Florida's Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday: May 28 - June 10, 2022
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Florida Department of Revenue

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Consumers can purchase qualifying disaster preparedness supplies exempt from tax during the 2022 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. Passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the sales tax holiday begins Saturday May 28 and extends through Friday, June 10. The Department of Revenue created this webpage to provide information and promotional materials for consumers, businesses, and other interested parties.

ALLOWABLE TAX-FREE ITEMS

Selling for $2 or less:  
• Cans or pouches of wet pet food

Selling for $15 or less:
• Manual can openers
• Collapsible or travel-sized food or water bowls for pets
• Cat litter pans
• Pet waste disposal bags
• Hamster or rabbit substrate

Selling for $20 or less:
• Reusable ice
• Leashes, collars, and muzzles for pets
• Pet pads

Selling for $30 or less:
• Bags of dry pet food weighing 15 or fewer pounds

Selling for $40 or less:
• Portable self-powered light sources
• Pet beds

Selling for $50 or less:
• Portable self-powered radios, two-way radios, or weather-band radios
• Gas or diesel fuel tanks
• Batteries, including rechargeablebatteries, listed sizes only:
     ○ AA-cell
     ○ AAA-cell
     ○ C-cell
     ○ D-cell
     ○ 6-volt
     ○ 9-volt

Selling for $60 or less:
• Nonelectric food storage coolers
• Portable power banks

Selling for $70 or less:
• Smoke detectors or smoke alarms
• Fire extinguishers
• Carbon monoxide detectors
• Tarpaulins or other flexible waterproof sheeting
• Ground anchor systems
• Portable pet kennels

Selling for $100 or less:
• Portable generators used to provide light or communications or to preserve food in a power outage
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