HRS §237-29.5
Exemption for sales of goods shipped out of state
This section exempts from Hawaii general excise tax the value or proceeds from making, producing, or selling tangible personal property that is shipped out of state for resale or use there, or that is already exempt under another law. To claim it, the buyer must give the seller a certificate. If the buyer then uses the property in Hawaii, the buyer must pay the seller the tax.
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The statute, as written — Exemption for sales of tangible personal property shipped out of the State
(a) There shall be exempted from, and excluded from the measure of, the taxes imposed by this chapter all of the value or gross proceeds arising from the manufacture, production, or sale of tangible personal property: (1) Shipped by the manufacturer, producer, or seller to a point outside the State where the property is resold or otherwise consumed or used outside the State; or (2) The sale of which is exempt under section 237-24.3(2). (b) For the purposes of this section, the manufacturer, producer, or seller shall take from the purchaser, a certificate, in such form as the department shall prescribe, certifying that the tangible personal property purchased is to be resold or otherwise consumed or used outside the State. Any purchaser who shall furnish such a certificate shall be obligated to pay to the seller, upon demand, if the property purchased is not resold or otherwise consumed or used outside the State, the amount of the additional tax which by reason thereof is imposed upon the seller.
Sections this one refers to
§237-24.3 Additional amounts not taxable
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