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Business Taxes Law Guide—Revision 2024
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475.0000 Resale Certificates—Regulation 1668
Annotation 475.0026.875
475.0026.875 Delivery in State to Out-of-State Retailers. An Oregon lumber wholesaler purchases lumber from a California mill, and sells it to an Arizona customer, FOB mill. The Arizona manufacturer has a common carrier pick up the lumber with title passing at the mill. The Arizona customer does not have a California seller's permit, and alleges it does not need one since it makes no retail sales in California.
Under the facts recited, the sale does not qualify as a sale in interstate commerce because there is no contractual requirement between the wholesaler and its customer that the property be shipped to a point out of state. This sale would qualify if the contract required that the lumber be shipped out of state by common carrier, even though the carrier was engaged by the customer.
With respect to the need for a seller's permit, the Arizona customer would need one if it makes any sales in California, even if none of them are at retail. However, if the customer is purchasing the lumber for resale at an out-of-state location, it may issue a valid resale certificate specifying that a permit is not required because no sales are made in California. If such a certificate can be taken in good faith by the seller/wholesaler, the sale is not subject to sales tax, even if the property was picked up at the mill by the customer. 3/15/89.