What is the sales tax in Alaska?
Combined rate, the threshold that makes you register, and the rules that decide what you charge.
Alaska does not levy a statewide sales tax, but its boroughs and cities levy their own. Local rates average 1.82%, for a combined average of 1.82%, and reach 7.85% in the highest jurisdictions. A remote seller has to register once sales into Alaska pass $100,000 in sales into the state over the current or previous calendar year. There is no statewide rate, so charge the local rate at the buyer’s address.
- State rate
- 0%
- Average local rate
- 1.82%
- Combined average
- 1.82%
- Highest in the state
- 7.85%
Do you have to register?
Economic nexus threshold
$100,000
Measured over the current or previous calendar year. Order count does not matter here, only the dollar figure. Physical presence — staff, an office, or stock sitting in a 3PL in the state — creates the obligation immediately, before any threshold applies.
What you charge, and on what
- Which address sets the rate There is no statewide rate, so charge the local rate at the buyer’s address.
- Is shipping taxed Taxable. Treatment is set by each borough or city, so a delivery charge can be taxable in one town and not the next.
- Clothing Taxed. Local jurisdictions set their own exemptions; several exempt clothing entirely.
- Groceries Taxed at the full rate
- Marketplace sales Amazon, Walmart, Etsy, and eBay collect and remit on the orders they process. Sales through your own store stay yours to collect on.
- Registering Register directly with the Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission. This state runs its own registration.
Worth knowing about Alaska
- There is no statewide sales tax. Boroughs and cities levy their own, and remote sellers register once with the Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission rather than with each town.
- The 200-transaction test was removed at the start of 2025, so the $100,000 figure is now the only trigger.
Alaska sales tax questions
What is the sales tax rate in Alaska?
There is no statewide rate. Local jurisdictions set their own, averaging 1.82% and reaching 7.85%.
When does a remote seller have to register in Alaska?
Once sales into the state pass $100,000 in sales into the state over the current or previous calendar year. Order count does not matter here — the dollar figure is the only trigger. Physical presence, including inventory held at a 3PL in the state, creates the obligation immediately, before any threshold applies.
Is shipping taxable in Alaska?
Taxable. Treatment is set by each borough or city, so a delivery charge can be taxable in one town and not the next.
Is clothing taxed in Alaska?
Taxed. Local jurisdictions set their own exemptions; several exempt clothing entirely.
Where the authoritative number is
Rates and thresholds change, and the Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission sets them. Check there before you register or file.
Other states with a $100,000 threshold
Know before you cross the line
The threshold above is easy to read and hard to track, because it counts sales from your store, your marketplaces, and your wholesale accounts together. Endless keeps those on one source of truth, so what you have sold into Alaska this year is a number you already have rather than one you assemble after the fact.
This page is a reference, not tax advice. Confirm registration and filing decisions with the Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission or a tax professional.