Notes on opening a store on Amazon 1. When registering on Amazon, you generally choose a professional seller. There are two types of sellers that can be registered on Amazon: professional sellers and individual sellers. 1. Individual sellers cannot have the same batch operation function as professional sellers; 2. Individual sellers do not have order data reports; 3. They cannot create special product details such as promotions; 4. There is no gold shopping cart; 5. Individuals do not have monthly rent, but only charge $0.99 for each product + commission for selling a product. Professional sellers have a monthly rent of $39.99 + commission for selling a product; Summary: There are too many functional restrictions on being an Amazon individual seller, and sales cannot be qualitatively improved. Novice sellers who register as individual sellers can also change to professional sellers. 2. Open an account on Amazon + federal tax number After registering an Amazon account, you will face the problem of receiving payments. Should you choose a US personal bank or a corporate bank for bank account opening? Why do people say that it is convenient to use a corporate bank account? In fact, the main reason is that if you register a company in the United States, open a corporate bank account, and apply for a US federal tax number. It is difficult for Chinese citizens to apply for a personal tax number in the United States, so the easier way is to register a US company and then apply for a corporate tax number. 1. To set up a local US company, you can choose a state to register and apply for a company federal tax number. Amazon officially stipulates that annual sales of 20,000 US dollars and 200 transactions need to pay taxes. In fact, many sellers receive emails from Amazon when they have sold about 50 transactions, requiring them to provide a tax number within 1 month, otherwise their accounts will be closed. It is difficult for Chinese citizens to apply for a personal tax number in the United States, so the easier way is to register a US company and then apply for a corporate tax number. 2. You need a dual-currency VISA credit card or MASTER credit card with overdraft. This card is mainly used to activate Amazon accounts. You can apply for one at major domestic banks. It usually takes 1 month to process a new card. It must be a dual-currency credit card with VISA or MASTER logo, and it needs to support US dollars. With a dual-currency credit card, you can register Amazon and start selling things, but you cannot receive payments. The money will be temporarily stored in the Amazon account.