diff --git a/cmd/status/util.go b/cmd/status/util.go
index 894c34a..d80ea3e 100644
--- a/cmd/status/util.go
+++ b/cmd/status/util.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/apply/prune"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/common"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/object"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/kio"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/yaml"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func isValidKubernetesResource(id yaml.ResourceIdentifier) bool {
 // inventory object label key.
 func isGroupingObject(labels map[string]string) bool {
 	for key := range labels {
-		if key == prune.GroupingLabel {
+		if key == common.InventoryLabel {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/apply/applier_test.go b/pkg/apply/applier_test.go
index 919b338..465c708 100644
--- a/pkg/apply/applier_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apply/applier_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/scheme"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/apply/event"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/apply/prune"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/common"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/kstatus/polling"
 	pollevent "sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/kstatus/polling/event"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/kstatus/status"
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ var groupingObjInfo = &resource.Info{
 				"name":      "test-grouping-obj",
 				"namespace": namespace,
 				"labels": map[string]interface{}{
-					prune.GroupingLabel: "test-app-label",
+					common.InventoryLabel: "test-app-label",
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/apply/prune/grouping.go b/pkg/apply/prune/grouping.go
index 1580318..0da4dbf 100644
--- a/pkg/apply/prune/grouping.go
+++ b/pkg/apply/prune/grouping.go
@@ -22,17 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/common"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/object"
 )
 
-const (
-	GroupingLabel = "cli-utils.sigs.k8s.io/inventory-id"
-	GroupingHash  = "cli-utils.sigs.k8s.io/inventory-hash"
-)
-
-// retrieveInventoryLabel returns the string value of the GroupingLabel
+// retrieveInventoryLabel returns the string value of the InventoryLabel
 // for the passed object. Returns error if the passed object is nil or
-// is not a grouping object.
+// is not a inventory object.
 func retrieveInventoryLabel(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
 	var inventoryLabel string
 	if obj == nil {
@@ -43,9 +39,9 @@ func retrieveInventoryLabel(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	labels := accessor.GetLabels()
-	inventoryLabel, exists := labels[GroupingLabel]
+	inventoryLabel, exists := labels[common.InventoryLabel]
 	if !exists {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("inventory label does not exist for inventory object: %s", GroupingLabel)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("inventory label does not exist for inventory object: %s", common.InventoryLabel)
 	}
 	return strings.TrimSpace(inventoryLabel), nil
 }
@@ -64,8 +60,8 @@ func IsInventoryObject(obj runtime.Object) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// FindInventoryObj returns the "Grouping" object (ConfigMap with
-// grouping label) if it exists, and a boolean describing if it was found.
+// FindInventoryObj returns the "Inventory" object (ConfigMap with
+// inventory label) if it exists, and a boolean describing if it was found.
 func FindInventoryObj(infos []*resource.Info) (*resource.Info, bool) {
 	for _, info := range infos {
 		if info != nil && IsInventoryObject(info.Object) {
@@ -143,7 +139,7 @@ func AddInventoryToGroupingObj(infos []*resource.Info) error {
 		if annotations == nil {
 			annotations = map[string]string{}
 		}
-		annotations[GroupingHash] = invHashStr
+		annotations[common.InventoryHash] = invHashStr
 		groupingObj.SetAnnotations(annotations)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -191,7 +187,7 @@ func CreateGroupingObj(groupingObjectTemplate *resource.Info,
 	if annotations == nil {
 		annotations = map[string]string{}
 	}
-	annotations[GroupingHash] = invHashStr
+	annotations[common.InventoryHash] = invHashStr
 	groupingObj.SetAnnotations(annotations)
 
 	// Creates a new Info for the newly created grouping object.
@@ -230,8 +226,8 @@ func computeInventoryHash(inventoryMap map[string]string) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	// Compute the name of the grouping object. It is the name of the
-	// grouping object template that it is based on with an additional
+	// Compute the name of the inventory object. It is the name of the
+	// inventory object template that it is based on with an additional
 	// suffix which is based on the hash of the inventory.
 	return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(invHash), 16), nil
 }
@@ -270,13 +266,13 @@ func RetrieveInventoryFromGroupingObj(infos []*resource.Info) ([]*object.ObjMeta
 	return inventory, nil
 }
 
-// ClearInventoryObj finds the grouping object in the list of objects,
-// and sets an empty inventory. Returns error if the grouping object
-// is not Unstructured, the grouping object does not exist, or if
-// we can't set the empty inventory on the grouping object. If successful,
+// ClearInventoryObj finds the inventory object in the list of objects,
+// and sets an empty inventory. Returns error if the inventory object
+// is not Unstructured, the inventory object does not exist, or if
+// we can't set the empty inventory on the inventory object. If successful,
 // returns nil.
 func ClearInventoryObj(infos []*resource.Info) error {
-	// Initially, find the grouping object ConfigMap (in Unstructured format).
+	// Initially, find the inventory object ConfigMap (in Unstructured format).
 	var inventoryObj *unstructured.Unstructured
 	for _, info := range infos {
 		obj := info.Object
@@ -284,13 +280,13 @@ func ClearInventoryObj(infos []*resource.Info) error {
 			var ok bool
 			inventoryObj, ok = obj.(*unstructured.Unstructured)
 			if !ok {
-				return fmt.Errorf("grouping object is not an Unstructured: %#v", inventoryObj)
+				return fmt.Errorf("inventory object is not an Unstructured: %#v", inventoryObj)
 			}
 			break
 		}
 	}
 	if inventoryObj == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("grouping object not found")
+		return fmt.Errorf("inventory object not found")
 	}
 	// Clears the inventory map of the ConfigMap "data" section.
 	emptyMap := map[string]string{}
@@ -306,7 +302,7 @@ func ClearInventoryObj(infos []*resource.Info) error {
 // calcInventoryHash returns an unsigned int32 representing the hash
 // of the inventory strings. If there is an error writing bytes to
 // the hash, then the error is returned; nil is returned otherwise.
-// Used to quickly identify the set of resources in the grouping object.
+// Used to quickly identify the set of resources in the inventory object.
 func calcInventoryHash(inv []string) (uint32, error) {
 	h := fnv.New32a()
 	for _, is := range inv {
@@ -318,9 +314,9 @@ func calcInventoryHash(inv []string) (uint32, error) {
 	return h.Sum32(), nil
 }
 
