2024 Las Cruces, New Mexico Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Las Cruces

5.13%

2024 Las Cruces sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

The Las Cruces, New Mexico sales tax is 5.13% , the same as the New Mexico state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, New Mexico does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

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

Las Cruces New Mexico 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. Las Cruces doesn't collect sales tax on purchases of most groceries. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional New Mexico 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. New Mexico's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Las Cruces.

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All merchants operating in Las Cruces 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 New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department . For more details, see the New Mexico sales tax.

Las Cruces Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Las Cruces sales tax region partially or fully covers 9 zip codes in New Mexico. 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 New Mexico here

Additional Resources & Disclaimer - Las Cruces Sales Tax

While we make every effort to ensure that our information on the Las Cruces 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 New Mexico sales tax
• View New Mexico sales taxes by county
• Las Cruces sales tax rate map (by SalesTaxHandbook)

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