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#21

OK so what’s the issue you are facing ?

#22

My business is not registered anywhere I am a new seller on Amazon

#23

You cannot buy and sell on Amazon UK without being registered as a business
I presume the same in US …

#24

I am having this problem that Amazon is telling me that first you have to register with HRMC
Then I opened how with Amazon and it gave me this answer

Thank you for contacting us. My name is Beatriz and I’m pleased to assist you today. I understand you need information about which documentation you have to provide in order to complete your verification process. I understand that this is important for you and I’m pleased to assist you in this matter.

After reviewing your case, I would like to inform you that you need to provide business documentation of your company. You can provide one of the following:

"If your business is registered in the United Kingdom

Private limited liability companies registered in the United Kingdom: You may be requested to provide one or more of the following documents:
Current Appointments Report (CAR) dated from the past 180 days
Utility Bill, Bank Statement or Credit Card Statement in the name of the business and dated from the past 180 days. Documents from financial service providers or online digital banks are not acceptable.
Articles of Association
Memorandum of Association or Statement of Capital – this document displays the shareholders and the division of the shares and is sometimes referred to as a Share allotment document with breakdown of shares.
The Companies House documents can be obtained from https://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/

UK Partnerships: The documentation must come from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). These documents are not available on request from HMRC and you should be keeping a record of your correspondence with HMRC. You must provide one the following document:
HMRC correspondence: This document must contain the UTR number, name and business address of the partnership and may be one of the following:
Letter reminding of Tax Return to be completed
Letter confirming the registration of the partnership with HMRC
Most recent Tax Return of the partnership: This must contain the UTR number, name and business address of the partnership
Online VAT certificate
Class 2 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) Bill
Certificate of Registration for Value Added Tax (VAT)
Partnership Agreement: This document states who is involved in the partnership and what percentage of the partnership they are responsible for. It is not required to have the document on every partnership
Additionally, you may be requested to provide a copy of a Utility Bill, Bank Statement or Credit Card Statement in the name of the business and dated from the past 180 days. Documents from financial service providers or online digital banks are not acceptable.

Sole Proprietors in the United Kingdom: You must provide one of the following documents from HMRC as a proof for Sole Proprietorship. Some of these documents are issued on a one-off basis, or they may be issued once in a year.
Self-Assessment Welcome letter: This is issued only once
Class 2 National Insurance Contributions bill
Certificate of registration for Value Added Tax (VAT)
Online VAT Certificate
Letter confirming your VAT number, following a VAT1 application
Correspondence from HMRC acknowledging UTR number
Notice to complete Self-Assessment Tax Return
Self-Assessment Statement
Short Tax Return
Additionally, you may be requested to provide copy of a Utility Bill, Bank Statement or Credit Card Statement in the name of the Sole Proprietor or the Trading Name and dated from the past 180 days. Documents from financial service providers or online digital banks are not acceptable.

Registered Charity in the United Kingdom: You must provide all of the following documents at the time of registration:
Governing Document
Current Appointments Report
Charity Commission Report
Confirmed list of all the trustees – this must display their full name and date of birth. The document must be dated and signed.
Utility Bill, Bank Statement or Credit Card Statement in the name of the business and dated from the past 180 days. Documents from financial service providers or online digital banks are not acceptable."

You can find more information about this documentation and where to find it on:

#25

So now tell me what should I do

#26

It doesn’t matter where you sell, you need to be a business!
So you do that. ie. you become a business.

#27

Ok i can understand so do i have to open a ltd company

#28

So can I open a company in UK from Pakistan?

#29

You have to register a business in order to sell on Amazon.

A UK limited company may well be the most obvious answer as you are an overseas seller…but you really need to understand what this involves and your responsibilities. You will need someone to manage your accounts, your Company House filing and tax filing.

It maybe possible to set up your own company in your country and use that. You would need advice on that again.

I would take a step back and do some research into what is needed. Don’t just jump straight into opening a UK limited company without looking into what is required.

#30

As you mentioned, if you set up a company in your country, will Amazon accept it?

#31

Read the post from @Smiley_Guy above.

You need to understand what your actually doing, BEFORE you do it!

#32

That’s where you need to do your research. Some sellers do have companies based outside of the UK and Amazon allow this.

I can’t comment on your exact situation, nor can I comment on whether Amazon allow you to have a company based in Pakistan selling on Amazon UK.

If you want to set up a company in the UK then Amazon do allow this but you have to understand so much especially VAT rules if you are storing your stock in Amazon Fulfilment Centres.

#33

You asked what you actually wanted to do
As I told you earlier I was only working on the USA marketplace but by mistake I registered a global Now I want to keep all accounts active so that my USA account doesn’t become inactive again

#34

Now I want to close all accounts in Europe but as the (the little shop) said you can’t do that

#35

If I can’t close accounts located in Europe, I have to keep all these accounts active

#36

So if you don’t want to sell in the UK then you shouldn’t be registering a business in the UK. It will give you too many problems for something you don’t use.

It sounds a mess but I think you need to go back to the USA marketplace and get registered on there correctly and then look at what you need to do with the other marketplace’s. I am not sure if it as simple as just putting them on Holiday Mode if you don’t need to use them.

#37

This is what I am thinking too but now how can I close the UK account

#38

All my accounts are currently react active None of my accounts deactivated

#39

I don’t believe you can as stated above by @The_Little_Shop

If your intention is to just sell on Amazon US then you need to look at what to do register your account there. It may well be that once you have set up your account there that the UK account will just be activated with those details.

I still think you need to be registered as a business to sell on Amazon US so you need to look at what is required to make that happen.

Anyway not sure there is much more I can offer you on this now.

#40

The only way you can sell on a marketplace and not be a business, is if you are an individual. Selling off your own personal goods and only, on the country of your location.

So if the UK account is suspended, then the USA account will be suspended, for exactly the same reason.

@Usf_clothing Regardless of the marketplace you want to sell on, you need to be a business.
That doesn’t mean that you need to be a company, as you can register as self employed, or whatever the equivalent is in your own country.
Until you sort that out, you won’t be able to sell anything, anywhere on Amazon.
And you shouldn’t be selling anywhere else.