Puerto Rico Update: Wipes and Hand Sanitizers

Elizabeth Quintana
July 17, 2015

This blog was last updated on June 27, 2021

Early this morning, the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico published, on their website, Administrative Determination 15-13, which announced, that due to the severe summer drought, the sale of sanitizers, hand wipes and baby wipes are qualifying exempt items during the Back to School Sales Tax Holiday that started today, July 17, and will end tomorrow July 18. As result of this Administrative Determination, the following products should be considered exempt for the next 2 days:

  • Wet wipes for babies
  • OT medicated anti-microbial solutions (liquid, foam, wipes, sticks, gels) containing both a drug fact panel and a statement of active ingredients and sold by prescription
  • Medicated anti-microbial solutions (liquid, foam, wipes, sticks, gels) containing both a drug fact panel and a statement of active ingredients, not sold by prescription

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