Do you want to become a Seller in Amazon ? Do you want to know all the required documents for Amazon seller account? Below steps will help you to expertise in Amazon ecommerce.
Before collecting the required documents, you need to select the categories of product which you going to sell. Ensure are you going to sell pieces of clothing, restorative, food items, home apparatus or pet items.
Contents
Common Documents:
For Amazon Seller Registration –
- Pan Card
- GSTIN
- Saving Account
- FSSAI Certificate (If you choose Food Products)
- OTC Drug License(If you choose Cosmetic Products)
1. Pan card:
Pan card is the basic essential document for every Indian citizen to have their online business. Here is the steps to get PAN Card faster.
- Go to e-Filing website of the Income-tax Department.
- Choose link- ‘Instant PAN through Aadhaar’.
- Choose link- ‘Get New PAN’.
- Fill all Aadhaar details in the space provided
- Enter the required captcha and confirm.
- There will be an OTP sent to the registered Aadhaar mobile number.
- Submit OTP in the text box on the webpage.
2. GSTIN :
According to Indian government rules 80% of item should require GST to sell it on ecommerce site. Amazon following it rigorously with their seller(Except magazines and books).
Don’t get afraid of getting GST. Its normal in India now for all sort of business. It is an onetime speculation which you can use till your life time like Aadhaar card.
Assume you are purchasing a shop / taking a rental shop you need to burn through a mass measure of cash for buying it. Contrast with that it’s a tiny investment for GST which starts your business in more straightforward manner.
For GST Registration:
Collect the following documents and sit for GST Registration.
If you are in own house(Property Name should be your name) use following documents:
- Property Tax bill
- EB bill / Gas Connection bill
- Aadhar card
- Pan card
If you are in Rental house use following documents:
- House Rental Agreement (with your name)
- Aadhar card
- Pan card
Ensure your name should coordinate with Aadhar and Pan card. And furthermore check your Mobile number is same as in all Aadhar.
If you are having GST for offline shop and presently you are beginning online business with Amazon then you can utilize your GST number itself.
“Would I be able to use one GST for all item which i include in future?”. Yeah, you can sell various categories of item with one GST.
You can register through https://www.gst.gov.in/site. The best way is enquire for a good auditor and get register with their help and reduce your work. If you are familiar with auditing then you can do it by yourself.
If your sub documents don’t have any confusion then you will get your GST within 10 days.
3. Saving Account:
Only saving account is enough for selling products in Amazon. No need of current account. This account should have the same name of PAN card. This account is used for payment cycle.
4. FSSAI Certificates:
For Food product sellers FSSAI certificate should be submitted. FSSAI certificate which is Food Safety and Standards Authority of India certifies your food items to sell it on online. That makes people to trust your food product.
FSSAI Certificate issued in 3 various level:
- Local
- State
- Central
Think in which level as you are planning to sell your food product. If you are taken Local then you can able to sell your products only in your area. Then no use of choosing ecommerce business. Local certificate only suits for hotel or motels like business.
For ecommerce choose State or Central. State level certificate allows you to sell with your state. But central level certificate takes you nationally.
5. OTC drug license:
For cosmetic Products like Powder, Face cream etc… OTC drug license needed.
Additional Requirements:
You can list your products with above documents itself. But if you want to achieve perfect store in Amazon the Trade Mark license of your product is essential. This will protect your product from ASIN Tempering / Mapping from others. Trade Mark completes your store as a perfect brand.
6. Trade Mark Registration:
To register Trade mark we need the following documents.
- Logo
- Signed Form-48.
- Aadhar Registration Certificate.
- Incorporation Certificate or Partnership Deed.
- Identity Proof of Signatory.
- Address Proof of Signatory.
There are 3 types of Trade Marks
- Descriptive Trademarks
- Merely Descriptive Trademarks
- Generic Trademarks
The different Trademark Status list are as follows:
- New Application
- Formalities Chk Pass
- Formalities Chk Fail
- Send To Vienna Codification
- Marked for Exam
- Objected
- Exam Report Issued
- Ready for Show Cause Hearing
- Abandoned
- Advertised bef acc
- Accepted & Advertised
- Opposed
- Registered
- Refused
- Invalid
- Withdrawn
- Send Back to EDP
- Send to PRAS
- ABA/Readvertised
- Under Division
- Rectification Filed
- Accepted
- Cancelled
- Accepted/Readvertise
- IR Cancelled
- Protection Granted
- Removed
- Appeal
- Review
- Gone to court
- Stay of Registration
- Opposition Withdrawn
Once your status comes Registered then Trade Mark name is yours nobody can use it.
Conclusion:
Hope you got an idea about all the documents which required for Amazon seller account. Go a head and open your ecommerce store.
FAQ – Documents Required for Amazon Seller Account
Q: ✅ Can I become a seller on Amazon without GST number?
A: GST is must for all Taxable goods. But there is some GSTIN exemption product like (Books).
Q: ✅ Can I sell products on Amazon from home?
A: Yes, you can start selling your products on Amazon from your home.
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