There are price limits for items, but no limit on the number of qualifying items you can purchase, tax-free.
Here’s a list of emergency preparation supplies that qualify for the tax holiday:
Less Than $75
• Batteries, single or multipack (AAA cell, AA cell, C cell, D cell, 6-volt or 9-volt)
• Can openers – nonelectric
• Coolers and ice chests for food storage – nonelectric
• First aid kits
• Fuel containers
• Ground anchor systems and tie-down kits
• Hatchets and axes
• Ice products – reusable and artificial
• Mobile telephone batteries and mobile telephone chargers
• Portable self-powered radios, including two-way and weather band radios
• Smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and carbon monoxide detectors
• Tarps and other plastic sheeting
Less Than $300
• Hurricane shutters
• Emergency ladders
Less Than $3,000
• Portable generators
Things Not Included in the Tax-Free Holiday
• Medical masks and face masks
• Cleaning supplies, such as disinfectants and bleach wipes
• Gloves, including leather, fabric, latex and types used in health care
• Toilet paper
• Batteries for automobiles, boats and other motorized vehicles
• Camping stoves
• Camping supplies
• Chainsaws
• Plywood
• Extension ladders
• Stepladders
• Tents
• Repair or replacement parts for emergency preparation supplies
• Services performed on, or related to, emergency preparation supplies
