Although Lab Equipment Depot® only charges sales tax on orders shipped to New York or Vermont, in some cases when we drop ship the order directly from the manufacturers’ warehouse, and the manufacturer is obligated to collect sales tax in your state, then we may ask for a resale certificate / tax exemption form if available.
If the manufacturer has nexus in your state, and we are not able to ship the product from our warehouse in NY (it applies mostly to larger equipment), the sales tax may be billed to customer directly by the manufacturer. The order will be adjusted to reflect the manufacturer as the vendor instead of Lab Equipment Depot®. In cases when we “pass through” your order to the manufacturer, we are still able to provide consistently low prices and ship direct.
If you place your order on behalf of a tax‐exempt organization, government agency or institution please email or fax a copy of your sales tax exemption certificate or your tax‐exempt status certificate at the time of ordering.
Please include your name and sales order number and your contact information. The organization or individual name on the order must exactly match the tax‐exempt or resale certificate. Federal tax exemption certificates are not applicable.
Lab Equipment Depot® withholds sales tax as required by law; these laws are subject to change and you are responsible for paying any sales, use, or value-added taxes not withheld by Lab Equipment Depot®. We reserve the right to change this policy as needed.
