# New Jersey state sales tax rate

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New Jersey's state sales and use tax rate is 6.625% (general rate, intrastate sales) on 2026-10-22 (effective 2018-01-01), in the state's Streamlined Sales Tax rate file NJR2018Q1OCT16.

A published rate is not the tax due on a sale: taxability, sourcing, nexus and exemptions all change what is owed.

Notes:

- 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.
- New Jersey's Urban Enterprise Zone and Salem County reduced rates apply only to qualified sellers' in-person sales at their place of business there. They are not in the state's file and are never applied here.

## Rates on 2026-10-22

As published in New Jersey's Streamlined Sales Tax rate file. Rates are fractions of the sale price.

| Rate | Value | Effective | Source file |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General rate, intrastate sales | 6.625% | 2018-01-01 to open-ended | [NJR2018Q1OCT16 (2026-01-22)](https://www.streamlinedsalestax.org/ratesandboundry/Rates/NJR2018Q1OCT16.zip) |
| General rate, interstate sales | 6.625% | 2018-01-01 to open-ended | [NJR2018Q1OCT16 (2026-01-22)](https://www.streamlinedsalestax.org/ratesandboundry/Rates/NJR2018Q1OCT16.zip) |
| Food and drug rate, intrastate sales | 6.625% | 2018-01-01 to open-ended | [NJR2018Q1OCT16 (2026-01-22)](https://www.streamlinedsalestax.org/ratesandboundry/Rates/NJR2018Q1OCT16.zip) |
| Food and drug rate, interstate sales | 6.625% | 2018-01-01 to open-ended | [NJR2018Q1OCT16 (2026-01-22)](https://www.streamlinedsalestax.org/ratesandboundry/Rates/NJR2018Q1OCT16.zip) |

## Identification

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Level | State |
| Code in the state's files | 34 |
| FIPS code | 34 |
| Type of taxing authority (X12 1721) | 45 State Taxing Authority |
| Source | Streamlined Sales Tax rate and boundary files |
| Record | sst:NJ:rate:45:34:2018-01-01:9999-01-31 |

## Sources

- Streamlined Sales Tax rate file, New Jersey (Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board (file posted by the state)), NJR2018Q1OCT16.zip, effective quarter 2018Q1, source date 2026-01-22: https://www.streamlinedsalestax.org/ratesandboundry/Rates/NJR2018Q1OCT16.zip
- Published by Olympus: Oct 21, 2026 (2026-10-21T23:05:51.144Z)
- Source: the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board rate and boundary files, as posted by each member state. The Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board does not certify Olympus or its use of the data; Olympus is not a Certified Service Provider.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
curl -s "https://api.olympus.new-odyssey.com/v1/sales-tax/states/NJ/jurisdictions?level=state" -H "X-API-Key: $OLYMPUS_API_KEY"
```

Try it without an API key (keyless demo, a few requests per minute per IP address):

```sh
curl -s "https://api.olympus.new-odyssey.com/v1/sales-tax/states/NJ/jurisdictions?level=state"
```

API reference: https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/docs/sales-tax

## Related pages

- [New Jersey: every sales tax rate](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/sales-tax/nj) - state page

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