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325.0000 Interstate and Foreign Commerce—Regulation 1620

Annotation 325.0485

(c) Shipments from California to Points Outside State

(1) Generally

325.0485 Gifts. A California retailer sells gifts by mail order. Gifts are shipped directly to the recipients by the retailer's suppliers who are located both inside and outside California. Customers and recipients are also located both inside and outside California. Tax applies as follows:

Customers and recipients are located both inside and outside California. Tax applies as follows
Customer Location Recipient Location Supplier Location Applicable Tax Explanation
California California California Sales Tax Retail sale in California
California Out of State California None Sale in interstate commerce
California California Out of State None (1)
California Out of State Out of State None Property never comes into this state
Out of State California California Sales Tax Retail sale in California
Out of State Out of State California None Sale in interstate commerce
Out of State California Out of State None (1)
Out of State Out of State Out of State None Property never comes into
this state

(1) Title to property would pass outside California when the supplier delivers the item to the shipper. Therefore, no sales tax would apply because the sale would not take place in California. Use tax would not apply because the purchaser would not be consuming the item in California.

The retailer is liable for sales tax if the tax applies to a particular transaction. 7/7/87.