What is the sales tax in Missouri?
Combined rate, the threshold that makes you register, and the rules that decide what you charge.
The Missouri state sales tax rate is 4.225%. Local rates average 4.18%, for a combined average of 8.405%, and reach 12% in the highest jurisdictions. A remote seller has to register once sales into Missouri pass $100,000 in sales into the state over the previous 12 months, reviewed quarterly. Charge the rate at the buyer’s address.
- State rate
- 4.225%
- Average local rate
- 4.18%
- Combined average
- 8.405%
- Highest in the state
- 12%
Do you have to register?
Economic nexus threshold
$100,000
Measured over the previous 12 months, reviewed quarterly. 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 Charge the rate at the buyer’s address.
- Is shipping taxed Depends how you state it. Separately stated delivery is exempt when shipping is optional to the buyer.
- Clothing Taxed at the same rate as everything else.
- Groceries Reduced 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 Missouri Department of Revenue. This state runs its own registration.
Worth knowing about Missouri
- Missouri was the last state to adopt economic nexus, effective 2023.
- Groceries are taxed at a reduced 1.225% state rate.
Missouri sales tax questions
What is the sales tax rate in Missouri?
The state rate is 4.225%. Local jurisdictions add an average of 4.18% on top, which puts the typical combined rate at 8.405% and the highest at 12%. Because the rate follows the address, the figure you charge depends on where the order is going.
When does a remote seller have to register in Missouri?
Once sales into the state pass $100,000 in sales into the state over the previous 12 months, reviewed quarterly. 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 Missouri?
Depends how you state it. Separately stated delivery is exempt when shipping is optional to the buyer.
Is clothing taxed in Missouri?
Clothing is taxed at the same rate as other goods. Missouri does not exempt apparel.
Where the authoritative number is
Rates and thresholds change, and the Missouri Department of Revenue 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 Missouri 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 Missouri Department of Revenue or a tax professional.