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Selling Apparel Online: Clothing Sales Tax Exemptions in New York ($110), Massachusetts ($175), New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Minnesota
Small business & company tax · Nov 9, 2026

Selling Apparel Online: Clothing Sales Tax Exemptions in New York ($110), Massachusetts ($175), New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Minnesota

New York exempts clothing and footwear under $110 an item from its 4% state tax, with local tax depending on the locality; Massachusetts exempts the first $175 of each item; New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Minnesota generally exempt clothing but tax accessories, fur and sport or protective gear. Marketplaces handle their orders; your own store is on you.

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From SHEIN Supplier to Your Own Brand: Keep Supplying, Form a U.S. Subsidiary, or Go Semi-Managed? Who Pays the Tariffs and U.S. Tax
Going global: US companies · Nov 9, 2026

From SHEIN Supplier to Your Own Brand: Keep Supplying, Form a U.S. Subsidiary, or Go Semi-Managed? Who Pays the Tariffs and U.S. Tax

As a SHEIN supplier, SHEIN prices, sells and imports, and the factory generally files nothing in the U.S. Selling your own brand changes that: a U.S. subsidiary imports and sells, files Form 1120 and 5472 and needs arm's-length purchase prices; a Chinese company selling semi-managed from a U.S. warehouse faces trade-or-business questions and often a 1120-F with Form 8833.

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