Sales Tax Exemption
If you’re purchasing products for use in certain states, you may be exempt from paying sales tax.
We can update your Good Start Packaging account so you aren’t charged tax at checkout. Please upload your completed resale certificate using the form provided. Once received, we’ll update your account and email confirmation within one business day. Do not place your order until you receive confirmation. We cannot apply resale certificates retroactively.
Below are the required state-specific forms. If your state isn’t listed, we do not collect sales tax at checkout. Requirements for non-profits may vary. Please do not submit business licenses, seller's permits, W-2s, or W-9s.
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Freight Forwarders
If you are shipping internationally using a freight forwarder located in Florida or California or you are shipping to Alaska using a freight forwarder in Washington, you will not have to pay sales tax.
- Fill out the form shown, selecting “Freight Forwarde” from the Reseller State selection list. In the Comments section, please specify that you’ll be using a Freight Forwarder and let us know what state they’re based in and what country the products are being shipped to. Skip the “Upload your Form” field and select “Submit”.
- For each order you place, you will need to provide a Shippers Export Declaration from your freight forwarder. Please email the completed form to clientservices@goodstartpackaging and reference your order number.
