# Pennsylvania state sales tax rate

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Pennsylvania's state sales and use tax rate is 6% (general rate, intrastate sales) on 2026-10-23 (effective 2026-01-01), from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue's published rates (rates-PA-2026-10-21).

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.
- Pennsylvania: 6% state rate plus 1% in Allegheny County and 2% in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Department of Revenue). Act 21 of 2026 sources these local taxes to the delivery location for tax years after December 31, 2025; the Department enforces it from October 1, 2026. The county comes from Census boundaries.
- 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 2026-10-23

As published in the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue's rates. Rates are fractions of the sale price.

| Rate | Value | Effective | Source file |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General rate, intrastate sales | 6% | 2026-01-01 to open-ended | [rates-PA-2026-10-21 (2026-10-21)](https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax.html) |
| General rate, interstate sales | 6% | 2026-01-01 to open-ended | [rates-PA-2026-10-21 (2026-10-21)](https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax.html) |
| Food and drug rate, intrastate sales | not returned | 2026-01-01 to open-ended | [rates-PA-2026-10-21 (2026-10-21)](https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax.html) |
| Food and drug rate, interstate sales | not returned | 2026-01-01 to open-ended | [rates-PA-2026-10-21 (2026-10-21)](https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax.html) |

## Identification

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Level | State |
| Code in the state's files | 42 |
| FIPS code | 42 |
| Type | State Taxing Authority |
| Source | Pennsylvania Department of Revenue rates on Census county areas |
| Record | st:PA:rate:42:2026-01-01 |

## Sources

- Pennsylvania Department of Revenue published rate, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Department of Revenue), rates-PA.json, source date 2026-10-21: https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax.html
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T22:15:42.100Z)

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```sh
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```

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```sh
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```

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## Related pages

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

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