Expand to India

You can sell and create listings for all your North American products and for any new products, but certain categories are restricted and require prior approval before you can start selling.

Amazon product categories include: Apparel, Automotive, Baby Products, Batteries, Beauty, Books, Consumables, Consumer Electronics (including Cameras and Video Games - Consoles), Digital Accessories (including Mobile Accessories, Electronics Accessories and PC Accessories), Groceries, Home, Jewelry, Kitchen, Luggage, Mobile Phones, Movies, Musical Instruments, Office and Stationary, Personal Care Appliances, Personal Computers, Pet Supplies, Software, Shoes and Handbags, Tablets, Toys, Video Games (Consoles and Games), and Watches.

No, you don’t need a partner for the MFN model, also known as fulfillment by seller, and can start selling in India directly. In this model, the seller ships the orders directly from their own location, contracting directly with logistic providers or fulfillment services.

You will have to pay a referral fee and closing fee on each item sold on Amazon.in. For all products, a percentage of the total sales price paid by the buyer (including item price, any shipping or gift-wrap charges charged by the seller) is deducted as a referral fee. Learn more about how much it costs to sell on Amazon.

No, you do not have to pay GST on orders sold on Amazon. You will have to incur an import tariff of 42.08%.

As per Indian Cross Border Transaction Laws we disburse money on a daily basis in your bank account. The statement view in your payments report will show you how much you will be paid. The payment reports are standardized across Amazon in all stores.

We will transfer the money to the bank account listed in your account settings. Based on the country of your bank account, we will transfer the amount in that particular country’s currency. For example, if you provide a US-based bank account, we will transfer the amount in US dollars.

During identify verification, you have to upload two documents

If identify verification fails, you cannot upload new documents. You will need to share your documents directly with an Amazon representative, and we will reference them to complete your verification.

For China-based sellers, our account management team in China will get in touch with you to collect and submit the new documents.

For US-based sellers, you may email your documents to globalsalesindia@amazon.com.

In order to sell on Amazon.in you need to partner and ship orders through one of Amazon’s recommended carriers. This is to ensure compliance with India regulations. During registration, you’ll be asked to partner with any of the recommended carriers, and share a contract ID with Amazon.

These carriers are integrated with Amazon system and will help in two ways: (1) clearing orders at India customs in a timely and compliant manner, and (2) providing order tracking visibility to the customer.

Indian regulations do not permit global entities to engage in direct B2C (business to customer) retail. The Amazon India team assists brands by connecting them with an Indian third-party company to help with listing their selection in the FBA model. Outside of this model, out-of-country brands can launch on FBA by: (1) setting their own entity in line with the FDI norms, or (2) partnering with a distributor/Amazon in an outright purchase model.

To become an FBA seller in the India store, you need to connect with a third-party company. The third-party company will check your business verification documents and products and help guide you on the listing. You will need to work with these service providers to maintain your inventory in Amazon fulfillment centers and sell in India.