Getting started on Amazon

Setting up on Amazon (Seller Central) requires a number of stages by way of process:

Account signup, Verification, Approval for products, Approval for brand and then listing of products into draft prior to go live with stock showing as available.

To help you get started, we’ll share a few tips on the initial stages and initiating the process.

Tips on what's needed to get going

Make sure you have relevant documentation to hand when signing up for Amazon - ID for your business and for the representative of the business (this will typically include recent utility bill/bank statement/valid driving licence or passport)

It's also wise to have all address details to hand - the company address, the billing address, together with credit or debit card details. This is because Amazon will charge an account fee (in the UK £25+ VAT) monthly for a 'Professional Selling Account'.

Allow a little time to go through the mandatory steps and submit your information. This will usually then move on to the next stage - a verification call with the Amazon team. This can be done by short video call either at the time or scheduled in the near future to suit. Once this stage has passed, the initial components have been assembled for you to move on to Category Approval and brand and product approval to be able to list on Amazon.