A sales tax holiday is a short-term period when certain U.S. states don’t charge sales tax on specific products. These holidays usually focus on back-to-school shopping and are a great opportunity for your customers to save money.
Most sales tax holidays happen between July and early August, but the dates and qualifying items vary by state, and not every state participates.
Here’s where and when Printful won’t apply sales tax to qualifying products during 2025:
2025 sales tax holidays by state
- Alabama (July 18–20): Clothing ($100 or less)
- Arkansas (August 2–3): Clothing ($100 or less), accessories ($50 or less), school supplies
- Connecticut (August 16–22): Clothing and footwear ($300 or less)
- Florida (August 1–31): Clothing ($100 or less), school supplies ($50)
- Iowa (August 1–2): Clothing and footwear ($100 or less)
- Maryland (August 9–15): Clothing and footwear ($100 or less), backpacks ($40)
- Massachusetts (TBA – likely mid-August): Most personal retail items under $2,500
- Mississippi (TBA): Clothing, footwear, school supplies ($100 or less per item)
- Missouri (TBA): Clothing ($100), school supplies ($50)
- New Mexico (TBA): Clothing and shoes ($100), school supplies ($30)
- Ohio (TBA – if budget surplus allows): Tangible personal property ($500 or less)
- Oklahoma (August 1–3): Clothing and footwear ($100 or less)
- South Carolina (August 1–3): Clothing, footwear, school supplies
- Tennessee (July 25–27): Clothing, school supplies
- Texas (August 8–10): Clothing, shoes, school supplies, backpacks ($100 or less)
- Virginia (August 1–3): School supplies, clothing, footwear
- West Virginia (August 1–4): Clothing ($125 or less), school supplies ($50)
How it works with Printful
If you place an order that qualifies under one of these state holidays, we won’t apply sales tax to the eligible items. Orders that include both taxable and non-taxable items will still have sales tax applied to the taxable portion.