Tax-free-state prep centers
Four states have no statewide sales tax, and for the right seller that changes the math on where inventory gets prepped.
Central MT Prep and Ship
Central Montana, MT, USA
Explicitly offers Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) - confirmed on homepage with named WFS program language
Wildcat Prep and Ship
Edgar, MT 59026, USA
Located in Edgar, MT - a small rural community; one of the smaller-town Montana prep centers
Country Shine Prep Services
Montana, USA
Built on Wix - social media icons link to generic Wix social pages, not business-specific profiles
Montana Prep & Ship
Billings, MT, USA
No startup, monthly, or minimum fees - explicitly stated on homepage
Montana Logistics Pro
Great Falls, MT, USA
Located at 5311 13th Street South, Great Falls, MT 59405 - verified from site
MT Prairie Prep N Ship
Central Montana, MT, USA
Specializes in smaller units: cosmetics, home goods, apparel, wholesale - explicitly smaller-item focus
Pryor Valley Prep N Ship
Yellowstone County, MT, USA
Pricing referenced as a downloadable PDF - no rates visible in HTML; must contact or download for pricing
Beckman Prep and Ship
Montana, USA
Owner/operator name: Alese Beckman; phone 406-855-6318; business hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm MST
Montana Prep Solutions
Helena, MT, US
Explicitly markets Montana tax-free status as offsetting prep costs: 'the savings alone normally pays for our services'
Bull Mountain Prep and Ship
MT
Explicitly lists WFS (Walmart Fulfillment Services) as a supported channel alongside FBA and FBM on the homepage
K Bar K Packing
MT
Owner claims 20+ years of experience in packing and logistics
Allegra Prep n Pack
Joliet, MT
Located in Joliet, Montana - one of the few prep centers disclosing a specific city in a tax-free MT location
Prep Brothers
Billings, MT
Physical address confirmed: 3641 South 56th St W Unit 3, Billings, MT 59101 (Google Business Profile)
Medicine River Prep and Ship
Great Falls, MT
Primary contact is Kim Davis at 406-781-3123 - owner-operated, named contact published on site
Ready Set Prep N Pack
Helena, MT, US
Family-owned operation in Montana (tax-free state) - no sales tax on inventory purchases
American Warehouse Inc
Nashua, NH, US
Two NH facilities totaling 100,000+ sq ft: 23 Dumaine Ave, Nashua and 8 Industrial Drive, Hudson
Heroic Prep
Merrimack, NH, US
Amazon FBA only - explicitly serves no other platform or channel
Prime Zero Prep
Portland, OR
Two tax-free warehouse locations: Portland, OR (West Coast) and Delaware (East Coast)
United States Prep
Salem, NH, US
Salem, NH location - southern NH border town with easy access from MA metro areas
Prepare Less
New Hampshire, USA
Explicitly markets NH tax-free status as a core selling proposition
1 Stop Prep & Fulfillment
Nashua, NH 03060
Founded 2018 by Amazon sellers frustrated with existing 3PLs
Ultimate Prep Center
1 Hampshire Drive, Milford, NH 03055
Located at 1 Hampshire Drive, Milford NH - tax-free New Hampshire state
McKenzie Services
Hillsboro, OR, USA
100% women-owned business since 2023 when original founder Jim Smith stepped back; three co-owners are all longtime employees
Network Prep
Lafayette, OR, USA
Currently at capacity - contact form leads to a waitlist only
Pacific Prep Services
Hillsboro, OR, USA
Amazon SPN (Seller Partner Network) certified - badge displayed on site
Prep Ninjas
Oregon, USA
Family-owned business (Jeremy, Ava, Kathy, and Jonas Rasmussen) founded February 2018 as a side income project; now operates full-time with 3 employees
PrepWorx
Oregon, USA
1,000,000+ units processed; 99.99% prep accuracy claimed
Snake River Pack and Ship
Adrian, OR 97901, USA
Veteran-owned and family-operated business in Eastern Oregon (Adrian, OR)
Stock and Ship
Oregon, USA
Requires minimum 6 months Amazon selling history and 500+ units/month capacity - explicitly excludes beginners
Oregon Prep Center
Portland, OR 97202, USA
Founded 2023 by owner-operator Conor Chang in Portland OR - single owner runs the warehouse and is the direct client contact
Proven Prep Center
Portland, OR 97230, USA
FDA-registered facility supporting food, beverage, pet, and consumer products - rare among prep centers
Upstate Prep
South Carolina, USA
Two-location network: South Carolina (primary, near CLT2 Amazon FC) and Oregon (tax-free state for eligible products)
Delaware Prep Center
Newark, DE, USA
Amazon SPN (Seller Partner Network) verified
Sales in USA
Wilmington, DE, USA
Claims 5,318+ clients served and 2,009,430+ parcels shipped (unverified stat on homepage)
Smart Prep Center
Newark, DE, USA
No minimum order stated; 'accepts any volume from single items to 10,000+'
Dollan Prep Center
Newark, DE, USA
Dedicated WFS prep page with explicit Walmart Seller Center shipment creation service
East Coast Prep & Ship
Wilmington, DE, USA
Explicitly serves Walmart WFS with a WFS-specific labeling price tier ($0.85/unit labels only)
Prep Center Tax Free
United States
Amazon Service Provider Network (SPN) certified
1889 Packing
Joliet, MT
Founded by Heather Stratton; copyright year 2022 indicates recent launch.
