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District of Columbia state sales tax rate
District of Columbia's sales and use tax rate is 6% statewide (general rate, intrastate sales) on 2026-10-22 (effective 2025-10-01 to 2027-09-30), from the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue's published rates (rates-DC-2026-10-21). There is no general local sales tax.
A published rate is not the tax due on a sale: taxability, sourcing, nexus and exemptions all change what is owed.
Data as of Oct 22, 2026 (Olympus publication) · Markdown version
- These are published sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction. They are not the tax due on a transaction and not a taxability determination: whether an item is taxable, which location's rate applies (sourcing), whether the seller must collect (nexus) and any exemption all change what is owed. Rates come from the Streamlined Sales Tax files the states publish or, where a result's source says so, from the state revenue department's own files and pages; confirm with the state before relying on them.
- District of Columbia: general rate 6%, which the Office of Tax and Revenue says holds through September 30, 2027 (the increase to 7% was postponed); later dates are not served. Restaurant meals, hotel rooms, rental vehicles and other special rates are not returned.
- Boundary from Census, rate from the state: the county (or state) was found from the ZIP's Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not from the state. ZCTAs approximate USPS ZIP areas; a ZIP that crosses a county line returns one candidate per county set with its land share, and PO-box or unique ZIPs have no ZCTA. Confirm the county for an address near a county line.
Rates on 2026-10-22
As published in the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue's rates. Rates are fractions of the sale price.
| Rate | Value | Effective | Source file |
|---|---|---|---|
| General rate, intrastate sales | 6% | 2025-10-01 to 2027-09-30 | rates-DC-2026-10-21 (2026-10-21) |
| General rate, interstate sales | 6% | 2025-10-01 to 2027-09-30 | rates-DC-2026-10-21 (2026-10-21) |
| Food and drug rate, intrastate sales | not returned | 2025-10-01 to 2027-09-30 | rates-DC-2026-10-21 (2026-10-21) |
| Food and drug rate, interstate sales | not returned | 2025-10-01 to 2027-09-30 | rates-DC-2026-10-21 (2026-10-21) |
Identification
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Code in the state's files | 11 |
| FIPS code | 11 |
| Type | State Taxing Authority |
| Source | one statewide rate (District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue) |
| Record | st:DC:rate:11:2025-10-01 |
Sources
- District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue published rate, District of Columbia — District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue. rates-DC.json, source date 2026-10-21. https://otr.cfo.dc.gov/release/notice-oct-1-2025-tax-changes
- Published by Olympus on Oct 22, 2026.
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- District of Columbia: every sales tax rate — state page