VAPE EXCISE TAXES NATIONWIDE BY STATE - UPDATED MARCH 2022 March 11 2022

Does the state you live in affect how much your vapes will cost?  Absolutely!  Different states charge a different amount of additional tax on vapor products that is specific to the state you reside in.  Many states do not have an excise tax on vapor products, whereas many states like Minnesota have insane taxes (95% of the products wholesale cost) that more less are designed to push vapers back to traditional cigarettes.  Some states may charge flat percentage whereas other states have highly complex systems that vary according to nicotine content or wholesale cost.  Here is a comprehensive list of electronic cigarettes taxes per state, as of March 2022:

Alabamano taxNo
Alaskano taxNo
Arizonano taxNo
Arkansasno taxNo
California56.93% wholesaleNo
Colorado35% manufacturer list priceNo
Connecticut10% wholesale open, $0.40/ml closedNo
Delaware$0.05/mlNo
District of Columbia80% wholesaleNo
Floridano taxNo
Georgia0.05/ml closed replaceable cartridge, 7% wholesale open & wholesale single-use closedYes
Hawaiino taxNo
Idahono taxNo
Illinois15% wholesaleYes
Indianano taxNo
Iowano taxNo
Kansas$0.05/mlYes
Kentucky15% wholesale open, $1.50/cartridge closedYes
Louisiana$0.05/mlNo
Maine43% wholesaleYes
Maryland12% of retail, 60% of retail on 5ml or moreNo
Massachusetts75% wholesaleYes
Michiganno taxNo
Minnesota95% wholesaleNo
Mississippino taxNo
Missourino taxNo
Montanano taxNo
Nebraskano taxNo
Nevada30% wholesaleYes
New Hampshire8% wholesale open, $0.30/ml closedNo
New Jersey10% of retail open, $0.10/ml closedNo
New Mexico12.5% of wholesale open, $0.50/cartridge closedYes
New York20% retailYes
North Carolina$0.05/mlNo
North Dakotano taxNo
Ohio$0.10/mlNo
Oklahomano taxNo
Oregon65% wholesaleYes
Pennsylvania40% wholesaleYes
Rhode Islandno taxNo
South Carolinano taxNo
South Dakotano taxNo
Tennesseeno taxNo
Texasno taxNo
Utah56% wholesaleYes
Vermont92% wholesaleYes
Virginia$0.066/mlNo
Washington$0.09/ml open, $0.27/ml closedYes
West Virginia$0.075/mlYes
Wisconsin$0.05/mlYes
Wyoming15% wholesaleNo

 

If you are alarmed at any of these numbers you should definitely contact your elected officials.