Business licence or national ID card
Hi all. Do we need to be a registered business to sell on Amazon on the paid professional plan? I’ve fallen upon some posts where sellers have received emails asking for:
“If you are the trademark owner, provide a copy of the trademark registration certificate, as well as the business license or national identity card”.
Does anyone know what they mean by “business licence or national identity card”, please?
Also, is the paid pro plan the same as an Amazon business account?
Ta.
Seller_LKjg1QRrO36Yq
This might help (it’s an outline of the various activites that constitute ‘trade’):
https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/business-income-manual/bim20205
I think there is (or used to be) a limit below which you don’t have to declare (around £1000, if memory serves) but if you intend to carry on selling/trading with the hope of increasing your sales over time, it’s probably best to register sooner rather than later.
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Seller_64jziShTiTjOq
No. You can have an Individual or Business account and be on the Professional or Individual selling plan
The messages to trademark owners would be about trademarks, obviously, not necessarily about the type of account they have. National identity cards don’t exist in the UK and most UK businesses don’t need a licence to operate: those that do include ones selling alcohol, for example
Seller_DROodOAYHftnc
As Stallion says, and something which virtually all new sellers are confused by and can easily get wrong, there are 2 types of accounts ie. the legal entity:
Business Account - where you buy stock to sell on - can be either a sole-trader, limited company or partnership
Individual Account - where you are selling off your own personal items, such as books, DVDs, CDs etc
Then there are 2 types of Selling Plan:
Professional Plan - where you pay £30 a month fee (only financially sensible when you sell a minimum of 33/34 items per month, or want to take advantage of the other perks
Individual (Basic) Plan - you pay an extra fee per item sold.
A business seller can use either Selling plan and you can easily switch between the two depending on level of sales.
