If you want to buy wholesale in South Carolina and resell — on Amazon, in a store, or online — you need two things the state checks for: a Retail License and a resale certificate. Get them right and you buy inventory tax-free and collect sales tax legally; get them wrong and you overpay tax or risk penalties from South Carolina Dept of Revenue.
In South Carolina, the South Carolina Retail License is issued by South Carolina Dept of Revenue, registering you to collect the state’s 6% sales tax. A resale certificate then lets your suppliers sell to you tax-free for resale. Most resellers also form an LLC (~$110) and get an EIN. South Carolina levies a state income tax.
Every step is a place people get stuck, overpay, or make a mistake that costs them their Amazon account. You don’t have to do any of it yourself.
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We register your South Carolina LLC and get your EIN — set up properly and credible to suppliers and Amazon.
Retail License plus a resale certificate, so you buy wholesale tax-free and sell legally in South Carolina.
Tell us your product; we return a verified wholesale supplier and a real bulk price. From $49 — savings up to 95% versus retail.
Everything end to end: supplier, legalized product, formed company, first shipment. One team, start next week.
Yes. If you sell taxable goods in South Carolina you must register the Retail License with South Carolina Dept of Revenue before you start. We can register it for you.
The permit and resale certificate are typically free to obtain; your real costs are the LLC filing (~$110) and your time — which is what we handle.
You can start as a sole proprietor, but most sellers form an LLC to protect personal assets and look credible to suppliers. We form it and get your EIN.
Once you hold a resale certificate you can buy from verified wholesale suppliers and distributors. Tell us your product and we return a verified supplier and a real bulk price — savings up to 95% versus retail.
Company, permits, and a verified supplier — done for you, so you can start working next week.
State sales tax: 6%. Permit: Retail License (South Carolina Dept of Revenue). Entity: LLC (~$110). South Carolina levies a state income tax. Logistics hub: the Port of Charleston.