How long does it take for an Amazon account to be discovered? Can the association be restored?

Amazon's cross-border e-commerce platform has strict rules and penalty mechanisms. One of the more common violations is account association. So sellers need to know how long it takes for Amazon account association to be discovered?

1. How long does it take for Amazon account association to be discovered?

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The time it takes for account association to be discovered may vary from person to person. Some sellers may be discovered in a short time, some sellers may be discovered after a long time, and some sellers may never be discovered. This depends on the seller's operation method, Amazon's detection frequency and sensitivity, and other unpredictable factors.

However, in any case, account association is a very dangerous and unwise behavior. It not only violates Amazon's rules, but also damages the fairness and credibility of the Amazon platform.

Therefore, we recommend that sellers comply with Amazon’s policies and not attempt to gain improper benefits through account association, otherwise they may pay a heavy price.

2. Can the Amazon connection be saved?

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If we believe that there is no substantial connection between our stores and that Amazon has misjudged them, we can appeal to Amazon, explain our situation, and provide relevant evidence, such as different business licenses, legal persons, addresses, etc.

However, appeals are not necessarily successful, because Amazon's determination of association is very strict and complex, and may involve multiple departments and levels. Therefore, appeals require adequate preparation and patience.

If we are unable to successfully appeal, or if we do have multiple stores operating on the same site, we may need to make a difficult choice, which is to keep one account and give up the other accounts.

This can avoid the risk of all accounts being closed or restricted. Of course, when choosing which account to keep, we need to consider factors such as the performance, evaluation, sales, and profits of each account and choose the best or most promising one.

If we don’t want to give up our multiple stores, we can consider transferring some of them to other sites or platforms. For example, if we have two stores on the US site that are judged to be related, we can transfer one of them to other sites such as the European site or the Japanese site.

This can avoid the problem of association with the same site. Of course, when transferring a store, we also need to pay attention to the rules, market, competition and other factors of each site or platform, and do research and preparation.

Once it is determined to be associated with an Amazon account, you may face serious consequences, such as store closure, fund freezing, product removal, etc., so seller friends should first find a way to surface the account association.

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