A must-have for newbies! Answers to common questions about opening a store on Amazon, so you don’t take detours~ ​

Q: In which countries can Amazon's global store plan be opened for sales?

A: Currently, the sites that can be opened for "global store opening" are: the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Japan. Among them, the United States, Canada, and Mexico are North American joint accounts; the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain are European joint accounts. A joint account means that the seller can open other sites in the joint account by opening any one of the sites without providing other information.

Q: Can individual sellers complete registration through Amazon Global Selling Self-Registration Channel? What is the difference between individual sellers and corporate sellers after the account is established?

A: Whether you are a company or an individual, you can complete account registration and start selling through Amazon's self-registration channel. There is no difference in permissions (traffic, number of products on the shelves, product review requirements, etc.) between accounts opened in the name of a company and in the name of an individual.

Q: Is it safe to buy an account?

A: It is not safe. Many people choose to buy accounts directly from service providers, but the information or payment is not safe. It is difficult to collect more information required for later review, and it is easy to cause the account to be dead if the payment account is changed at will. If you want to operate formally, it is recommended that you register an account yourself .

Q: Does the business license required for registration require import and export trade?

A: No, as long as the business scope of the business license includes sales, it will be fine .

Q: How to prevent account association?

A: Anti-association means preventing Amazon from judging that one person owns multiple stores. Specific methods include but are not limited to: registering only one account with one IP, one foreign currency card, one registration document, one mobile phone number and one email address, and the login password must also be different. If multiple accounts sell the same product, they need to be distinguished in the listing .

Q: Is it difficult to operate on the Amazon platform?

A: Amazon's listing and delisting, and function settings are similar to those of Chinese websites. Some special points to note, such as the UPC code required to list products on Amazon, are basic knowledge that can be supplemented by reading some information .

Q: How to prevent various types of infringement?

A: When selecting products, check trademarks and patents to see if there are any registered trademarks. If it is a registered trademark, it must have brand authorization. Also pay attention to the appearance of the product. For example, Bluetooth headsets and Apple products all have appearance patents, and products with similar appearances cannot be produced.