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Kansas sales tax rates by ZIP code
City, county and special district rates apply.
Counts and the combined rate range are drawn from our October 2026 file. Rates change monthly.
What you actually have to charge in Kansas
Local jurisdictions add their own rate on top, so the rate you must actually charge is almost never the state rate.
- State base rate6.5%
- Local taxesYes — city, county and/or special district rates apply on top
- ShippingTaxable either way — separate or combined with handling
- Taxing jurisdictions we track778
- ZIP codes with more than one rate455 of 747 (61%) — a single rate per ZIP code would be wrong for these
- Update frequencyMonthly, delivered two business days before the month begins
See the KS data before you buy. Every edition has a free sample file cut from our October 2026 file, with the full state, county, city and district breakdown exactly as it ships, including 30 KS rows.
What's in the Kansas rate file
Kansas data ships inside every edition — we do not sell single-state files. Each row carries the ZIP code, county and city name, the rate at each jurisdiction level, the combined total, and whether shipping is taxable. The higher editions add district reporting codes, FIPS codes, effective dates and sales tax holiday windows.
Research
Official Kansas sales tax resources
Every link below goes to an official Kansas government source, not to us. The state is always the authority — our file is how you avoid checking it by hand every month.
- Kansas Department of RevenueThe agency that administers sales tax in Kansas (opens in a new tab)
- Sales & use tax sectionRules, guidance and forms straight from the agency (opens in a new tab)
- Official rate lookupCheck a rate at the source, by address or jurisdiction (opens in a new tab)
- Downloadable rate tablesThe state's own rate and boundary files (opens in a new tab)
- Local & municipal taxHow cities and counties handle their share (opens in a new tab)
- Register for a permitApply for a sales tax licence or permit (opens in a new tab)
- File and payThe state's online filing and payment portal (opens in a new tab)
How local tax works in Kansas. State-collected. Cities and counties levy local sales tax, but each retailer reports and remits the total of state and local tax to the Department, which then distributes it.
Worth knowing. A Streamlined member using destination-based sourcing. Returns require a jurisdiction code per location, so the ZIP and jurisdiction-code files matter as much as the rate. Registered retailers can batch-validate addresses through the SST web service.
Questions
Kansas sales tax questions
What is the sales tax rate in Kansas?
The statewide base rate is 6.5%. Local jurisdictions add their own rate on top, so the rate you must actually charge is almost never the state rate.
Is shipping taxable in Kansas?
Generally yes. In Kansas a delivery charge is taxable whether you bill it on its own or roll it in with handling.
That distinction catches people out, which is why our file carries both flags — TAX_SHIPPING_ALONE and TAX_SHIPPING_AND_HANDLING_TOGETHER — on every row, for the specific jurisdiction. Your system doesn't have to encode the rule.
How many sales tax jurisdictions are there in Kansas?
We track 778 bodies that actually levy a sales tax in Kansas — 95 counties, 338 cities and 345 special districts — across 747 KS ZIP codes. We count a county, city or district only where it charges something, not merely because it appears in the file.
Where can I download Kansas sales tax rates?
Every Sales Tax Systems edition includes Kansas along with the other 49 states, DC and Canada — we do not sell state-by-state files. Download a free sample to see the format and the KS rows in it.
Sales tax rates in other states
Kansas is one state. The file covers all of them.
Every edition includes all 50 states, DC and Canada, updated monthly, from $499/year.
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