What is Tennessee's cigarette tax per pack?

Tennessee's state cigarette excise tax is $0.62 per pack of 20 cigarettes. Cigarettes are also subject to a small per-cigarette enforcement fee and to ordinary state and local sales tax at checkout.

How much is the beer tax in Tennessee?

Tennessee's beer excise works out to roughly $1.29 per gallon, one of the highest beer tax rates in the country once the wholesale and privilege components are combined. This is added before sales tax.

What are the wine and spirits excise rates in Tennessee?

Wine is taxed at about $1.21 per gallon and distilled spirits at $4.40 per gallon under Tennessee's alcoholic-beverage tax schedule. Spirits sold for on-premise consumption also carry an additional 15% gross-receipts tax not included here.

Is excise tax the same as the price I pay at the register?

No. Excise tax is built into the wholesale price before you see it, then state and local sales tax is added on top at the register. This tool shows only the excise portion, so the shelf price will be higher once sales tax applies.

Why is Tennessee alcohol tax higher than neighboring states?

Tennessee combines comparatively high beer wholesale and privilege taxes and a 15% gross-receipts tax on liquor-by-the-drink, which pushes its effective alcohol taxation above many bordering states. The per-gallon spirits and wine rates are mid-to-high nationally.

Tennessee Cigarette & Alcohol Tax Calculator

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The Tennessee cigarette and alcohol tax calculator shows how much state excise tax is built into the price of tobacco and alcohol before you ever reach the register. Tennessee taxes cigarettes by the pack and alcohol by the gallon at rates that differ substantially from neighboring states, and these excise amounts are layered underneath the ordinary state and local sales tax.

How it works

Cigarettes are taxed at $0.62 per pack of 20, so two packs add $1.24. Alcohol is taxed per gallon at rates set by Tennessee’s alcoholic-beverage statutes: beer at about $1.29/gal, wine at $1.21/gal, and distilled spirits at $4.40/gal. The tool multiplies your quantity by the matching rate — for example 2 gallons of spirits is 2 × $4.40 = $8.80 — then sums the cigarette and alcohol excise into a single total.

Notes and caveats

Excise tax is only part of the final shelf price. After excise, the state and local sales tax (roughly 9.25%-9.75% combined in most of Tennessee) is added at the register, and spirits sold by the drink at bars and restaurants carry an extra 15% gross-receipts tax not modeled here. The per-gallon rates reflect the combined wholesale and privilege components published by the Tennessee Department of Revenue. Confirm current rates at tn.gov/revenue before relying on the figures.