Does Amazon not accept individual business licenses? What qualifications do I need to open a store?

More and more merchants are opening stores on Amazon, but not all merchants are suitable for opening stores on it, because the Amazon platform has very strict qualifications review for opening stores. Many people will ask, does the Amazon platform accept individual business licenses? The following is an introduction.

Does Amazon not accept individual business licenses?

Yes.

Now if you want to settle in Amazon, self-employed individuals are not allowed to settle in. So if you want to settle in Amazon, you need to register for relevant business licenses. Business licenses include company and personal licenses. Individual business licenses are not allowed to settle in.

What qualifications are required to open a store on Amazon?

Qualifications required to open a store on Amazon:

1. Sellers entering Amazon must be companies registered in mainland China and must have the qualifications to sell corresponding products.

2. Ability to issue invoices: If customers require invoices, ordinary sales invoices must be provided to customers in a timely manner.

3. Have nationwide delivery capabilities: Amazon has customers all over the country and will receive orders from all over the country, so if you choose the self-delivery model, you need to have the ability to deliver goods nationwide.

4. Fill in the company information online and create an Amazon seller account. During the registration process, you need to submit company qualifications (a copy of the business license and national tax registration certificate), as well as category and brand-related qualifications to complete Amazon's qualification review.

5. The seller must confirm that he/she accepts the commitment letter published on the Manage Deposit page of the Seller Platform and deposit the deposit to Amazon in accordance with the commitment.

Note:

1. Business license (must be a factory or company, individual business owners are not accepted)

2. Dual currency credit card (Visa or MasterCard are both acceptable, must be held by the legal person or shareholder. If it is a shareholder's dual currency credit card, the shareholder's share must be greater than 25%)

3. The bill needs to be issued within 90 days, and the address must be consistent with the legal person’s residential address previously entered into the seller platform, that is, the billing address of the dual-currency credit card.

4. Give priority to Amazon's own warehousing and logistics FBA, which can improve work efficiency and enhance customer logistics experience.

5. Store listing content optimization, on-site promotions, PPC advertising, etc. are also important contents.

Currently, the Amazon platform does not accept individual business licenses, so if you want to open a store on it, you can only open a store as a corporate company. If you want to open a store on it, you can first register a company and then register an Amazon store. The company needs to have the ability to issue invoices and nationwide delivery.

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