Sales tax rate changes
South Carolina sales tax rate changes
Updated October 13, 2026
Last verified October 13, 2026. That is the UTC date the South Carolina Department of Revenue pages were retrieved. It is not an effective date.
US Sales Tax Rates monitors the sales tax publication South Carolina Department of Revenue posts for South Carolina: when the chart takes effect, how many jurisdictions changed, and what is coming next. It does not calculate tax on a sale.
Current South Carolina chart
The current South Carolina chart took effect May 1, 2026. It does not print an end date.
Every South Carolina jurisdiction on the loaded file is on the South Carolina rate chart.
Changes on the current South Carolina chart
1 jurisdiction changed on the Effective May 1, 2026 chart, compared with the previous South Carolina file.
The change took effect May 1, 2026.
Upcoming South Carolina changes
No upcoming South Carolina rate change is on file.
What is monitored
South Carolina Department of Revenue publishes the loaded sales tax chart for South Carolina.
The in-force chart is Effective May 1, 2026, effective May 1, 2026. The chart does not print an end date. It stays current until a newer official chart for this state replaces it. The retrieval check is not that effective date. The loaded file is a PDF.
The loaded file has 387 jurisdiction rows.
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
This note does not calculate tax on a sale.
Official South Carolina sources
These are official South Carolina Department of Revenue pages. The current rate file is found from these pages. A direct rate-file address is not linked here.
How the chart is checked
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
Nothing in this note is estimated. When a displayed figure disagrees with the official publication, the publication wins. That rule is recorded under corrections.
Rate monitoring is not a tax calculation
This note reports how the South Carolina publication is monitored. It does not calculate tax on a cart, invoice, ZIP code, or address, and it does not file a return.
Monitor South Carolina
Monitoring follows the official publication. The sample report shows the shape of a change row.
Latest in-force chart · Effective May 1, 2026
1 jurisdiction.
- Williamsburg
South Carolina · SC
8%State 6% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 2%Current rate
- Previous
- —
- Change (pts)
- No prior rate on the official chart
- Change effective
- May 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC
| Jurisdiction | Previous | Current rate | Change (pts) | Change effective | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WilliamsburgSouth Carolina · SC | — | 8%State 6% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 2% | No prior rate on the official chart | May 1, 2026 | October 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved PDF |
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