The sales tax rate in Fridley, MN is 7.625%. That total combines Minnesota’s 6.875% statewide sales tax with a 0.75% Metro Area Transportation Sales and Use Tax that applies throughout the seven-county metro region. Fridley sits in Anoka County, one of those seven counties, and the city itself does not add a separate local sales tax.
How the 7.625% Rate Is Built
The state portion has two statutory pieces. The base rate is 6.5%, and a voter-approved constitutional amendment in 2008 added another 0.375%, bringing the state total to 6.875%. The constitutional surcharge is currently set to expire on July 1, 2034.1Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Minnesota Statutes 297A.62 – Sales Tax Imposed; Rates
The remaining 0.75% is the Regional Transportation Sales and Use Tax, which the Metropolitan Council has imposed since October 2023. It covers Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties and funds transit and active transportation projects across the metro area.2Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Minnesota Statutes 297A.9915 – Metropolitan Transportation Sales and Use Tax
To confirm the rate for a specific Fridley address, you can use the Minnesota Department of Revenue’s online rate calculator, which accounts for any local overlays attached to a particular location.3Minnesota Department of Revenue. Sales Tax Rate Calculator
What the Rate Applies To
The 7.625% rate covers most purchases of physical goods: electronics, furniture, building materials, and clothing accessories that don’t qualify as exempt apparel. Prepared food from restaurants, cafes, and food trucks is taxable. Certain services trigger the tax too, including telecommunications, laundry, and parking.
Some categories carry additional taxes stacked on top of the general rate. Motor vehicle sales, short-term vehicle rentals, alcoholic beverages, cannabis products, and waste management services all face surcharges beyond the standard 7.625%.4Minnesota Department of Revenue. Taxes and Rates
What Is Exempt
Several everyday purchases carry no sales tax at all. The two biggest for most households are clothing suitable for general wear and unprepared grocery food. A bag of apples or a winter coat bought at a Fridley store rings up tax-free.5Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Minnesota Statutes 297A.67 – General Exemptions
Medical items get broad protection. Prescription and over-the-counter drugs, medical devices and their accessories, hearing aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and diabetic supplies are exempt. So is specialized equipment that helps a person with a disability work or attend school.5Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Minnesota Statutes 297A.67 – General Exemptions
When You Owe Use Tax at the Same Rate
If you buy something taxable from a seller who doesn’t charge Minnesota sales tax, you still owe tax at the same 7.625% combined rate. It’s called use tax. The most common trigger is an online order from an out-of-state retailer that doesn’t collect Minnesota tax, but the same rule applies to goods bought on trips to lower-tax states and brought home to Fridley.
Minnesota law imposes use tax at the same rate as the sales tax on anyone who uses, stores, or consumes taxable goods in the state without having already paid sales tax on them.6Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Minnesota Statutes 297A.63 – Use Taxes Imposed; Rates
Individual consumers can report use tax on their Minnesota income tax return. Businesses self-assess and report it on their regular sales tax returns. It catches a lot of people off guard, and it’s one of the areas the state actively reviews during audits.