2017 Maryland Code
Tax - General
Title 11 - Sales and Use Tax
Subtitle 2 - Exemptions
§ 11-216. Property for use in another state

  • (a) Exemptions. -- The sales and use tax does not apply to:
    • (1) a sale for use of tangible personal property that:
      • (i) is bought outside this State;
      • (ii) is intended solely for use in another state; and
      • (iii) is stored in this State pending shipment to another state;
    • (2) a sale of tangible personal property to a person obligated under a contract to incorporate that property into real property located in another state where the purchase or use of that property would not be subject to a sales tax, use tax, or similar tax; or
    • (3) except for that portion of the purchase price allocable to intended viewing in this State, a sale of a series of images stored on video tape or in other optical or digital forms or electronic signals generated from these images to a cable or other nonbroadcast television network, if the images are intended for viewing by television viewers located outside the State.
  • (b) Tax to be paid. -- The sales and use tax shall be paid:
    • (1) on a sale under subsection (a)(1) of this section, when the tangible personal property is imported or stored in the State; and
    • (2) on a sale under subsection (a)(2) of this section, when the sale is made.
  • (c) Claim for exemption. -- A person who pays the sales and use tax under subsection (b) of this section may obtain the exemption by:
    • (1) filing a claim for refund with the Comptroller when the property is removed from the State; and
    • (2) providing the Comptroller with the evidence that the Comptroller requires by regulation, including:
      • (i) evidence of use or removal of the property from the State; and
      • (ii) satisfactory proof of entitlement to exemption in another state.
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