Amazon Set up a New Selling Account User Manual
Benefits of Selling on Amazon
- Reach out to millions of customers easily without creating a website.
- Leverage our brand awareness and the trust of our customers.
- Cancel any time, no commitment.
- Use our fulfillment network.
- Maximize your potential with Amazon’s free analysis tools.
Requirements for registering a seller account
Introduction on how to create a seller account
To begin the process of creating a seller account on Amazon you need to:
- Go to the following website: services. Amazon. ae
- Click on [Start Selling]
- The Services website can give you access to lots of information that will help you to have a better understanding of Amazon. Here are some of the information that you can find:
- Benefits: this page gives you a general overview of how selling on Amazon can benefit you.
- How it works: this page will offer you some information on how selling on Amazon works and what are processes you will go through when selling on Amazon.
- Pricing: In here you will be able to find general information about what are the fees that Amazon will charge you when you start selling.
- Eligible Categories: Here you can find some about what are the open categories and which categories require approval.
- Deals: Here you can find information about our upcoming events and what type of deals you can submit for them.
- FAQ: here you will have access to the question frequently asked by the sellers about different topics.
Getting started is simple!
When you’re creating a new seller account on Amazon, you need to add the following information:
- Enter your name on the website.
- Enter the email address that you want to use to register or if you have a customer account you can use it to create a seller account.
- Enter a Password (note the Password must at least be 6 characters).
- Re-enter your Password for confirmation purposes.
Finally, click on “Create your Amazon account” to complete your login information and move to the next step.
Account Type
Choose your account type as follows:
- Individual seller account (if you are registering as an individual and you do not own/ represent a company).
- Business seller account (if you are registering as a business and have a business/trade license).
- If you create a business seller account, you must enter your business name as registered on the business/trade license.
- Read the Amazon Services Business Solutions Agreement then Click on “Agree and Continue” to accept it.
Business Information
Enter all required information about the business 
- Country, city, area and address line.
- Store name (It refers to the Display name that will appear on the website and will be seen by the customers).
- Phone number
- When entering the phone number, make sure to choose the country of your cellular company, and based on the verification option of your choice you will either receive a phone call or an SMS to verify your phone number.
- Then click “Save and Continue“.
Pick Up Address
Double-check the pickup address and then click “Save and Continue“.
Payment Information
Please add your credit card information (The credit card will be required as a charging method that will be used to charge you for any services you ask for) and click “Save” and then “Save and Continue”. Or You can skip this step by clicking “Skip for now” if you don’t have this information available and you can add it later. Note that Debit cards are not acceptable on Amazon.
Product information
In order for us to make our communication more customized to your business please provide additional information. In this step, we’re asking you whether your products contain a barcode or not.
- If Yes or Some of them: you need to choose how would you like to list your products.
- If No: you need to tell us if you brand your products and then choose how would you like to list your products. *Kindly note that you can skip this page by clicking on “Skip for now”
Set up your store
In this step we’re asking you about the type of products that you want to sell, you can choose your categories from this page. Kindly note that choosing a category in here will not stop you from adding other categories in the future.
Identity Verification
It’s no secret: At Amazon, we obsess over customers. And our customers want a trusted destination where they can purchase a wide variety of goods—which is what makes sellers like you so important. We’re always looking for ways to add value for our customers and be Earth’s most customer-centric company. As an Amazon seller, you take part in offering those customers better selections, better prices, and a top-notch customer experience.
Identity Verification
Information
In this step we want you to verify the type of account that you want to create, which will decide what type of information and documents we will ask you to provide. Select the country where your business is located and choose one of the two options available to verify the identity of the owner of the account.
Make sure to choose the correct option as this can’t be changed once submitted.
Identity Verification Information for Individual
sellers
If you select “I am the sole owner or the contact of this account”, then you need to enter the following information:
- National or Residence ID number that matches the number on the ID.
- Expiration date (ID must be valid).
- Country of Issue.
- First, Middle (optional), and Last name (as written in the ID).
- Date of Birth (Must be 18 or older).
- Confirm your Residential address.
- After confirming all the information, click “Submit”.Note that information is only required for verification purposes.
Identity Verification Documents for Individual sellers
For individual accounts, attach the following:
- A copy of the National ID or Resident ID, that matches the information that you added in the previous step, Makes sure to add the front side in the front side field and the back side in the back side field.
- A recent bank statement/credit card statement to verify your address, you can hide any confidential information such as transactions, as we need this information to verify the address of the owner of the account.
- or you can upload a recent (maximum 90 days) Utility bill (e.g. water, electricity ….).
- Click on “Submit”.
Identity Verification Information for business sellers
If you select “I manage this account on behalf of a company or business”, enter the following information and make sure the information matches the card and the company documents you will attach and then submit.
- National or Residence ID number that matches the number on the ID.
- Expiration date (ID must be valid).
- Country of Issue.
- First, Middle (optional), and Last name (as written in the ID).
- Date of Birth (Must be 18 or older).
- Business name as written on the business trade license.
- Business License number as written on the business trade license.
- Confirm your business address.
- After confirming all the information, click “Submit”.
A Director or a Representative refers to the owner of the company or one of the managers whose name is mentioned on the business trade license. A Legal Representative refers to someone with legal authorization from the company to use the Business Trade License for the purpose of selling on Amazon. Click on “Submit”.
Identity Verification
Documents for Business
Sellers
For Business accounts, you need to attach the following Documents:
- A copy of the National/Resident ID of the company’s owner or the Legal representative.
- A clear copy of the business trade license in PDF form.
- If you are a legal representative of the company, attach the business trade license and Power of Attorney POA (a copy of the authorization certificate from the company) both in one file in PDF form.
- Click on “Submit”.
Top Do’s & Don’ts
Do’s
- ID and either of bank/credit card statements, utility bill or business licenses are mandatory depending on type of account. Please ensure you submit both documents.
- Documents submitted should be issued by the country your business is located in, as mentioned here.
- ID should have both sides.
- ID and Bank or credit card statements should be valid.
- ID should have a name, date of birth, ID no, expiry date, and signature.
- ID and bank statement should be clear.
- ID should be a government-issued photo ID.
- We accept bank or credit card statements that are not older than 180 days.
- Bank or credit card statements should have complete info.
- A bank statement or credit card statement should have the bank name, logo, address and account holder’s name.
- Bank statement or credit card statement and Business Trade License must be in PDF form.
Don’ts
- Bank or credit card statements should not be password protected.
- Do not send photos of your credit, account or debit card via email.
- Do not upload a photo of a credit, debit or bank account card.
- Telephone & Internet bills are not accepted. Please submit only electricity or water bills.
- The date of birth or expiry on id should match what has been submitted.
- ID and Bank statement should not be screenshots.
- ID and Bank statement should not be illegible.
- ID and Bank statement should not tamper.
You can click on Help for additional information about Seller Identity Verification.
Account Activation
Once you have added all the required information and uploaded all the needed documents, Amazon’s Seller Identity Verification team will review all of the information and documents and this process usually takes between 2-3 business days.
- You will receive an email within 3 business days, that will tell you about the status of your application. Please make sure to check your inbox within the mentioned period.
- In case of rejection check the email you have received then login to your account through Seller Central, and make sure to fix the mentioned rejection reasons.
- For any inquiries or additional information, make sure to contact seller support through the “Get Support” option at the bottom of the screen.
