Hi mc_online11,
The reseller license is about tax. :)
This reseller’s certificate or license will enable you to buy products wholesale without paying sales tax. You will then have to, as you are legally registered to, collect sales tax from the end consumers, or your buyers. Those without a resale certificate will have to pay sales tax on goods bought wholesale and then, also need to charge sales tax. They will then need to declare this tax paid when they file tax deductions, so clearly having one will save you from this hassle. :)
Most of the wholesalers will be requiring this sales tax ID or reseller's license before they will sell you the goods. This is because they are legally obliged to determine if you will be able to collect sales tax from your buyers. On the other hand, with the drop shipping method, you will find that many of the suppliers in our directory will not require you to have one when you do dropshipping with them.
You can get your reseller certificate/license with your state tax department, or specifically, from the state in which your business is located. For a couple of states that do not require sales tax, just let the wholesaler know and they may have a different form or requirement for you to complete.
For non US residents, you just need to provide something equivalent in your country, such as for example, ABN or GST registration in Australia.
You can actually filter the directory for those suppliers not requiring any reseller's license. After you type in the product keyword in the search box, click More Options tab, Order Requirements, tick check Tax ID not required. :)
Here are some of the suppliers that came up -
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Cheers!