[header] How to obtain a wholesaler license [title] Understand the purpose of a wholesale license. [step] Someone in the wholesale business is a kind of " middleman. " in general, your business is to buy large quantities of some product from one or more manufacturers and then resell them to retailers. 
The retailers then sell the product directly to customers. Federal, state and local governments regulate wholesalers and issue licenses for several reasons : [substeps] State and local governments have an interest in collecting sales taxes on the items you provide.