24

$0.46/pack at > 3lbs/thousand

Quantity 07/15/24
Ohio OTP

17% of wholesale price

Cost 07/15/24

Premium Cigars

$0.64/ea Quantity 07/15/24

Little Cigars

37% of wholesale price Cost 07/15/24

Vapor

$0.10/mL Volume 07/15/24

Cigarette

$1.60/pack of 20 Quantity 07/15/24

Electronic Cigarette Liquid

$0.10/mL (liquid and non vapor liquid only) Volume 07/15/24
Ohio Cuyahoga County

Cigarette

$1.595/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24

$1.99375/pack of 25

Quantity 07/15/24
Oklahoma

OTP

60% factory list price (if not from manufacturer) Cost 07/15/24

Cigarette

$2.03/pack Quantity 07/15/24
Oregon

Cigar

65% of wholesale price w/ max of $1/cigar Cost 07/15/24

Moist Snuff

$1.86/oz

Weight 07/15/24

$2.24/retail container (minimum)

Weight 07/15/24

Electronic Cigarette

65% of wholesale price (including all inhalant products) Cost 07/15/24

OTP

65% of wholesale price Cost 07/15/24

Little Cigars

$3.33/1000 cigars when weight ≤ 3lbs (taxed as cigarette) Quantity 07/15/24

Cigarette

$3.33/pack of 20 Quantity 07/15/24
Pennsylvania

OTP

$0.55/oz, with $0.66/pkg minimum Weight 07/15/24

Cigarette and Little Cigars

$2.60/pack of 20 or $.13/stick  Quantity 07/15/24

Electronic Cigarette

40% of purchase price from wholesaler (includes all e-cig products) Cost 07/15/24
Philadelphia, PA

Cigarette and Little Cigars

$3.60/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24

$4.50/pack of 25

Quantity 07/15/24
Rhode Island

Cigar

80% of wholesale price when the price is ≤ $.50/each or $.50/each when wholesale value is ≥ $.63 Cost 07/15/24

Moist Snuff

$1/oz + proportionate tax on weight after 1oz when weight ≥ 1.2oz or $1.20/container when weight < 1.2oz

Weight 07/15/24

OTP

80% of wholesale cost Cost 07/15/24

Cigarette

$4.25/pack of 20 Quantity 07/15/24
South Carolina

OTP

5% of the Manufacturer's Price Cost 07/15/24
Cigarette

$0.57/pack of 20

Quantity 07/15/24

$0.7125/pack of 25

Quantity 07/15/24
South Dakota

OTP

35% of wholesale purchase price Cost 07/16/24

Cigarette

$1.53/pack of 20

Quantity 07/16/24

$1.92/ pack of 25

Quantity 07/16/24
Tennessee

OTP

6.6% of wholesale price Cost 07/16/24

Cigarette

$0.62/pack (including little cigars) Quantity 07/16/24
Texas Cigar

 $.01/10 cigars weight ≤ 3 lbs/1000 or

Quantity 07/16/24

$7.50/1000 cigars weight > 3lbs/ 1000 or

Quantity 07/16/24

$11/1000 cigars when weight. 3lbs/1000 and contains no substantial amount of non-tobacco ingredients or

Quantity 07/16/24

$15/1000 cigars when weight. 3lbs/1000  with a substantial amount of non-tobacco Ingredients

Quantity 07/16/24
Roll Your Own

$0.0410473/cigarette stick or 0.09oz of tobacco product for NSM or SPM w/ credit amendment

Quantity 07/16/24

$0.0111950/cigarette stick or 0.09oz of tobacco product for SPM

Quantity 07/16/24
OTP

$1.22/oz

Weight 07/16/24
Cigarette

$1.41/pack of 20

Quantity 07/16/24

$1.7625/pack of 25

Quantity 07/16/24
Utah

Moist Snuff

$1.83/oz Weight 07/16/24

Little Cigar

$0.085/per little cigar Quantity 07/16/24

OTP

86% of manufacturer's sale price Cost 07/16/24

Cigarette

$1.70/pack of 20 

Quantity 07/16/24

NPM Cigarettes:  $1.70/pack of 20 +$0.35 (NPM) = $2.05/pack

Quantity 07/16/24

$2.125/pack of 25

Quantity 07/16/24

NPM Cigarettes: $2.125/pack of 25 +$0.4375 (NPM)= $2.5625/pack

Quantity 07/16/24

Alternative Nicotine

$1.83/oz Weight 07/16/24

Prefilled Non-Therapeutic Nicotine Devices and Substances

56% of manufacturer's sale price Cost 07/16/24

Electronic Cigarette

56% of manufacturer's sale price Cost 07/16/24
Vermont

Little Cigar

$3.08/pack of 20 (weight ≤ 4.5lbs/1000 sicks)

