Hi,
I am an Amazon seller based in Sri Lanka, and I am facing an issue regarding the verification of my business documents. I recently received a response from the Seller Wallet team stating that the document I submitted could not be verified because it needs to be a certificate issued by the Board of Investment (BOI) or the Registrar of Companies (ROC) in Sri Lanka.
I would like to clarify that my business is a partnership—Treeline —and not a company. In Sri Lanka, partnerships are registered with the Provincial Council, not the ROC. The ROC is only responsible for the registration of companies, such as Private Limited and Public Limited entities. As a result, partnerships like mine are not registered under the ROC.
Additionally, the BOI certification are reserved for companies registered under the ROC, which means I am unable to provide a BOI certificate for my partnership.
Given this, I kindly request guidance on how to resolve this issue. Is there an alternative form of documentation I can submit to verify my partnership business, considering the legal structure of partnerships in Sri Lanka does not require registration under the ROC?
For further clarification:
Partnership: A business structure where two or more individuals manage and operate a business together. Partnerships in Sri Lanka are registered with the Provincial Council.
Company: A legal entity that is registered under the ROC, such as Private Limited or Public Limited companies.
The Companies Act of Sri Lanka (Sections 3 and 6), also clarifies that only companies are registered with the ROC, not partnerships. For more information, you can refer to the official ROC website.
Regardless of giving all this information, Amazon Support keeps asking me to get a Certificate from ROC for Business Registration, which isn't legal in my Country for Partnership and Sole Proprietor Businesses. So it is really frustrating at this point of time that a solution for this is not given.