406 Premier Prep
Montana, MT
Based in Montana, a sales-tax-free state - explicitly highlighted as a competitive advantage for sellers.
Above All Prep and Ship
Montana, USA
Operates in tax-free Montana, meaning no sales tax on inventory passing through the warehouse - an explicit selling point stated on the homepage.
Electric City Logistics
Great Falls, MT
Located in Great Falls, MT - a sales-tax-free state, which is a concrete benefit for certain sellers.
Grizzly Prep MT
Montana, MT
Uses Inventory Lab software for FBA shipment creation - explicitly named on the homepage.
HexPrep
Hillsboro, OR
Two warehouse locations: Hillsboro, OR (west coast hub - tax-free state for two-step dropshipping) and Chicago, IL (midwest hub), explicitly marketed for geographic reach.
High Plains Prep & Pack
Great Falls, MT
Located at 700 1st Ave S, Great Falls, MT 59401 - a registered Montana assumed business name of Alias Smith and Jones Pawn Shop, Incorporated.
Magpies Prep and Ship, LLC
Billings, MT
Located in Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana - a sales-tax-free state, offering clients up to 9.5% savings on purchases shipped through the center.
Portland Prep Center
Portland, OR
Founded in 2020 by Jake Thornhill and Jordan; both owners have 9+ years of Amazon selling experience - created by FBA sellers for FBA sellers.
PrepIt Logistics
Riverside, CA
Founded in 2013 as 'Prep It! Pack It! Ship It!' - one of the longer-tenured West Coast prep centers; recently rebranded to PrepIt Logistics.
PrimeTime Prep
Portland, OR
Founded in 2022 by Anthony and Zach, who together claim 30+ years of combined experience in e-commerce, Amazon management, private label brands, transportation, retail management, and 3PL.
RLC Prep & Ship
Red Lodge, MT
Located in Red Lodge, Montana - a sales-tax-free state, which is a potential advantage for clients looking to reduce overhead.
Rogue Prep & Pack
Grants Pass, OR
Located at 1630 Williams Hwy, Grants Pass, OR - Oregon is a sales-tax-free state, a direct benefit for sellers purchasing goods shipped through the facility.
Staghler Prep & Logistics
Columbus, OH
Two warehouse locations: Portland, OR (97232) and Columbus, OH (43215) - giving clients both a tax-free state option (Oregon) and a Midwest hub.
Tailwind Pack & Ship
Billings, MT
Located in Billings, MT - a sales-tax-free state, which the site actively markets as a pricing advantage for sellers.
Vid Export, Inc
Wilmington, DE
Located at 1208 First State Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19804 - a sales-tax-free state, which is a meaningful advantage for certain seller business models.
Wild West Prep & Ship
Montana, MT
Founded and operated by Brittney March and Karsyn March - a family-run operation based in tax-free Montana.
Four states have no statewide sales tax, and for the right seller that changes the math on where inventory gets prepped. Oregon, Montana, Delaware, and New Hampshire let you receive taxable goods at a prep center without paying state sales tax on the purchase, which is why online arbitrage and retail arbitrage sellers route buys through them. The saving is on the buy side, when you purchase taxable retail products and have them ship straight to a warehouse in one of these four states. It is real money on high-volume arbitrage, and it is exactly why centers like Montana Prep Solutions market the tax-free angle as offsetting their own prep fees.
This page lists the 55 verified-live prep centers we found across those four tax-free states. Every one was checked on its own website before it made the list, so you are not clicking through to a parked domain or a business that quietly closed. We pulled real Google ratings and review counts independently instead of trusting self-reported badges, and we recorded at least two specific, verifiable facts about each center, from confirmed street addresses to published per-unit price tiers. The list is re-checked daily, so centers that go dark drop off fast. Below we explain which states qualify, how the saving actually works, and the trade-offs between them, so you can pick on tax, location, and price together rather than chasing one number. None of this is tax advice; confirm your own situation with a tax professional.
