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A'Myracle · Plushee Connection Stuffed Animal Store · Montgomery, AL
A'Myracle told us: “I have a website dropshipping plushies. I will buy new plushies wholesale and sell them on Shopify. I plan to sell plushies to customers in all 50 states, from my home.”
Hi A'Myracle, dropshipping plushies still makes you the seller, so Alabama expects a sales tax license before you start. Your wholesale supplier will usually ask for the resale certificate showing your Alabama sales tax account number and your permit number before selling tax-free. Selling to all 50 states is great, though once you pass another state's sales threshold you may owe tax there too. Your home base works fine.
Short answer: Resale License 36116: the key filing in Alabama is the sales tax license. Suppliers will ask for its number and an Alabama resale certificate before they sell to you tax-free.
Alabama calls its seller's permit the sales tax license. To buy for resale without paying sales tax, you give the supplier an Alabama resale certificate. Wholesalers making no retail sales may get a state sales tax certificate of exemption (Form STE-1) instead of a sales tax license. Many Alabama cities and counties levy their own sales taxes, some administered locally, so local registration can be needed too.
Industry code: NAICS 459120 (Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers); 451120 under the 2017 codes
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