t about New Jersey or Canada? If I come into NY with stuff I bought in another state or country will I have to pay a sales tax on that?..............cars, groceries, clothing, appliances..............
Shouldn’t “Dutry Free” kick in? I mean, if they really ARE a sovereign nation, shouldn’t it be like shopping duty free?
Yes, for purchases in the U.S. According to NY State Sales Tax law, if you travel to another state, purchase an item or items, and bring them back to your NY State residence for use, you are required to pay sales tax on those items. In the NY State tax forms instructions, they cite a person's purchasing a book in New Hampshire and taking it back to your home in NY State, as an example of when you would owe sales tax.
As well, if you purchase an item in another NY State county, and took it to your home county to use, you may be responsible to pay additional sales tax if the county you reside in has a higher tax rate than the county you bought it in.
Then of course there's the tax you owe for online, catalog or phone orders purchased from other states.
I buy a lot of used books online. So far I haven't had to pay sales tax on them, but how long that will last is anybody's guess.