MN House Dems Push Fee For Amazon, Pizza, Other 'Retail' Deliveries

ST. PAUL, MN — The omnibus transportation finance bill passed by the Minnesota House would raise revenue in a few different ways, including a new $0.75 "retail delivery fee."

The bill imposes a new $0.75 retail delivery fee — officially known as a "road improvement and food delivery fee" — which would apply to everything from Amazon and Target deliveries to Pizza Hut orders.

The fee — collected for every retail delivery made in the state — could be passed off to the purchaser, but the fee must be separately stated on a receipt or invoice.

Only one fee would be imposed for a single transaction, regardless of the number of shipments made or items bought as a part of that transaction.

The fee is nonrefundable, even if the purchaser returns the items.

The omnibus transportation finance bill is currently in conference, where lawmakers work out the difference between the House and Senate versions.

In addition to the delivery fee, the House version of the transit finance bill raises:

• The motor vehicle sales tax from 6.5 percent to 6.875 percent
• Establishes a metropolitan region sales and use tax in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, at a rate of 0.75 percent
• Increases driver’s license and identification card fees