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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.
Sales and Use Tax. Under Virginia law, most purchases of tangible personal property are subject to both state and local sales and use taxes. The general sales tax rate for Virginia is 5.3 percent--of that, 4.3 percent goes to the state and 1 percent goes to the locality. In the Northern Virginia region there is an additional 0.7 percent state tax for transportation, bringing the total state and local sales tax to 6 percent.