Ton, unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg) in the United States (the short ton) and 2,240 pounds (1,016.05 kg) in Britain (the long ton).
Reseller permits allow: 1  Retailers and wholesalers to purchase items for resale in the regular course of their business without paying sales tax.  Manufacturers to purchase, without paying sales tax, ingredients or components that enter into and become a physical part of a new article or substance produced for sale.
1 The seller is liable to the Department of Revenue for sales tax, whether or not it is collected. 2  Use tax is paid by the consumer when the retail sales tax was not collected by the seller/service provider.  Businesses that make a purchase for resale must provide a reseller permit to the seller.