To maintain a trusted store for buyers and sellers, we need to verify the information that you provided during registration. Here you can find information on the global seller identity verification process and the documents that you have to provide to create and verify your selling on Amazon account.

Document submission

• Before submitting relevant documentation to activate your seller account, you must sign in to Seller Central and complete the registration process: 1) Update the business information, 2) Seller information, 3) Billing, 4) Store and 5) Verification.
• You will have to confirm your details under Identity and Address Verification and upload the required documents as per the instructions on this page.
• The Verification page will display customized options based on your business type and the country, state, or region in which your business is located or where you reside.

Document requirements

Amazon will need to verify the identity of the legal representative or beneficial owner registering the account.

The person registering the account, also known as primary contact person, will need to provide two documents - an identity document and an additional document.

We require at least two documents in order to verify your identity:

• Identity document - A government-issued photo identity document that is used to confirm one’s identity, such as a passport or national ID. This document must match the proof of identity information selected under Identity data.
• Additional document
• Business Licenses: We require a document that proves that your business is valid, such as a business license or equivalent business document. This is a government issued statement displaying information on your business.
• Proof of address: We collect a proof of address document, such as bank statement or credit card statement. A bank statement is an official document issued by your bank or other financial institution that summarizes your account activity over a certain period of time - typically one month.
• Additional documents for legal and compliance obligations. Based on your business' physical location or the store(s) in which you operate, we may request additional documents and information about your business.

In order to ensure your documents are not rejected, make sure that they meet the following requirements:

• Be valid (not expired, revoked, inactive or closed).
• In order to ensure your documents are not rejected, make sure that they meet the following requirements
• Be high resolution and unobstructed (clear, readable, visible and in focus).
• Be complete and not cut off from any sides (not angled or cropped).
• Be a scanned image or photo of the original document taken from your mobile device's camera.
• Display the full document (front and back, if applicable).
• Be less than 50MB in size.
• Be in one of these formats: TIF, TIFF, PNG, JPG, PDF, and JPEG. Do not include special characters in the file name (examples: $, &, or #).
• Be authentic and unaltered.
• Must not be password-protected.
• Be in one of these supported languages: Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese. If your documents are not in a supported language, you must submit a notarized translation in a supported language along with the original document.

We would love to hear from our sellers of their best practices with verification and submission. Please provide responses below.