---
title: "Calculate tax rate"
method: POST
path: "/tax/rates"
tags: ["Tax Rate API"]
deprecated: true
---

# Calculate tax rate

`POST /tax/rates`

> **Deprecated.**

Calculates sales tax rate for given address if required.

<div class="alert alert-info">
  ⚠️ <strong>Important – <tt>/tax/rates</tt> endpoint sunset</strong>
  <p>Since May 2023, the POST <tt>/tax/rates</tt> endpoint is no longer maintained and may return inaccurate results.</p>
  <p>On <strong>July 29, 2025</strong>, we started the sunset process. The rate limit is being reduced by 10 RPM each week (starting with 60) until it reaches 0 on <strong>September 8, 2025</strong>, at which point the endpoint will be removed entirely.</p>
  <p>There is no replacement endpoint in the Printful API for retrieving standalone tax rates. For accurate tax information, please use official government sources or external tax calculation providers.</p>
  <p>If you require the total order cost including taxes, use the order creation or estimation endpoints.</p>
</div>

## Request body

- object — Tax address information
  - `recipient` TaxAddressInfo, required — Recipient address information
    - `country_code` string, required — Country code
    - `state_code` string, required — State code
    - `city` string, required — City
    - `zip` string, required — ZIP or postal code

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `code` integer — Response status code `200`
  - `result` TaxInfo — Tax address information
    - `required` boolean — Whether sales tax is required for the given address
    - `rate` number — Tax rate
    - `shipping_taxable` boolean — Whether shipping is taxable

## Other responses

- `404` — Not found

---

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