How to make Amazon Seller Account in Pakistan?

Amazon is a biggest marketplace and retailer which deals in variety of goods including books, e-commerce, toys, clothes, electronics. It is an online platform where many international retailers either small or big gather and sell their products. Online retail means that there will be a lot of vendors selling variety of goods.


Through this platform, a seller can present its good and reach to a mass audience. Amazon is a biggest e-commerce place generating revenue of $88 billion in only three months and still the revenue is increasing.

No one can currently beat Amazon but if someone wants to compete, he should join Amazon Marketplace as a third party seller. You can magnify your supply chain and explore endless opportunities by stepping into Amazon with little worries about returns and shipments.

Recently, Pakistan has been added to the Amazon list. Many sellers are unaware of the procedure for registration at the marketplace. Following is the step by step guide of joining Amazon Marketplace as a seller.

Plans for Setting Amazon Seller Account

There are basically two plans for the sellers

Individual Plan

Professional Plan

  • You need more than 40 products.
  • You sell products according to a particular program Launchpad or Handmade
  • There is a need to access API’s setting reports

The plans are not fixed you can them anytime you want but each time there will be applied additional charges.

Steps for Setting Sellers Account

You have to browse to sell.amazon.com for making your seller account. Click on the sign up button there.

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Amazon will then guide you to log into your personal account. If you don’t have one, then read our previous blog for setting the buyer account.

If you have personal account, then signing up becomes really easy. All you need is to enter your details in the successive prompts.

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You will need following four things for setting up the seller account

  • Mobile Number
  • Business Contact Details
  • Changeable Credit card
  • Government Identity Card Details
  • Tax Information
  • Bank Account Details and Bank Rotating Number

If you belong to Pakistan, you need to translate your documents into English by a well-reputed institute.

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How much it costs to sell on Amazon?

There are few selling fees a seller has to pay which depends on selling plan and types of products. Types of fees are as follows:

Subscription Fess

The subscription fee varies from plan to plan.

  • For professional plan, there is a fee of $39.99 per month and no per item fee
  • For individual plan, there is a fee of $0.99 per product sold.

Selling Fees

This fee is charged per item sold. This is the fees which is the percentage of the selling price and differs according to the type of product. There is a different closing fee which is applicable for media products only.

Shipping Fees

For shipping and delivery of the products, Amazon apply shipping fee. This fee varies with the shipping location chosen by the buyer.

FBA Fees

It stands for Fulfilment by Amazon. This fee is charged for additional services like storage, fulfilment and optional services.

Thus, Pakistani sellers can face several issues in making a seller account. Out of 100 accounts submitted, only one account gets verified by Amazon. Also there will be a problem of authentication of papers. So, Pakistanis has to deal this issue with patience and consistency. Try not to take Amazon marketplace so easy.


You just have to keep your product quality high and comply to all rules of Amazon for running a successful business on it internationally.

For reading impact of amazon on Pakistan’s economy, Click here.

Jamil Parvez
Jamil Parvezhttps://www.xpertstec.com
Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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