COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s tax-free weekend on school essentials is from Friday to Sunday.
[ WSOC SPECIAL SECTION: 9 Back to School ]
Several back-to-school items are exempt of the state’s 6% sales tax, including clothes, accessories, school supplies, shoes, backpacks and computers.
List of exempted items:
- Art supplies for school
- Athletic uniforms
- Backpacks
- Bedding
- Blankets
- Coats and jackets
- Clothing
- Computers
- Computer parts and accessories (when sold as a package with a computer)
- Diapers
- Earbuds and headphones
- Flash drives
- Gloves and mittens
- Musical instruments for school
- Pillows
- Printers and printer supplies
- Purses and handbags
- School supplies
- Shoes and footwear
- Sleepwear
- Socks and underwear
- Towels
- Uniforms (band, scouts, school, sports)
The following items are not exempt: Any rented clothing or footwear; any item (whether sold or leased) used in a trade or business; any item placed on layaway or similar deferred payment and delivery plan.
Some other examples of non-exempt items are:
- Briefcases and wallets
- Cameras
- Cellphones and smartphones
- Cleaning supplies
- Computers used in a business
- Cosmetics
- eReaders
- Furniture
- Glasses and contacts
- Jewelry
- Mattresses and box springs
- Office supplies
- Sports equipment (baseball mitts, helmets, life jackets and vests, mouth guards, pads, etc.)
- Video game consoles
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