If you’re reselling products, you may be eligible for a sales tax exemption. To apply, you’ll need to submit a valid resale certificate or tax exemption certificate to Printful. This guide will walk you through how to fill out and submit the right form depending on your state and business type.
You need to have a sales tax permit to get a resale certificate. Learn how to register for a:
Jump to:
- How to submit your resale certificate
- Types of resale certificate forms
- State-specific seller’s permit requirements
- Before you submit
- Non-profit organizations
How to submit your resale certificate
If you are registered for a sales tax permit, you can fill out and submit your resale certificate under the Billing section of your Printful Dashboard. Go to the Resale certificate section, and in the top right corner, click Add certificate.
There, you can choose the categories of products you wish to become exempt from. We won’t charge sales tax on products in the categories you chose, but will continue to charge you tax on categories you don’t select.
Once you fill in all required fields and select a state, click the Fill out and print form button. A window with the respective state’s certificate form will open.
Types of resale certificate forms
Some states have their own forms, but many accept one of these standard ones:
MTC Form
(Uniform Sales & Use Tax Resale Certificate Multijurisdiction Form) Accepted in the following states:
- Alabama (AL)
- Alaska (AK)
- Arkansas (AR)
- Arizona (AZ)
- California (CA)
- Colorado (CO)
- Connecticut (CT)
- Florida (FL)
- Georgia (GA)
- Hawaii (HI)
- Idaho (ID)
- Illinois (IL)
- Iowa (IA)
- Kansas (KS)
- Kentucky (KY)
- Maine (ME)
- Maryland (MD)
- Michigan (MI)
- Minnesota (MN)
- Missouri (MO)
- Nebraska (NE)
- Nevada (NV)
- New Jersey (NJ)
- New Mexico (NM)
- North Carolina (NC)
- North Dakota (ND)
- Ohio (OH)
- Oklahoma (OK)
- Pennsylvania (PA)
- Rhode Island (RI)
- South Carolina (SC)
- South Dakota (SD)
- Tennessee (TN)
- Texas (TX)
- Utah (UT)
- Vermont (VT)
- Washington (WA)
- Wisconsin (WI)
How to fill out the MTC Form:
- Issued to Seller: Printful, Inc. – 11025 Westlake Dr, Charlotte, NC 28273
- Buyer: Your legal name and address (must match your Printful Dashboard Legal info)
- Select your business type (Retailer, Wholesaler, Seller, or specify "ecommerce" if choosing Other)
- Describe your business and the general type of products you’re reselling
- Add your seller permit number for all applicable states
- Sign and date the form (handwritten or a valid e-signature with a validation timestamp/e-signature certificate is accepted). We won’t accept certificates without a signature and date.
Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA) Form
Accepted in:
- Arkansas (AR)
- Georgia (GA)
- Iowa (IA)
- Indiana (IN)
- Kansas (KS)
- Kentucky (KY)
- Michigan (MI)
- Minnesota (MN)
- North Carolina (NC)
- North Dakota (ND)
- Nebraska (NE)
- New Jersey (NJ)
- Ohio (OH)
- Oklahoma (OK)
- Rhode Island (RI)
- South Dakota (SD)
- Tennessee (TN)
- Utah (UT)
- Vermont (VT)
- Washington (WA)
- Wisconsin (WI)
- West Virginia (WV)
- Wyoming (WY)
How to fill out the SSUTA Form:
- In the 2nd section, use your legal information to fill out the following fields: “name of purchaser”(your company’s legal name), “business address”(your legal address), and enter your tax ID for the respective state under “purchaser’s tax ID number”. The legal name you enter here has to be the same as what you added in your Printful Dashboard under the Legal info section.
- As the name of the seller, enter “Printful, Inc.” and provide Printful’s address: 11025 Westlake Dr, Charlotte, North Carolina 28273.
- In the 3rd section, select what best describes your business.
- In the 4th section, choose Resale as a reason for tax exemption. You always have to select Resale, or we won’t be able to approve your resale certificate.
- In the 5th section, enter the seller permit number for the state for which you are submitting the form
- In the last section, enter your handwritten or valid e-signature. We won’t accept certificates without a signature and/or date.
State-specific seller’s permit requirements
Some states require you to submit a copy of your seller’s permit in addition to your resale certificate:
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Before you submit
✓ Add your legal information to your Printful Dashboard → Billing → Legal info
✓ Make sure your seller permit is active and verifiable
✓ Submit any required seller permit scans, if requested
Once submitted, we’ll review your certificate within 2 business days. You’ll get an email confirmation when it’s approved or rejected. If rejected, we’ll let you know what to fix and allow you to resubmit.
Non-profit organizations
If your organization is a non-profit or charity, a different tax exemption process applies. Learn how to submit tax-exempt documents for non-profits here.