How to Become an Amazon Seller
On Amazon, you can sell as an Individual or a Professional
You can sell products on Amazon, as a professional, or as an individual. In order to sell items on Amazon, you need to choose a selling plan.
Amazon selling plans:
Individual: $0.99/item sold
With the individual plan, you can sell up to 40 items per month. You can decide and choose which items to sell on Amazon. However, using this plan means that you are not planning to advertise or you make use of advanced selling tools offered by Amazon.
Professional: $39.99/month
Opting for the professional plan offers the opportunity of selling more than 40 items per month. In addition, you will have access to plenty of useful tools and benefits. You can advertise your products on Amazon.
You can benefit from advanced selling tools, use APIs, and reports. With the professional plan, you are able to qualify for top placement on product detail pages. You also have the possibility of selling products in restricted categories.
What is the Individual selling plan?
Using the Individual plan to sell items on Amazon means that unless your items sell, you don’t pay fees as an individual seller. The Individual selling plan of Amazon is a “pay-as-you-go” plan. It grants access to a basic set of listing and order management tools.
As an individual seller, you can create listings by matching products to existing or new pages that you can create.
Can you sell on Amazon without VAT registration?
The short answer is yes, you can sell on Amazon without a VAT registration. However, you need to respect your country’s VAT threshold for the type of activity you are doing, which is in this case e-commerce. You have to be careful not to cross the threshold set by your country’s laws so that you avoid paying penalties later on.
If you are about to cross the threshold for the country you are operating from, it is advisable that you register for VAT, unless you are considering business cessation.
Create an Amazon Seller account
You will need to provide an email address (or Amazon customer account), phone number, identification document (government ID or passport ID), a chargeable credit card, physical address, and bank account details. You will also tick some options if they are applicable to you or not, like if the brand you are going to sell is yours or not, etc.
The Amazon Seller account creation is easy and smooth, you can complete it in 4 steps. Upon completion, you will receive a verification email from the support team of Amazon to inform you if you still need to add some documents or not. You’ll have to complete your Amazon seller profile within 30 days in case some information is still missing.
Choosing a selling strategy
As an Amazon Seller, you can be a reseller or a brand owner (or both).
- Reseller: sell products that already exist and offer them in your Amazon store.
- Brand owner: manufacture your own products and sell them under your private label.
You can opt for both strategies. If you are planning to sell your own brand, Amazon offers great resources and tools that can walk you through your selling experience.
Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA)
Thanks to Amazon’s FBA, you don’t have to worry about where to store your products and goods. You can simply store your products in Amazon’s fulfillment centers. Amazon picks, packs, and ships your products to your shoppers.
Through Amazon’s FBA, you can scale and expand your business, reaching more customers.
In conclusion
Amazon offers the opportunity of selling to almost everyone. With flexibility and ease, you can create your Seller account and start enjoying your selling journey. With Amazon’s advanced tools and fast logistics services, your e-commerce business can grow exponentially.
