How to Create an Amazon

Seller Account
Documents / Information Required Before You Get
Started

•Your bank account number and bank routing number

•An internationally chargeable credit card
•Your government-issued ID
•Your tax information
•Your phone number, email, and other personal/business information
•Bank Statement or Electricity Bill of residence and business location.
1. Go to the Amazon Seller Sign Up Page
https://sell.amazon.com
2. Choose an Amazon Selling Plan

If you plan on selling more than 40 units a month, a Professional selling plan is for you. This option, which
costs $39.99 a month with additional selling fees, also allows you to advertise your products and access
advanced selling tools and restricted product categories.

With an Individual selling plan, you’ll pay $0.99 per item sold plus additional selling fees. This is your ideal
option if you already know you won't be moving much volume (use that 40 units a month for reference) or if
you're still deciding what to sell. However, you won’t be able to advertise your products or access Amazon’s
APIs and business reports. Consider your options carefully, but know that you can upgrade (or cancel, if need
be) your account at any time
3. Enter Your Email to Create Your Amazon Account

After you’ve selected your selling plan, you’ll

be asked to enter the email address and
password for your seller account. You can also
create a new Amazon account here; be ready to
enter a one-time password (OTP) sent by
Amazon to verify your email address.
4.1 Enter Your Business Information

If you don’t have a business location,

enter your country of residence. Your
business type may be any of the
following:

•State-owned business
•Publicly-listed business
•Privately-owned business
•Charity
•Individual
4.2 Enter Your Business Information

You will be required to provide business

information as seen in attached image.

Make sure to provide all valid information

to avoid any rejections,
5. Provide Your Personal Information

Next, you must provide Amazon with

more personal information for additional
verification purposes. Amazon has been
adding more measures to help block fake
accounts and identity theft, so be patient.
This is for your benefit!
6. Select Your Desired Marketplace(s)

This is where you’ll select the Amazon marketplaces you wish to sell in. For example, you can
sell in North America (Amazon.com), Canada (Amazon.ca), the United Kingdom
(Amazon.co.uk), etc.

Additional information may be required depending on which marketplace you register for.
7.1 Enter Your Bank Account and Credit Card
Information

To set up an Amazon seller account, you will need a valid bank account number which will
be used to deposit and withdraw money between your bank account and your Amazon
payments account. Key things of note:

• Your bank account should be in the name of the primary contact or business name that
you provided to Amazon. Financial institutions must be part of Amazon’s Payment Service
Provider Program.
• To verify your bank account, you will need to access your online banking credentials or
provide Amazon with a bank statement.
• You must provide a valid credit card number to pay your monthly fee.
• You can add a bank account for other marketplaces you choose to sell in once you
complete your registration.
7.2 Enter Your Bank Account and Credit Card
Information

Note that Amazon will charge a one-

time fee of $1 US dollar (for the US
marketplace) upon completion of
your account setup to verify your
credit card information.
8. Add Product and Amazon Store Information
Once your payment information is validated, you’ll then be asked some questions about the
products you want to sell as well as your Amazon store, including:

•The name of your Amazon store. A checkmark will verify that the name is available.

•Whether or not you have UPCs for your products.

•If you’re the manufacturer or brand owner for any of the products you want to sell.

•If you have a government-registered trademark for any of the branded products you wish
to sell.
9. Address Validation Via Post Card

The last step of setting up an Amazon seller account is confirming the business address
that you provided earlier in the process. A postcard containing a code will be mailed to
that address by Amazon. Once you receive the postcard (it may take up to seven days to
arrive), you’ll need to go back and enter the code to complete the registration process.
9. Log Into Amazon Seller Central

Once Amazon verifies your account, you’re officially a registered seller!

As a registered seller, you'll now have access to Seller Central, the online Amazon portal
where third-party sellers like you go to manage their seller account, list products, monitor
sales, reach Seller Support, and much more.