This free service allows businesses to submit their customer address database and receive the location code and sales tax rate for each Washington State address. Follow the instructions below to send us your customer address database.
The results should be available within two business days. You will receive an email when the results are ready. The following files will be returned:
The links and files will remain available until the last day of the current quarter.
Field name | Description | Format | Length |
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Field name Record No or Customer Name | Description Field used to correlate the results back to your database. | Format alpha/numeric | Length n/a |
Field name Address | Description Number, street name, direction (Suite, Apt, Lot are not required) | Format alpha/numeric | Length n/a |
Field name City | Description Name of city | Format alpha | Length n/a |
Field name State | Description Two character state abbreviation (WA only) | Format alpha | Length n/a |
Field name Zip Code and +4 | Description 5, 9 or 10 digits (i.e. 98513, 98513-2452, 985132452) | Format numeric/character | Length
10 |
Tab-delimited file
Comma-delimited file
Comma delimited:
- Click FILE
- Choose SAVE AS
- In the SAVE AS TYPE drop-down box, select CSV (*.csv)
- Click the SAVE button
Tab delimited:
- Click FILE
- Choose SAVE AS
- In the SAVE AS TYPE drop-down box, select Text (*.txt)
- Click the SAVE button
Tax rates and location codes can change on a quarterly basis. It is your responsibility to make sure your database has the current tax rates and location codes.
To ensure your database has the most up-to-date information:
Yes, I'm ready to upload my database
For questions about the Customer Database Conversion Service, contact:
Local Finance Team - Taxpayer Account Administration
360-705-6179
For questions about Destination-based Sales Tax and other tools, call 360-705-6705.