Florida’s 2024 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday will wrap up later this week.
Consumers may purchase qualifying disaster preparedness supplies that are exempt from tax through Friday, September 6. Eligible items include generators, batteries, and pet supplies, to list a few.
The holiday does not apply to rental or repair of any of the qualifying items, nor does it apply to sales in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport.
Customers will pay no sales tax on a wide variety of items bought in store and online, including:
$10 or less
- Wet dog or cat food if sold individually, or the equivalent if sold in a box or case.
$15 or less
- Manual can openers.
- Collapsible or travel-sized food or water bowls for pets.
- Cat litter pans.
- Pet waste disposal bags.
- Hamster or rabbit substrate.
$20 or less
- Reusable ice.
- Leashes, collars, and muzzles for pets.
- Pet pads.
$25 or less
- Cat litter weighing 25 or fewer pounds.
$40 or less
- Portable self-powered light sources.
- Pet beds.
$50 or less
- Portable self-powered radios, two-way radios, or weather-band radios.
- Gas or diesel fuel tanks.
- Batteries, including rechargeable batteries, in the following sizes only: AA-cell, AAA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt, and 9-volt.
$60 or less
- Nonelectric food storage coolers.
- Portable power banks.
$70 or less
- Smoke detectors or smoke alarms.
- Fire extinguishers.
- Carbon monoxide detectors.
$100 or less
- Tarpaulins or other flexible waterproof sheeting.
- Ground anchor systems.
- Portable pet kennels or pet carriers.
- Dry dog or cat food weighing 50 or fewer pounds.
- Over-the-counter pet medications.
$3,000 or less
- Portable generators used to provide light or communications, or to preserve food in a power outage.
For more information, including answers to frequently asked questions, visit the Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday website.