HiBeing a European we are not used to having the tax added at the end and not on the as seen price of an article. Coming to the states this year to buy an RV and looking at all the extras we will need on line at the moment!On line shops (Amazon etc) do not seem to add sales tax. Does this mean that buying at Camping World / harborfreight etc the prices are different on line to going in the shop?ThanksAlan

Depends on what state you are in. If the online store does not have a physical presence in a state, then no tax is paid. Tennessee had no tax on stuff from Amazon until they put a DC in the state.

I think your VAT is much more than our sales taxes which run about 6-8%??? On a RV, we don't pay a standard sales tax, it is a fee added to register/license/title it and varies with the state you title/license it.bumpy

But then they get you with "shipping charges" which sometimes are more that the original costs. At the stores, shipping charges are part of the price. As a customer, you are gonna pay it, regardless.

cencerrita wrote:HiBeing a European we are not used to having the tax added at the end and not on the as seen price of an article. Coming to the states this year to buy an RV and looking at all the extras we will need on line at the moment!On line shops (Amazon etc) do not seem to add sales tax. Does this mean that buying at Camping World / harborfreight etc the prices are different on line to going in the shop?ThanksAlanThe way to find out for sure if sales tax will be added to an online purchase is to go through the checkout process with one item and see if there is a line item for tax. You can always abandon the checkout process before you actually pay.

Some states in the US don't have any sales tax.Sometimes it makes sense to plan larger purchases for when you are in a tax-free state.

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4X4Dodger
Explorer II
Feb 16, 2015
cencerrita wrote:
Hi
Being a European we are not used to having the tax added at the end and not on the as seen price of an article. Coming to the states this year to buy an RV and looking at all the extras we will need on line at the moment!
On line shops (Amazon etc) do not seem to add sales tax. Does this mean that buying at Camping World / harborfreight etc the prices are different on line to going in the shop?
Thanks
Alan

The way to find out for sure if sales tax will be added to an online purchase is to go through the checkout process with one item and see if there is a line item for tax. You can always abandon the checkout process before you actually pay.
Johno02
Explorer
Feb 16, 2015
But then they get you with "shipping charges" which sometimes are more that the original costs. At the stores, shipping charges are part of the price. As a customer, you are gonna pay it, regardless.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Feb 16, 2015
I think your VAT is much more than our sales taxes which run about 6-8%??? On a RV, we don't pay a standard sales tax, it is a fee added to register/license/title it and varies with the state you title/license it.
bumpy
Johno02
Explorer
Feb 16, 2015
Depends on what state you are in. If the online store does not have a physical presence in a state, then no tax is paid. Tennessee had no tax on stuff from Amazon until they put a DC in the state.

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