Which states are tax-free, and how the saving actually works
Oregon, Montana, Delaware, and New Hampshire are the four states with no statewide sales tax that matter for prep. The saving is on the buy side: when you purchase taxable retail inventory and ship it directly to a prep center located in one of these states, there is no state sales tax added to that purchase. That is why the model fits online arbitrage and retail arbitrage sellers best, since they buy large volumes of taxable goods and the avoided tax compounds across every order. Montana Prep Solutions in Helena puts it plainly, telling clients that the tax saving alone normally pays for its prep services. Wholesale and private-label sellers usually buy under a resale certificate already, so for them the prep-state location matters more for price and logistics than for sales tax.
Oregon vs Montana vs Delaware vs New Hampshire for prep
All four states skip statewide sales tax, but they differ in supply, location logic, and other taxes. Oregon has the deepest bench of prep centers and sits on the West Coast near ports and Amazon fulfillment, so it suits import-heavy and high-volume sellers; PrepWorx, an Oregon operator, reports over one million units processed at a claimed 99.99 percent accuracy. Montana is interior, low-cost, and small-town, with centers like Prep Brothers at a confirmed Billings address and Allegra Prep n Pack in Joliet. New Hampshire borders the Massachusetts metro, making United States Prep in Salem easy to reach from Boston. One caveat: no sales tax is not no tax at all. Oregon levies a Corporate Activity Tax and Delaware has a franchise tax and gross-receipts tax, both business-level rather than per-purchase, so factor them in and confirm with a tax professional.
Coordinating a tax-free prep center with your own listings
Using a prep center in a tax-free state still leaves the inventory and the orders on your own seller accounts, so you carry the stock and fulfillment tracking either way. If you want one place to watch both marketplaces, Ecom Circles software tracks inventory across Amazon, including FBA and FBM, and Walmart, including WFS and merchant-fulfilled, in a single dashboard, with COGS tracking and 3PL and warehouse integration for purchase orders, inbound check-in, fulfillment, and buy shipping. It syncs automatically and does not depend on where the physical warehouse is, so it works the same whether your prep happens in Oregon, Montana, Delaware, or New Hampshire. This is an informational note, not a pitch, and the directory itself is free to browse and filter.
Frequently asked questions
Which states have no sales tax for prep purposes?
Oregon, Montana, Delaware, and New Hampshire have no statewide sales tax, so they are the four states sellers use to route taxable inventory through a prep center without paying state sales tax on the purchase. Alaska is sometimes called tax-free, but many of its boroughs levy a local sales tax, so it is generally excluded from this prep strategy. The four states above are the practical choices, and our directory groups every verified center in them on this page.
Does routing inventory through a tax-free-state prep center actually save me sales tax?
It can, on the buy side. When you purchase taxable retail products and ship them directly to a prep center in Oregon, Montana, Delaware, or New Hampshire, no state sales tax is added to that purchase. That is most valuable to online and retail arbitrage sellers buying large volumes of taxable goods. It does not change income or business taxes you owe elsewhere, and the rules depend on your own nexus and situation, so treat this as general information and confirm with a tax professional before relying on it.
Does a tax-free prep center change the sales tax my Amazon or Walmart customers pay?
No. On the sell side, Amazon and Walmart act as marketplace facilitators and collect sales tax based on where your buyer is located, not where your inventory was prepped. Moving prep to Oregon, Montana, Delaware, or New Hampshire does not reduce what your customers are charged at checkout. The tax-free benefit applies only to your own purchases of taxable inventory shipped into the prep state, never to the tax collected on your downstream marketplace sales.
Oregon or Montana for a prep center, which is better?
Both have no statewide sales tax, so the choice comes down to logistics and cost. Oregon has more prep centers and sits on the West Coast near ports and Amazon fulfillment, which suits import-heavy and higher-volume sellers, though it also levies a business-level Corporate Activity Tax. Montana is interior, lower-cost, and small-town, with operators like Prep Brothers in Billings and MT Prairie Prep N Ship that focus on smaller-item categories. Pick Oregon for scale and coast proximity, Montana for low overhead and personal service.
Do tax-free states help wholesale and private-label sellers too, or mainly arbitrage?
Mainly arbitrage. Online and retail arbitrage sellers buy taxable retail goods, so shipping those purchases into a no-sales-tax state removes a real cost on every order. Wholesale and private-label sellers typically buy under a resale certificate, which already exempts the purchase from sales tax, so the prep-state tax angle adds little for them. Those sellers still use tax-free-state centers, but they pick them for price, capacity, and location rather than for the sales-tax saving itself.
Are there other taxes to know about in these tax-free states?
Yes. No statewide sales tax does not mean no tax at all. Oregon imposes a Corporate Activity Tax on business receipts, and Delaware has both a franchise tax and a gross-receipts tax. New Hampshire and Montana have no general sales tax and lighter business-tax profiles, but specifics vary. These are business-level taxes, separate from the per-purchase sales tax this facet is about, so weigh them into your decision and confirm your exact obligations with a tax professional.