How to start selling on Amazon - The Best Guide

ADI INFOSYS | September 16, 2021

How to start selling on Amazon

Selling on Amazon means more business possibilities as Amazon grows.

As customers switched to online purchasing, ecommerce experienced a major rise in 2021. While consumer spending fell overall, 34% of people claimed their internet spending rose. 74% of respondents predicted that by the end of 2020, the bulk of consumer buying will be conducted online, compared to 69% earlier in the year.

These indicators suggest that ecommerce businesses may expect a bright future in 2022. To leverage Amazon’s massive potential, you’ll need to register as an Amazon seller first.

We will show you how to get your account confirmed, so you can start a profitable Amazon company.

This is what we’ll cover in this article :

  • How to create a seller account on Amazon

  • How much does it cost to sell on Amazon?

  • What else should you know before selling on Amazon?

Planning To Start an Amazon Business

First, start by deciding which business model you want to use.

  • Privet Label:  Private label is the process of a retailer rebranding/renaming a product that is already being manufactured on their own brand or label.

  • Wholesale: Wholesaling is the practice of purchasing low-cost or discounted goods in bulk in order to sell as individual units in a retail marketplace.

  • Online and/or Retail Arbitrage: Arbitrage is a method of finding low-cost or discount goods in brick-and-mortar retail stores (or on e-commerce sites) in order to resell them online.

  • Dropshipping: Dropshipping is a business model where an Amazon seller does not keep their own product inventory, but instead, transfers their customers’ orders directly to the manufacturer or supplier.

  • Handmade: Amazon’s handmade sellers are people who create their own products to (“by hand”) to sell on the Amazon marketplace. Examples include jewelry, accessories, home decoration, and many more.

After deciding on a business model, choose a fulfillment method.

How to create a seller account on Amazon

Once you’ve figured out what you plan on selling on Amazon, you’ll need to go through the Amazon seller registration process, which is really quite simple.

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2. click on the orange ‘Sign up’ button

3. Click on the Create a New Account button

Amazon seller central registration process.

4. Put the necessary information & click on Create Your Amazon Account.

5. Choose your ‘Business location’ and ‘Business type’

The next step in the Amazon seller registration process is to share the following information:

  • Your business location: This is the country in which your business is located. It’s extremely important that this is accurate, as Amazon will be verifying it (see step 10).

  • Your business type: You’ll be able to choose your business entity from the following options (most fall into the ‘Privately-owned’ category):

    – State-owned business
    – Publicly-owned business
    – Privately-owned business
    – Charity
    – None, I am an individual
  • Your full name: Make sure you enter your first, middle, and last names.
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Then, click the ‘Agree and continue’ button.

6. Enter your personal information

From there, you’ll be asked to provide Amazon with a number of personal details. This includes a form of identification (either your passport number or your driver’s license).

You may also be required to give them your phone number. Again, this is for verification purposes.

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When everything has been entered, click on ‘Next’ at the bottom of the screen.

 

7. Choose your marketplace(s)

Once you’ve completed the ‘Individual Information’ section, check the box below the marketplace(s) — this refers to the location of an Amazon store (eg. Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, etc.) — in which you’d like to sell, and then click ‘next’.

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8. Enter your billing information

Another way Amazon is now verifying a potential seller’s identity is to make sure their credit card information is valid.

So, after you’ve chosen your marketplace(s), you’ll be asked to enter in the number and expiration date of one of your credit cards, as well as the name that appears on that card.

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When you’re done, click ‘Next’ at the bottom of the page.

 

9. Add the information for your product(s) and Amazon store

After you supply your credit card information and it has been validated, you’ll be asked a few questions about your Amazon store and the products you plan to sell.

To move onto the next phase of the Amazon seller registration process, you’ll need to answer the following:

  • The name of your Amazon store
  • Whether or not you have UPC codes for your product(s)
  • If you are the manufacturer and/or brand owner of the product(s) you’re selling
  • If you have a registered trademark for your product(s)
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Click the ‘Next’ button after you’ve provided the answers to those questions.

10. Address validation

Lastly, when you’ve completed all of the other steps in the verification process, you’ll be asked to confirm the business address you provided in step six (the ‘Personal Information’ screen).

 

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After clicking on the ‘Confirm’ button — if the address displayed is correct, that is — a new screen will appear. It explains that you will receive a postcard at that address, along with a verification code.

Then, when you receive the card, enter the code provided into the ‘Enter code below’ field and click ‘Next’ to finish the verification process.

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Once you’re verified, you’re in!

To be on the safe side, we recommend setting up 2-step verification on your account (for increased security). But, once your identity and business information has been verified, all you need to do to get started is to log into https://sellercentral.amazon.com.

And this is what your seller account home screen will look like (without any sales yet, of course).

For Address Verification we recommend you to have all these documents:

  • An internationally chargeable credit card (If the credit card isn’t valid, Amazon will cancel your registration)

  • Phone number (not associated with any other Amazon seller or customer account)  ( Amazon may need to reach you during the registration process )

  • Federal Tax ID; this can be: Your social security number or Your business’ Federal Tax ID number

  • State Tax ID (if you are a U.S. seller)

How much does it cost to sell on Amazon?

Here are a few of the Amazon fees that you may be required to pay:

  • Amazon referral fees: This is the fee that Amazon takes as a commission for selling on its platform. It varies from category to category, but ranges between 12-40%. Most products have a 15% referral fee.

  • Individual seller fee: This is a flat $0.99 added to each sale you make on top of the referral fee. But, sellers only have to pay this per-item fee if they’ve opted for an individual seller account, rather than a professional plan.

  • FBA fees: If you use Amazon’s FBA program, you’ll have to cover the shipping and handling costs for Amazon. This usually works out to roughly $3.00 for small items weighing no more than a pound. The fees go up as the items get heavier or larger.

  • Other Amazon fees: You may also have long-term inventory storage fees (if you use Amazon FBA), media fees (if selling books, DVDs, etc), and advertising costs.

Need Help to Create a New Amazon Seller Account ?

If you want to start an new amazon business, we can help you to create an amazon seller central account, pass the verification process & setup your account to make ready for sale/ listing your product.

 

Please contact us or send us a message in whatsapp.

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