-// retrieveInventoryHash takes a grouping object (encapsulated by
+// retrieveInventoryHash takes a inventory object (encapsulated by
 // a resource.Info), and returns the string representing the hash
-// of the grouping inventory; returns empty string if the grouping
+// of the inventory set; returns empty string if the inventory
 // object is not in Unstructured format, or if the hash annotation
 // does not exist.
 func retrieveInventoryHash(groupingInfo *resource.Info) string {
@@ -329,7 +325,7 @@ func retrieveInventoryHash(groupingInfo *resource.Info) string {
 	if ok {
 		annotations := groupingObj.GetAnnotations()
 		if annotations != nil {
-			invHash = annotations[GroupingHash]
+			invHash = annotations[common.InventoryHash]
 		}
 	}
 	return invHash
diff --git a/pkg/apply/prune/grouping_test.go b/pkg/apply/prune/grouping_test.go
index f18b361..77b0674 100644
--- a/pkg/apply/prune/grouping_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apply/prune/grouping_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/common"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/object"
 )
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ var pod1Name = "pod-1"
 var pod2Name = "pod-2"
 var pod3Name = "pod-3"
 
-var testGroupingLabel = "test-app-label"
+var testInventoryLabel = "test-app-label"
 
 var groupingObj = unstructured.Unstructured{
 	Object: map[string]interface{}{
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ var groupingObj = unstructured.Unstructured{
 			"name":      groupingObjName,
 			"namespace": testNamespace,
 			"labels": map[string]interface{}{
-				GroupingLabel: testGroupingLabel,
+				common.InventoryLabel: testInventoryLabel,
 			},
 		},
 	},
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ var nonUnstructuredGroupingObj = &corev1.ConfigMap{
 		Namespace: testNamespace,
 		Name:      groupingObjName,
 		Labels: map[string]string{
-			GroupingLabel: "true",
+			common.InventoryLabel: "true",
 		},
 	},
 }
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ var groupingObjLabelWithSpace = unstructured.Unstructured{
 			"name":      groupingObjName,
 			"namespace": testNamespace,
 			"labels": map[string]interface{}{
-				GroupingLabel: "\tgrouping-label ",
+				common.InventoryLabel: "\tgrouping-label ",
 			},
 		},
 	},
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ func TestRetrieveGroupingLabel(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			obj:           &groupingObj,
-			groupingLabel: testGroupingLabel,
+			groupingLabel: testInventoryLabel,
 			isError:       false,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/apply/prune/prune.go b/pkg/apply/prune/prune.go
index 00b9ed5..05179b7 100644
--- a/pkg/apply/prune/prune.go
+++ b/pkg/apply/prune/prune.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/apply/event"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/common"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/object"
 )
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func (po *PruneOptions) retrievePreviousGroupingObjects(namespace string) error
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	labelSelector := fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", GroupingLabel, groupingLabel)
+	labelSelector := fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", common.InventoryLabel, groupingLabel)
 	retrievedGroupingInfos, err := po.builder.
 		Unstructured().
 		// TODO: Check if this validator is necessary.
diff --git a/pkg/common/common.go b/pkg/common/common.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74121d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/common/common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Kubernetes Authors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package common
+
+const (
+	// InventoryLabel is the label stored on the ConfigMap
+	// inventory object. The value of the label is a unique
+	// identifier (by default a UUID), representing the set of
+	// objects applied at the same time as the inventory object.
+	// This inventory object is used for pruning and deletion.
+	InventoryLabel = "cli-utils.sigs.k8s.io/inventory-id"
+	// InventoryHash defines an annotation which stores the hash of
+	// the set of objects applied at the same time as the inventory
+	// object. This annotation is set on the inventory object at the
+	// time of the apply. The hash is computed from the sorted strings
+	// of the applied object's metadata (ObjMetadata). The hash is
+	// used as a suffix of the inventory object name. Example:
+	//   inventory-1e5824fb
+	InventoryHash = "cli-utils.sigs.k8s.io/inventory-hash"
+)
diff --git a/pkg/common/path.go b/pkg/common/path.go
index da11af9..4042a52 100644
--- a/pkg/common/path.go
+++ b/pkg/common/path.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/apply/prune"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/kio"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/kio/kioutil"
 )
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ func expandDir(dir string) ([]string, error) {
 		}
 		// If object has inventory label, skip it.
 		labels := meta.Labels
-		if _, exists := labels[prune.GroupingLabel]; exists {
+		if _, exists := labels[InventoryLabel]; exists {
 			continue
 		}
 		path := meta.Annotations[kioutil.PathAnnotation]