Tobacco Tax is a tax levied on the wholesale sale of all tobacco products in the City of Tuscaloosa’s city limits and police jurisdiction.
Tobacco Tax is paid monthly and is due by the 20th of the month following the period in which you are filing. Any Tobacco Tax paid after this date will accrue additional penalties and interest. Tobacco Tax may be paid by submitting the form available on our Forms Page.
Tobacco Tax Rates
City Limits:
Cigarettes $0.10 per 20 cigarettes or fraction thereof
Cigars $0.03 per cigar, sold individually, and not as part of a package or carton
All Other Forms of Tobacco $0.10 per individual package
Police Jurisdiction:
Cigarettes $0.05 per 20 cigarettes or fraction thereof
Cigars $0.015 per cigar, sold individually, and not as part of a package or carton
All Other Forms of Tobacco $0.05 per individual package