E-commerce underwent incredible growth in 2020 as more and more consumers shifted to online shopping. Taking the benefit of the swell in e-commerce users, Amazon led the fray showing a massive increase in the number of users on the platform. In today’s global marketplace, everyone with a computer and a logistics chain can become a seller, to potential buyers worldwide.
With the Amazon Global Selling program, sellers in India can now easily export and sell across the globe on Amazon, a marketplace with 300 million active customers in more than 180 countries, including North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.
Walkthrough to selling worldwide
- Choosing what and where to sell
- Registration and listing
- Shipping and fulfilment
- Get paid and grow globally
The procedure and regulations for registration on Amazon differ in each country (or unified region).
North America (USA, Canada & Mexico)
To be eligible to sell in the Amazon North America marketplace you need
- To be a resident in an accepted country, including India (there are over a hundred)
- A valid bank account (it doesn’t have to be a North American bank account)
- A valid phone number
- An internationally chargeable credit card
- Tax Information
With a North America Unified Account, you can conveniently switch in Seller Central between Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, and Amazon.mx seller tools to list products and manage orders in all marketplaces seamlessly.
Europe (UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands & France)
To be eligible to sell in the Amazon Europe marketplace you need
- A bank account in an accepted country (which includes India)
- A valid phone number
- An internationally chargeable credit card
When you register to sell on any of the Amazon European marketplaces, your seller account is automatically enabled to allow you to sell on all other Amazon European marketplaces - Amazon.de (Germany), Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom/Ireland), Amazon.fr (France), Amazon.it (Italy), Amazon.es (Spain), and Amazon.nl (Netherlands).
All your orders will be managed in a single place, making selling in Italy feel just like selling in the marketplace where you originally registered.
Asia-Pacific (Japan, Australia, Singapore)
Japan
To be eligible to sell on the Amazon Japan marketplace you need
- A bank account in Japan or the US
- A valid phone number
- An internationally chargeable credit card
- Tax Information
Australia
To be eligible to sell on the Amazon Australia marketplace you need
- AU bank account information to receive sales. Hyperwallet is a third-party payment provider working with Amazon to provide payment services to sellers in the Australian marketplace.
- A valid phone number
- An internationally chargeable credit card
- Tax Information
Singapore
To be eligible to sell on the Amazon Singapore marketplace you need
- A bank account in an accepted country
- A valid phone number
- An internationally chargeable credit card
- Tax Information
Middle East (United Arab Emirates, Turkey)
United Arab Emirates
To be eligible to sell on the Amazon UAE marketplace you need
- A bank account in an accepted country
- A valid phone number
- An internationally chargeable credit card
- Tax Information
Turkey
To be eligible to sell on the Amazon Turkey marketplace you need
- A bank account in an accepted country
- A valid phone number
- An internationally chargeable credit card
- Tax Information
Exhaustive List of Accepted Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus*
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Costa Rica
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana