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North Carolina (NC) Sales Tax Rates by City. The state sales tax rate in North Carolina is 4.750%. With local taxes, the total sales tax rate is between 6.750% and 7.500%. North Carolina has recent rate changes (Wed Apr 01 2015). Select the North Carolina city from the list of popular cities below to see its current sales tax rate.
North Carolina Sales Tax Holidays in 2013. A sales tax holiday is a special time period in which you are allowed to purchase certain items without having to pay the North Carolina sales tax. The North Carolina sales tax is 4.75%, so taking advantage of a North Carolina sales tax holiday to buy $500.00 worth of goods would save you a total of $23.75. North Carolina has seven sales tax holidays throughout the year on a variety of goods.