Payment Instructions: 

Payment is due within 48 hours of receiving invoice by wire transfer, company check with a bank letter of guarantee, certified funds, Zelle, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or by making a deposit at a local Bank of America into our CT account.  

Please Note: The Maximum Credit Card payment is $10,000 per invoice.

Currency:

American Dollar ($)

Buyers Premium:

20% BP for buyers paying via Cash Instrument (Wire/ACH/Zelle/Cashiers Check) will apply to your purchase. 23% BP for any buyers paying via Credit Card. Invoices usually go out at the higher rate. (Example: a $100 purchase paying by cash instrument the total with BP is $120 and a $100 purchase paying via credit card the total with BP is $123.) Invoices usually go out at the higher rate. Please notify us if you intend to pay via cash instrument and we can send a discounted invoice, or just pay at the lower BP rate amount.

Tax Rates:

Timmonsville, SC

8%

1. Resellers:  A sales tax exemption is allowed for companies purchasing for the purpose of resale. Buyers must complete their state’s resale exemption form & fax it to us.(SC Resale form: https://dor.sc.gov/forms-site/Forms/ST8A.pdf
2. Use in Mfg: A sales tax exemption is allowed for companies purchasing for the purpose of Use in Manufacturing. Buyers need to provide their state’s  manufacturers exemption certificate and/or exemption form.
3. Shipment out of state/Export: Sales tax must be paid and will be reimbursed upon receiving the completed Affidavit Form ST-299 (ST299_07152010.pdf) along with proof of shipment out of the state of SC such as a bill of lading. Please notify us that you will be providing this to us and get it to us by November 18, 2026
4. Motor Vehicles 5% max $300 for certain states some states are not charged the tax like NC…  Sales of new or used motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers, pole trailers and horse trailers to residents of another state are taxed at the rate imposed by the purchaser's state of residence. For SC residents the tax cannot exceed the $300 maximum tax imposed by South Carolina on motor vehicles and trailers (except pole trailers). When a nonresident will not receive credit for sales tax paid to South Carolina for a motor vehicle or trailer and his home state does not grant reciprocity to South Carolina residents, no sales tax will be charged. Other Non Residents will be charged the $300 maximum tax imposed or their states’s sales tax rate or SC rate depending. Form ST-385 must be completed on each vehicle sold to a nonresident. https://dor.sc.gov/forms-site/Forms/ST385.pdf

We will charge Sales Tax until we are supplied with the appropriate completed US state resale or manufacturing exemption form: Sales Tax Certificates. We need this for every sale fax to 203-488-4577, or e-mail to service@thebranfordgroup.com.  If you are sending in a Bill of lading to receive a refund of Sales tax; we need the document within 30 days.

All buyers are solely responsible for any and all tariffs, duties, taxes, and additional fees that may be incurred when transporting items purchased at our auction across international borders. The Branford Group does not collect or facilitate these.  It is the buyer’s obligation to ensure compliance with all applicable import/export regulations and to pay any associated costs.