Wholesale Account Application

​A qualified wholesale commercial customer is a registered business (Garden Center, Florist, Farm Stand or Landscaper) purchasing wholesale plants to RESELL in a retail 

Complete and submit the following information to Teri Lamphere (teri@claussens.com)

• ​Wholesale Application   *open and complete in a PDF reader
• Terms and Policy Contract​
• Vermont Sales Tax-Exemption form (see details below for form based on your state requirements). *open and complete in a PDF reader

Sales Tax-Exempt Forms: ​
​A current sales tax-exempt form must be completed for all eligible VT and NY retailers
        All purchases will be considered as sales taxable unless an accurately completed form is provided with your application

VT Customers:

• VT Form S-3 for sales tax exemption for resale  
• VT Form S-3C for Landscapers providing a service for customers with legal sales tax exemption​

NH Customers:

• No forms are needed for orders delivered within the State of NH
• Please note that a 7% sales tax charge is due and payable for all orders that are picked up at our Colchester, VT location as per State of VT law.  For sales tax exemption on purchases made within Vermont, you must register your business with the State of VT Department of Taxes.  They will provide you with a Sales & Use Tax (SUT) number. This number is for the VT Form S-3 which must be completed in full including signature, current date and provided at time of purchase

NY Customers:

• ​Form ST 120 for sales tax exemption for resale 
• Form 120.1 for Landscapers providing a service for customers with legal sales tax exemption
• Please note that a 7% sales tax charge is due and payable for all orders that are picked up at our Colchester, VT location as per State of VT law.  For sales tax exemption on purchases made within Vermont, you must register your business with the State of VT Department of Taxes.  They will provide you with a Sales & Use Tax (SUT) number. This number is for the VT Form S-3 which must be completed in full including signature, current date and provided at time of purchase

You may opt to mail the forms:
Claussen's Enterprise   
Attn: Teri Lamphere   
187 Main Street   
Colchester, VT 05446  

​Please allow 5 or more additional business days for processing if you mail the forms.
During the months of April, May, June, and December; account requests may take longer than 3-5 business days to be reviewed.
Any questions about the forms, account information, invoices, credits, statements and payments should be directed to                    Teri Lamphere (teri@claussens.com)​

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Please note that a valid signature is not a 'typed' signature! If you do not have a digital signature then you should print the form, hand-sign it, scan it, then email it.                                                                          

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Please read the following terms to determine if your business is eligible as a wholesale account

All plant purchases must be resold by an authorized Retailer or Landscaper to be eligible as a wholesale account with wholesale pricing.

• Claussen's Enterprise only wholesales plants!  All other product is subject to applicable sales tax                           
• Qualifying businesses include Garden centers, Florists, Landscapers, Farm stands, and Interiorscapers. Wholesale pricing is not offered to resorts, hotels or businesses that are not directly reselling our plant material to customers in a retail establishment. Businesses looking to purchase our plants and merchandise to decorate offices or to landscape their grounds should email Teri Lamphere teri@claussens.com or call her at (802) 878-2361.  She will assist you in completing the proper paperwork. Please note that we offer great quantity discounts on select seasonal plants for applicable non wholesale businesses.
• All eligible wholesale customers must set up an account to receive wholesale pricing for plant purchases

• All new customers are COD for the first 6 months and a minimum of 8 orders. Only businesses operating year round will be considered for credit terms and should contact Teri if interested.
• Seasonal landscaping and Farm Stand businesses will remain COD throughout each season                          
• Your initial first order must be a minimum of $500.00
• To maintain wholesale pricing, a minimum of $750.00 in plant purchases is required annually                            
• All forms are PDF and must be typed in full. Open the document, then click on the 'fill & sign' tab at the far right to get started.
  
• Your signature must be digitally or manually hand-signed (not typed)
• Please allow a minimum of 3-5 business days to process paperwork. If approved, you will be notified via email with additional information
• It is your responsibility to stay updated with the most current information regarding your credit terms with Claussen's Enterprise as updated here.    

• Payment options are cash, check, debit/credit card (MC, Visa, Discover or AMEX), money order or bank check
• Please note that there is a 2% fee for all debit and credit card transactions
• Payment is expected at time of delivery/pick up unless you have pre-approved credit terms                                                 
• Claussen Gift Cards cannot be used as payment towards balances on your account
• All Claussen 'In-store' sales/specials requiring coupons are sales taxable and cannot be charged to accounts 
  •  Retail sales items must be paid in full at our cash registers and are subject to sales tax
  • Specific wholesale end-of-season sales can be charged to accounts at the listed price                              
• Claussen's reserves the right to close any account at any time if terms or policies are violated
• It is your responsibility to contact our business office directly if your business is sold or closed
• New owners of established businesses that are keeping the same business name must contact our business office to set up a new account prior to first order.