Minnesota: Tobacco Excise Taxes

Minnesota Cigarette and Tobacco Excise Taxes

In addition to (or instead of) traditional sales taxes, cigarettes and other tobacco products are subject to excise taxes on both the Minnesota and Federal levels. Excise taxes on tobacco are implemented by every state, as are excises on alcohol and motor fuels like gasoline.

• Other Minnesota Excise Taxes:
• Alcohol
• Tobacco
• Fuel

Current Minnesota Tobacco Excise Tax Rates

The primary excise taxes on tobacco in Minnesota are on cigarettes, though many states also have taxes on other tobacco products like cigars, snuff, or e-cigarettes. The tax on cigarettes is $3.776 (total) per pack of 20 cigarettes and little cigars and there is a tax on tobacco and moist snuff of 95% of their wholesale price. In Minnesota, sales tax is applied to cigarettes at a wholesale level, not at the consumer level.

Minnesota Cigarette Tax - $3.00 / pack

In Minnesota, cigarettes are subject to a state excise tax of $3.00 per pack of 20. Cigarettes are also subject to Minnesota sales tax of approximately $0.54 per pack, which adds up to a total tax per pack of $3.54.

The average cost of a pack of cigarettes in Minnesota is $8.40, which is the 6th highest in the United States.

Minnesota Other Tobacco Products Tax - 95% / Wholesale Price

In Minnesota, other tobacco products are subject to a state excise tax of 95% / wholesale price as well as federal excise taxes (listed below).

The general tobacco tax also applies to vaping and e-cigarette products.

Minnesota Medical Marijuana Tax - 0.00%

Medical marijuana is legal in Minnesota, and is subject to state taxes. There are no federal excise taxes collected on marijuana, since it is still seen as illegal under Federal laws.

Currently, the Minnesota sales tax does not apply to medical marijuana

There is no state excise tax on medical marijuana paid by the consumer.

Payment of Minnesota Tobacco Excise Taxes

Payments of tobacco excise taxes are made by vendors, not by consumers, though the taxes will be passed on in the tobacco's retail price. Sales reports and payments of cigarettes and tobacco products are due on the 18th of each month.

Federal Tobacco Excise Taxes

The price of all tobacco products sold in Minnesota also includes Federal Tobacco excise taxes, which are collected from the manufacturer by the Tobacco and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and generally passed on to the consumer in the product's price. Federal excise tax rates on tobacco products are as follows:

Cigars and Cigarettes

Other Tobacco Products

There are also federal excise taxes on cigarette rolling paper and cigarette tubes.