Tobacco Excise Tax

On October 4, 2016, voters approved Ordinance 1789-Amended, establishing a tobacco excise tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products including e-cigarettes and liquid solutions containing nicotine acquired within or brought into the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, effective January 1, 2017.

100% of receipts from the tobacco excise tax are included in the Local Education Fund. 

All merchants that import any of these products into the Borough are required to register for a license and start remitting excise tax. The first tax returns are due for the quarter ending March 31, 2017 on April 30, 2017.

  1. Tobacco Tax Forms
  2. Merchant Information
  1. Tobacco Excise Tax Registration (PDF)
  2. Tobacco Excise Tax Return (PDF)