Quantity 07/16/24

$0.154/each (weight ≤ 4.5lbs/1000 sicks)

Quantity 07/16/24
Cigar

92% of wholesale price if price ≤ $2.17/each

Cost 07/16/24

$2.00/each when wholesale price is ≥ $2.18 and ≤ $9.99/each

Quantity 07/16/24

$4.00/each when wholesale price is ≥ $10.00/each

Quantity 07/16/24

Roll Your Own

$0.154/per cig (1 cig=.0325oz of tob) or $4.74/oz Quantity 07/16/24

Moist Snuff

$2.57/oz Weight 07/16/24
New Smokeless Tobacco

$3.08/package for packages in quantities < 1.2oz

Weight 07/16/24

$2.57/oz for packages ≥ 1.2oz

Weight 07/16/24

OTP

92% of wholesale price (including all liquids) Cost 07/16/24
Cigarette

$3.08/pack of 20

Quantity 07/16/24

$3.85/pack of 25

Quantity 07/16/24

Electronic Cigarette

92% of wholesale price Cost 07/16/24
Virginia

Moist Snuff

$0.36/oz Weight 07/16/24
Loose Leaf

$0.42/unit < 4oz

Weight 07/16/24

$0.80/unit ≥ 4oz but ≤ 8oz

Weight 07/16/24

$1.40/unit > 8oz but ≤ 24oz

Weight 07/16/24

$0.42/unit > 24oz + $0.42/4oz that exceeds 16oz

Weight 07/16/24

OTP

20% of manufacturer's sales price Cost 07/16/24

Cigarette

$0.60/pack Quantity 07/16/24

Roll Your Own

10% manufacturer's sales price Cost 07/16/24

Electronic Cigarette Liquid

$0.11/mL Volume 07/16/24

Heated Tobacco Products

20% of wholesale price Cost 07/16/24
Washington

Cigar

$0.65/per cigar if value is ≥ $.69

Quantity 07/16/24

Little Cigar

$.15125/little cigar (acetate integrated filters) Quantity 07/16/24

Moist Snuff

$2.526/unit weight ≤ 1.2oz or

Weight 07/16/24

$2.105/oz weight > 1.2oz

Weight 07/16/24

OTP (Including Cigars less than $0.69)

95% of taxable sales price

Cost 07/16/24

Cigarette

$3.025/pack of 20

Quantity 07/16/24

$3.78125/pack of 25

Quantity 07/16/24

Electronic Liquid

$0.09/mL > 5 mL Volume 07/16/24

All Other Vapor Products

$0.27/mL Volume 07/16/24
West Virginia OTP

12% of wholesale price

Cost 07/16/24
Cigarette

$1.20/pack of 20

Quantity 07/16/24

$1.50/pack of 25

Quantity 07/16/24
Electronic Cigarette Liquid $0.075/mL

Volume

07/16/24
Wisconsin

OTP

71% of manufacturer's price Cost 07/16/24

Moist Snuff

100% of manufacturer's price Cost 07/16/24

Cigars

71% of manufacturer's price or $0.50/per single cigar (whichever is lesser) Cost 07/16/24

Cigarette

$2.52/pack of 20 Quantity 07/16/24

Electronic Cigarette Liquid

$0.05/mL Volume 07/16/24
Wyoming

Moist Snuff

$.60/unit weight < 1oz/unit or

Quantity 07/16/24

$.60/oz weight ≥ 1oz/unit

Quantity 07/16/24

OTP

20% Cost 07/16/24

Cigarette

$0.60/pack Quantity 07/16/24

Electronic Cigarette

15% Cost 07/16/24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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