Does Shopify require a company registration? What should I pay attention to?

You should all be very familiar with cross-border e-commerce, because the threshold for cross-border e-commerce is higher than that of domestic e-commerce. So when you do cross-border e-commerce, you usually register a company and then settle in. Does Shopify need to register a company?

1. Does Shopify need to register a company?

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This mainly depends on what identity you want to open a store with. If you want to settle in through a company, you must register a business license before you can open a corporate account.

Another example is that binding to PayPal for payment currently only supports binding to corporate accounts, and personal accounts cannot be bound to payment; and some payment accounts also have the same situation. So everyone should understand clearly whether each payment method supports binding to personal accounts, and then choose a suitable payment method. If you want to use PayPal for payment, then you have to register a company to open a PayPal corporate account for binding payment.

Whether you are an individual or a company registering Shopify, the process is similar, and the operations are as follows:

You can register by going to the following link: https://www.shopify.com/?ref=china2. Then fill in your email address, password, store name and store domain name, and click "Create Store".

Then you need to fill in some of your income information according to the platform requirements;

Then complete your name, street, city, phone number and other seller information; for company registration, you also need to fill in the company name, address, and check "This store is a registered company", and then click "Enter my store" to complete the registration.

After creating your own Shopify, you can log in to the store backend. You need to select a store plan before you can upload products, bind domain names, etc. For novice sellers, there is a 14-day free trial period.

2. If you are registering a company to open a store on Shopify, you should also pay attention to the following points:

1. When registering Shopify, do not open the external network, otherwise it will affect your account;

2. You need to register using an overseas corporate email address;

3. A business account can also be registered with a self-employed business license;

4. Please fill in the registration information truthfully, especially select the correct country you are currently in, otherwise it will be easy to get your account blocked later.

If you want to open a store on Shopify, you don't need to register a company. Even individuals can open a store on this platform. If you need it, merchants can learn about the specific store opening skills. Only after mastering the store opening skills, you will know how to operate the store.

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