TAX-FREE SHOPPING GUIDE

AVOID SALES TAX WITH PACKAGE FORWARDING

You can use package forwarding to enjoy tax-free
shopping from any state. Get an address in
Oregon (where there is no state sales tax), shop
online tax-free, then forward your items to your
home state. Use this guide to help calculate how
much youll save!

TAX-FREE
SHOPPING GUIDE
AVOID SALES TAX WITH PACKAGE
FORWARDING

HOW
MUCH
COULD
YOU SAVE
ON SALES
TAX?

TWO WAYS TO SAVE!

An OPAS

High-value Items

membership really

The quickest and easiest way to save money by avoiding sales tax is
to purchase high-value items. Computers, mobile phones, &
electronics; clothing, shoes, & jewelry; home furnishings & minor
appliances are some of the items popular with our members.

means 10% off every

Consolidated Items

single purchase we
make, anywhere.
Even less expensive

Even if youre not planning any large purchases, you can still use
package forwarding to save money by avoiding sales tax. Most
people make hundreds of dollars in purchases each month, and
thousands each year. Items that may cost only $20 or $30 quickly add
up. Think about items you buy regularly, like household, bath, &
kitchen products. You can buy these items one at a time, store them at
OPAS, and then forward them to your state when youre ready; or, try
buying in bulk from warehouse stores!

items can add up to

real savings. Thanks
for this great service!
--Michelle S.,
California

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

To help calculate how much youll save using package forwarding, use
the table below. Your state is listed in the first column. The Sales Tax,
including maximum local, county, or municipal taxes, is listed in the
second column. The Savings column lists the amount youll Save
according to the total of your Purchases.
State
Your State

Sales Tax
10%

Savings
Purchases Save
$300
$30
$500
$50
$1000
$100

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TAX-FREE SAVINGS!
State

Sales Tax

Alabama

10%

Alaska

7%

Arizona

10.6%

California

10.75%

Colorado

8%

Connecticut

6%

District of
Columbia

6%

Florida

7.5%

Georgia

8%

Hawaii

4.712%

Idaho

6%

Illinois

11.5%

Indiana

9%

Iowa

7%

Savings
Purchased Save
$300
$30
$500
$50
$1000
$100
$300
$21
$500
$35
$1000
$70
$300
$31.80
$500
$53
$1000
$106
$300
$32.25
$500
$53.75
$1000
$107.50
$300
$24
$500
$40
$1000
$80
$300
$18
$500
$30
$1000
$60
$300
$18
$500
$30
$1000
$60
$300
$22.50
$500
$37.50
$1000
$75
$300
$24
$500
$40
$1000
$80
$300
$12.36
$500
$23.56
$1000
$47.12
$300
$18
$500
$30
$1000
$60
$300
$34.50
$500
$57.50
$1000
$115.00
$300
$27
$500
$45
$1000
$90
$300
$21

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Kansas

8.65%

Kentucky

6%

Louisiana

9%

Maine

5%

Maryland

6%

Massachusetts

6.25%

Michigan

6%

Minnesota

7.775%

Mississippi

9%

Missouri

9.241%

Montana

3%

Nebraska

7%

Nevada

8.1%

New Jersey

7%

$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000

$35
$70
$25.95
$43.25
$86.50
$18
$30
$60
$27
$45
$90
$15
$25
$50
$18
$30
$60
$18.75
$31.25
$62.50
$18
$30
$60
$23.25
$38.75
$77.50
$27
$45
$900
$27.72
$46.21
$92.41
$9
$15
$30
$21
$35
$70
$24.30
$40.50
$81.00
$21
$35
$70

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New Mexico

8.5625%

New York

8.875%

North Carolina

8.25%

North Dakota

5%

Ohio

7.75%

Oklahoma

8.5%

Pennsylvania

8%

Puerto Rico

7%

Rhode Island

7%

South Carolina

9%

South Dakota

6%

Tennessee

9.75%

Texas

8.25%

Utah

8.35%

Vermont

7%

$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500

$25.69
$42.81
$85.63
$26.63
$44.38
$88.75
$24.75
$41.25
$82.50
$15
$25
$50
$23.25
$38.75
$77.50
$25.50
$42.50
$85
$24
$40
$80
$21
$35
$70
$21
$35
$70
$27
$45
$900
$18
$30
$60
$29.25
$48.75
$97.50
$24.75
$41.25
$82.50
$25.05
$41.75
$83.50
$21
$35

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Virginia

5%

Washington

9.5%

West Virginia

6%

Wisconsin

5.6%

Wyoming

7%

$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000
$300
$500
$1000

$70
$15
$25
$50
$28.50
$47.50
$95.00
$18
$30
$60
$16.80
$28
$56
$21
$35
$70

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