Sales tax in Miami for visitors: 7% in the shops, more on hotels and meals, and no refund
Florida sales tax for Miami visitors: 7% in Miami-Dade shops, 9% on a Miami Beach meal, 13% on a Miami hotel room, and why there is no tourist refund.
Коротко
- Shops in Miami: 7%: Florida's 6% plus Miami-Dade's 1% surtax, added at the register.
- Miami Beach restaurants: 9%: the 7% plus the city's 2% resort tax on food and drinks.
- Hotel rooms in Miami: 13% outside Miami Beach, Bal Harbour and Surfside.
- Refund for tourists: None; a sale to a buyer in the store counts as delivered in Florida.
- Nearby counties: Broward 7%, the Keys 7.5%, Palm Beach 6.5% in 2026.
Budget 7% on top of every price tag in Miami, more on rooms and Miami Beach meals, and do not plan on getting any of it back: Florida has no tax refund for visitors, and the only legal way around the tax is having the store ship the item out of state.
Сколько стоит
general grocery food is exempt in Florida; prepared food and anything sold as a meal is not
the 6% state rate plus a 0.5% school surtax
Miami, Miami Beach, Dolphin Mall, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Sawgrass Mills
Monroe County adds 1.5% to the state's 6%
7% plus the city's 2% resort tax on food and drinks in restaurants and bars
6% state, 1% county surtax, 3% county tourist tax and 3% convention development tax, outside Miami Beach, Bal Harbour and Surfside
How Florida sales tax works
Florida's general sales tax is 6%, and the Florida Department of Revenue says every sale, admission, storage or rental in the state is taxable unless the law exempts it. On top of that, most counties add a discretionary sales surtax, charged at the rate of the county where the item is delivered. In Miami-Dade that surtax is 1%, so the rate on a pair of sneakers in Brickell, a phone on Lincoln Road or a bag at Dolphin Mall is 7%.
Prices in US stores are shown before tax. The tax is added at the register, so a $100 price tag becomes $107 in Miami-Dade. There is no separate tourist rate and no exemption for visitors from other states or countries.
Sales tax by county around Miami, 2026
| County | Total rate | Where you meet it |
|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 7% (6% + 1%) | Miami, Miami Beach, Brickell, Aventura Mall, Dolphin Mall, Florida City outlets |
| Broward | 7% (6% + 1%) | Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Sawgrass Mills |
| Monroe | 7.5% (6% + 1.5%) | Key Largo to Key West |
| Palm Beach | 6.5% (6% + 0.5%) | Boca Raton, West Palm Beach |
The county surtax applies only to the first $5,000 of a single item. The Department of Revenue's own example for a 1% county such as Miami-Dade: on a $7,000 item, $420 state tax plus $50 surtax, $470 in total.
Florida Department of Revenue sales tax and surtax pages, and the Office of Economic and Demographic Research 2026 surtax table (edr.state.fl.us), checked October 2026
Hotels and restaurants: the extra local taxes
| Where | Hotel room | Restaurant bill |
|---|---|---|
| Miami, Brickell, downtown and the rest of Miami-Dade | 13%: 7% sales tax plus 3% tourist development tax and 3% convention development tax | 7%; food and drink sold in hotels can add a 2% county tax |
| Miami Beach | 7% sales tax plus the city's 4% resort tax, plus any county convention tax on the folio | 9%: 7% plus the city's 2% resort tax |
| Bal Harbour and Surfside | These towns can levy a municipal resort tax instead of the county tourist tax; check the folio | Check the receipt |
The state's 2026 table says Miami-Dade's tourist development tax is 3% countywide except in Bal Harbour, Miami Beach and Surfside. Short-term rentals of six months or less are taxed like hotels. Your folio itemizes each tax.
EDR 2026 local option tourist tax table (edr.state.fl.us), City of Miami Beach resort tax page (miamibeachfl.gov), Florida Statutes s. 212.0305, checked October 2026
Why there is no tax refund for tourists
Unlike a European VAT, Florida sales tax has no refund desk at the airport and no tax-free shopping form for foreign visitors. Florida law presumes that every retail sale made to a person physically present at the time of sale was delivered in Florida, and a sale delivered in Florida is taxed.
The one route the law gives you is export: goods count as exported when the seller hands them to a common carrier or forwarding agent for shipment out of the state, or mails them out of Florida. In practice that means asking the store to ship your purchase home. Shipping costs money and not every store offers it, so it only makes sense on an expensive item.
The sales tax holiday running now
Florida's 2026 Hunting, Fishing and Camping Sales Tax Holiday runs from September 1 to December 31, 2026. During it, no sales tax is due on items such as tents priced $200 or less, sleeping bags, camping stoves, portable hammocks and collapsible camping chairs at $50 or less, and camping lanterns and flashlights at $30 or less.
For fishing, rods and reels qualify at $75 or less each, or $150 or less sold as a set; tackle boxes and bags at $30 or less; and bait and tackle at $10 or less each, or $20 or less sold together. The holiday does not cover rentals or purchases for commercial use.
Перед выходом
- Add 7% to every shelf price in Miami-Dade and Broward; the tag never includes tax
- Expect 9% on restaurant bills in Miami Beach; tips are separate and not a tax
- Read your hotel folio: Miami rooms carry 13% in taxes outside Miami Beach, Bal Harbour and Surfside
- On a single item over $5,000, the county surtax stops at the first $5,000
- Groceries for home are tax-free; hot food and deli meals are not
- Keep receipts only for your own records and customs; there is nothing to claim back at MIA
Что спрашивают
What is the sales tax in Miami?
7%. Florida's state sales tax is 6%, and Miami-Dade County adds a 1% discretionary surtax. It applies in Miami, Miami Beach and the rest of the county.
Can tourists get a sales tax refund in Florida?
No. Florida has no refund program for visitors. The law presumes a sale to a buyer in the store was delivered in Florida, so it is taxed. Having the store ship the item out of state by carrier or mail is the legal route to avoid the tax.
What is the hotel tax in Miami?
13% in Miami-Dade outside Miami Beach, Bal Harbour and Surfside: 6% state, 1% county surtax, 3% tourist development tax and 3% convention development tax. In Miami Beach, the city's 4% resort tax applies instead of the county tourist tax.
Is food taxed in Florida?
Groceries bought to take home are generally exempt. Restaurant meals and prepared food are taxed at 7% in Miami-Dade, and Miami Beach adds a 2% resort tax on food and drinks.
Is sales tax higher in the Florida Keys?
Yes. Monroe County's total is 7.5%, against 7% in Miami-Dade and Broward.
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