South Carolina: Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
South Carolina holds an annual Tax Free Weekend on the first weekend of August, plus a gun sales tax holiday after Thanksgiving.
From the first Friday in August through Sunday, clothing, accessories, shoes, school supplies, computers and bed and bath items are exempt from state and local sales tax, with no price caps in the statute; in 2026 it ran August 7 to 9. Jewelry, cosmetics, eyewear, watches, furniture and layaway sales are excluded. State law also exempts handguns, rifles and shotguns during a 'Second Amendment Weekend' on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Conditions
- First Friday in August through the following Sunday
- Clothing, accessories, footwear, school supplies, computers and software, bed and bath items
- Excludes jewelry, cosmetics, eyewear, wallets, watches, furniture, layaway and rentals
- Second Amendment Weekend: handguns, rifles and shotguns, Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving
What the law says
sales taking place during a period beginning 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August ... ending at twelve midnight the following Sunday of: (i) clothing;
Sources
- S.C. Code § 12-36-2120(57) and (76) Official · scstatehouse.gov
- SCDOR, Tax Free Weekend Official · dor.sc.gov
- SCDOR news, South Carolina's 2026 Tax Free Weekend starts Friday, August 7 Official · dor.sc.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- South Carolina Department of Revenue
- Phone
- 1-844-898-8542
- Website
- dor.sc.gov
How bordering states compare
- Georgia No tax-free periodGeorgia has no sales tax holiday now; its last back-to-school and energy-efficient holidays were in 2016.
- North Carolina No tax-free periodNorth Carolina has no sales tax holiday. The law that created its holidays was repealed effective July 1, 2014.
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