No US sales tax

Stop paying 7% tax on your US shopping

Your Swiftbox Miami address is a Florida-registered forwarding-agent address. Most US stores — Amazon included — drop the 7% Florida sales tax the moment you ship there. No forms. No fee. It is already switched on.

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Florida sales tax only. T&T customs duty, VAT and OPT still apply on arrival, and each store decides whether to apply the exemption.

What it saves you

7% of every order, straight back in your pocket

Florida charges 6% state sales tax plus a 1% Miami-Dade surtax. Ship to a forwarding-agent address and you pay neither.

Your US orderTax you don't payIn TT$
US$100US$7TT$48
US$250US$17.50TT$119
US$500US$35TT$238
US$1,000US$70TT$476
US$2,000US$140TT$952

TT$ shown at the Swiftbox billing rate. Miami-Dade surtax applies to the first US$5,000 of any single item.

Worked example

The tax you skip pays your freight

US$500 of sneakers and clothes, 10 lb
US$500
Florida sales tax at a normal US address
US$35
Swiftbox air freight, 10 lb (US$2.39/lb all-in)
US$23.88
Left over after your freight is paid
US$11.12

The 7% you would have handed to the State of Florida covers your shipping to Trinidad, with change. Duty, VAT and OPT are separate — run your item through the calculator for the full landed cost.

How to get it

There is nothing to apply for

Open your free account

Two minutes, no credit card. Your Miami address appears on screen straight away — that address is the tax-free one.

Use it at checkout

Enter it exactly as your dashboard shows it, with your SWIFT number on Address Line 2. Then look at the order summary: the tax line should read zero.

Pay less, ship as normal

That is it. We receive, consolidate, clear customs and deliver to your door in T&T exactly as always.

Your tax-free Miami address● Active

Your Full Name

SWIFT-[Your Account Number]

11305 NW 122nd Street

Medley, FL 33178

USA

Your SWIFT number is assigned the moment you create your account.

If a store still charges tax

We will help you claim it back

Florida law lets a retailer accept the certificate — it does not force them to. Most big names apply it automatically; a handful do not, and some will not ship to a forwarding address at all.

If you get charged, WhatsApp us your order number. We will send you the certificate and a ready-to-send email to the retailer. The refund comes from them, not from us — but the certificate is usually all they need.

WhatsApp us about a tax charge

Our forwarding-agent certificate

Issued to
Airdrop Logistics LLC
Certificate no.
85-8019168129C-4
Issued
26 June 2023
Valid through
30 June 2028

Issued under s. 212.06(5)(b) of the Florida Statutes. Any merchant can verify it against the Florida Department of Revenue's published list of certified forwarding agents at floridarevenue.com/taxes/sut.

Straight answers

The questions everybody asks

Is this legal?
Yes. It is written into Florida law. Section 212.06(5)(b) of the Florida Statutes lets a selling dealer skip Florida sales tax on goods shipped to a registered forwarding agent's address for export. Our Miami facility holds Florida Certificate of Forwarding Agent Address No. 85-8019168129C-4, and the Florida Department of Revenue publishes the list of certified forwarding agents so any merchant can check it.
Do I have to do anything to get it?
No forms, no application, no fee. Use your Swiftbox Miami address at checkout exactly as it appears in your dashboard. Most major retailers recognise the ZIP code and drop the tax automatically — check the order summary before you pay.
What if a store still charges me the tax?
Some retailers do not apply it, and a few will not ship to a forwarding address at all. If you are charged, message us on WhatsApp with your order number and we will send you a copy of the certificate plus a ready-to-send email so you can claim the refund from the store. The refund has to come from the retailer — we cannot refund tax we never collected.
Does this reduce my Trinidad customs duty?
No. This is a Florida sales tax exemption. Trinidad & Tobago customs duty, VAT and Online Purchase Tax are separate government charges assessed when your package lands here, and they apply as normal. Use the calculator to see your full landed cost.
Does it cover everything I buy?
It covers goods that are actually leaving the United States — which is everything you ship through Swiftbox. It does not cover anything you buy for use inside the US, and it does not apply to services, digital goods or gift cards.
Is there a catch on the Swiftbox side?
No. The tax-free address is the standard Swiftbox address, free with every account. There is no membership fee, no handling fee for the exemption, and no minimum order.

The exemption is applied by the store, not by Swiftbox. Most major US retailers apply it automatically at checkout; some do not, and we cannot refund Florida sales tax a retailer has already charged — the retailer has to. The exemption covers goods being exported from the United States and has no effect on Trinidad & Tobago customs duty, VAT or OPT, which are assessed on arrival as normal. Swiftbox is not a tax adviser and this page is general information, not tax advice.

Your next US order could be 7% cheaper

Free Miami address in under 2 minutes. No credit card, no membership fee, no paperwork for the exemption.

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