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.
Sales to businesses that later resell the goods are not charged the tax. A purchaser not an end user is usually issued a resale certificate by the taxing authority and required to provide the certificate (or its ID number) to a seller at the point of purchase, along with a statement that the item is for resale.