2025 West Chester, Pennsylvania Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - West Chester

6.00%

2025 West Chester sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

The West Chester, Pennsylvania sales tax is 6.00% , the same as the Pennsylvania state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, Pennsylvania does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

• The West Chester Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within West Chester
• Groceries and clothing are exempt from the West Chester and Pennsylvania state sales taxes
• West Chester collects a 0% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under Pennsylvania law
• West Chester has a lower sales tax than 66.7% of Pennsylvania's other cities and counties

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

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All merchants operating in West Chester 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 Pennsylvania Department of Revenue . For more details, see the Pennsylvania sales tax.

West Chester Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The West Chester sales tax region partially or fully covers 5 zip codes in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania here

Additional Resources & Disclaimer - West Chester Sales Tax

While we make every effort to ensure that our information on the West Chester 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 Pennsylvania sales tax
• View Pennsylvania sales taxes by county
• West Chester sales tax rate map (by SalesTaxHandbook)

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