2024 New Britain, Connecticut Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - New Britain

6.35%

2024 New Britain sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

The New Britain, Connecticut sales tax is 6.35% , the same as the Connecticut state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, Connecticut does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

• The New Britain Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within New Britain
• Groceries are exempt from the New Britain and Connecticut state sales taxes
• New Britain collects a 0% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Connecticut law
• New Britain has a higher sales tax than 100% of Connecticut's other cities and counties

New Britain Connecticut Sales Tax Exemptions

In most states, essential purchases like medicine and groceries are exempted from the sales tax or eligible for a lower sales tax rate. New Britain doesn't collect sales tax on purchases of most groceries. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Connecticut state excise taxes in addition to the sales tax.

Note that in some areas, items like alcohol and prepared food (including restaurant meals and some premade supermarket items) are charged at a higher sales tax rate than general purchases. Connecticut's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in New Britain.

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All merchants operating in New Britain must automatically calculate the sales tax due on each purchase made and include it in separately in the receipt. Goods bought for resale or other business use may be exempted from the sales tax. If you purchase goods online or through the mail and do not pay any sales tax, you are expected to pay use tax to the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services . For more details, see the Connecticut sales tax.

New Britain Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The New Britain sales tax region partially or fully covers 4 zip codes in Connecticut. Remember that ZIP codes do not necessarily match up with municipal and tax region borders, so some of these zip codes may overlap with other nearby tax districts. You can find sales taxes by zip code in Connecticut here

Additional Resources & Disclaimer - New Britain Sales Tax

While we make every effort to ensure that our information on the New Britain sales tax is up to date, we can offer no warranty as to the accuracy of the data provided. Please let us know if any of our data is incorrect, and we will update our database as soon as possible.

• Learn more about the Connecticut sales tax
• View Connecticut sales taxes by county
• New Britain sales tax rate map (by SalesTaxHandbook)

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